Rostec asks Putin to intercede in aircraft certification controversy
Government support is needed to boost international sales prospects for Russia’s civil aircraft industry [...]
November 2019
Russia’s Royal Flight cuts capacity
The leisure carrier has phased out two Boeing 757-200s [...]
Construction of fourth MC-21-300 flight test aircraft is completed
The new test aircraft has been transferred to the flight-test division [...]
Serbia’s Jat Tehnika to provide Superjet 100 maintenance
The Belgrade-based MRO services provider wins EASA approval to look after Russian regional jets [...]
Russia’s VTB Leasing considers expanding into global markets
The local market is too small for one of the country’s largest lessors [...]
Russia to produce six MC-21 aircraft in 2021
Irkut Corporation to ramp up its annual production to 25 advanced mid-haul airliners by 2023 [...]
Air Astana to launch new services from Almaty to Paris
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier will operate its new long-range A321neo LR narrow-body on the route [...]
airBaltic carried 22 per cent more passengers in the first 10 months of 2019
Latvia’s hybrid airline has phased-out three Boeing 737 Classics [...]
Russia’s NW Technic increases its share of third-party customers
Private aircraft maintenance specialist has significantly increased its productivity [...]
Interview: Maxim Pivovar, S7 Technics’ director for information systems development
“MRO industry leaders and regulators should become familiar with digitalisation” [...]
Russian leasing company to supply Tajikistan’s Somon Air with Embraer E190-E2 jets
VTB Leasing is to finance the acquisition by the Tajik flag carrier of two newest E-Jets with delivery planned for early 2020 [...]
The value of Russia’s LCC Pobeda is now US$800 million, Aeroflot boss claims
Country’s only budget carrier will celebrate the fifth anniversary in December [...]
Russia’s Azur Air’s all-Boeing fleet grows to 30 aircraft
In just five years, the Turkey-backed airline has grown into Russia’s seventh largest carrier [...]
Interview: Peter Foster, president and chief executive of Air Astana
‘When I entered the airline industry, it was inconceivable that I might end up running an airline in what was then in the Soviet Union’ [...]
Mongolia’s MIAT Technics gains approval to service Russian-registered aircraft
Russia’s aviation authorities have awarded an FAP-285 certificate to the MRO services provider [...]
Another SSJ100 delivery for Russia’s Azimuth is set for December
The country’s fastest growing airline has signed a leasing agreement with Russia’s largest lessor [...]
Aeroflot Group airline to acquire five Dash 8-400 turboprops
Aurora signs letter of intent to purchase five aircraft from De Havilland Canada [...]
Uzbekistan completes a key stage in the restructuring of its civil aviation
National carrier Uzbekistan Airways is now legally separated from the country’s airports operator [...]
All-Airbus operator FlyArystan to operate Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana, which is the owner of the LCC, is to order 30 B737 MAX 8s [...]
Russia’s Smartavia expands at St Petersburg as it continues fleet renewal
Second fastest growing airline is replacing its B737CL aircraft with NGs as it expands its service offering from Pulkovo [...]
Ural Airlines posts $50 million net profit in the 2019 three-quarter-year period
The Russian airline improved both its financial and operational performance [...]
Utair acquires more B737NGs while waiting for its delayed B737 MAXs
The Russian airline has signed a contract for two Boeing 737-800s and is negotiating for a further two [...]
A productive October for Russian airlines with an 11 per cent improvement
The nation’s carriers collectively transported 11 million passengers in the month [...]
Turkey is now Russia’s most popular international destination
In the domestic segment, the Moscow-St Petersburg route retains its leadership [...]
The Baltic’s largest airport to get a new air cargo handling facility next year
The advanced DHL logistics centre will ensure long-term air cargo flows through Riga Airport [...]
Air Astana completes its Embraer E190-E2 delivery contract
The Kazakhstan flag carrier now has five of the new-generation jets in its fleet [...]
Russian-produced landing gear to replace the Superjet 100’s French version in 2023
The move is part of a concerted effort to reduce the number of foreign-produced components on the ‘SSJ-New’ derivative of the Russian regional jet [...]
Russia’s Utair navigates around bankruptcy – for now
The debt-ridden Russian major has won support from country’s largest bank as it posts US$15.5 million of net income [...]
The Ilyushin IL-114-300 first flight is postponed until late 2020
India’s HAL is reportedly interested in the Russian passenger turboprop’s production [...]
Russia to produce up to 12 new IL-112V light turboprop transports annually
Demand for the civilian version of the Ilyushin ramp aircraft is said to be 50 units [...]
Armenia’s ‘unsafe’ Taron-Avia ceases operations
Authorities revoke the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate over safety violations [...]
Russia’s Pegas Group adds two Boeing 737-800s to its fleet
It brings the Nordwind Airlines and Pegas Fly combined fleet to 46 aircraft [...]
Sino-Russian CR929 engineering centre to be located in Russia
The future widebody aircraft project will be certificated in Russia first before undergoing its validation in China [...]
Revealed: A first image of Slon, the proposed new Russian super heavy freighter
TsAGI has constructed an aerodynamic model of the heavy lift transport aircraft that will eventually replace the iconic Antonov An-124 [...]
INSIGHT: Baku airport aims to boost its transit traffic
Azerbaijan’s capital airport is counting on its flag carrier and cloud technologies [...]
FlyArystan carries 455,000 passengers in its first six months of service
Kazakhstan’s first low-cost carrier stimulates domestic market growth [...]
Russian airport is first international destination for commercial operations of China’s ARJ21-700 regional jet
Vladivostok is the world’s first airport to accept the Comac ARJ21-700 operated by Chengdu Airlines [...]
The MRO industry in Russia: Changing market forces
Growing passenger numbers and a fleet increasingly made up of Western-built aircraft are creating new opportunities for the Russian MRO market [...]
Kazakhstan opens its skies for foreign carriers at 11 airports
The regime is initially on a three-year trial basis and effects routes not serviced by Kazakh operators [...]
Russia’s IzhAvia utilises its first Western-built aircraft in 75 years
The central Russian regional airline has been chartering a B737-800 for flights to Moscow and St Petersburg [...]
Azur Air gives up on the Russian aircraft register
Russia’s airlines have run into difficulties with the continued airworthiness status of their Russian-registered aircraft [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic performs the world’s first A220-300 in-house C-check
The airline is planning heavy checks on six more of the type during this winter season [...]
Lithuania’s AviaAM Leasing delivers two Airbus A321s to Bamboo Airways
It is lessor’s first client in Vietnam [...]
Declining revenues forces Ukraine International Airlines to cut capacity
Ukraine’s flag carrier is taking up to five Boeing 737-800s out of operation [...]
Air Astana extends its power-by-the-hour arrangement with AJW Group
A 14th year of PBH collaboration with aircraft spares specialist [...]
Russia’s state investment vehicle to purchase 100 Superjet 100s for Aeroflot
The Russian government sees this is the best the way to support Sukhoi Civil’s aircraft production [...]
First Airbus A321neo for Ural Airlines
Russia’s maiden LEAP-powered A321neos have been provided by GECAS [...]
Belarus’ Belavia moves away from its full-service business model
Supported by its government, the flag carrier is introducing low-cost features [...]
High season boosts Aeroflot’s revenues as ground costs rise in the period
For the first nine months of 2019, the airline’s RAS net income reached 7.2 billion roubles [...]
Belavia expands its network and expects new aircraft
The national carrier of Belarus is counting on the delivery of seven B737 MAXs to support its future business growth plans [...]