Russian government to create an airline dedicated to the country’s far east
The region encompasses 40 per cent of Russia’s entire land territory [...]
2020
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport targets 100 million passengers by 2030
The first stage of the new terminal C at Russia’s largest airport is now operational [...]
Belarus’ Minsk airport continues on its double-digit growth flight path
The nation’s capital city airport handled more than five million passengers last year [...]
The Airbus A350-900 is awarded a type certificate in Russia
National regulator Rosaviatsiya has validated the type ahead of its service entry with Russia’s launch customer Aeroflot [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 10.2 per cent last year, air transport authority reports
In 2019, the country’s airlines collectively carried a record number of 128.1 million passengers [...]
The first flight of Russia’s Ilyushin IL-96-400M widebody is not expected before next year
The first flying prototype is currently at the final assembly stage, but there are still no customers for the upgraded Russian-built widebody [...]
Russia’s Sheremetyevo is world’s most punctual airport
Moscow airport tops punctuality league table, latest data shows [...]
A favourable wet-lease market sees Avion Express enjoy improved results
Lithuanian ACMI specialist registered a 15 per cent production increase in 2019 [...]
Ukrainian airlines’ passenger growth slowed in 2019
The country’s carriers collectively served some 13.7 million passengers, up 9.5 per cent on the year earlier [...]
Passenger numbers grew by seven per cent for Russia’s Ural Airlines last year
The airline’s traffic fell short of its 10 million target due to the delays of the Boeing 737 MAX deliveries [...]
Low-cost Chinese carrier 9 Air launches flights to Vladivostok
China is a preferred travel destination for Russians living in the far east [...]
Moscow’s airports experienced contrasting rates of development last year
Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo recorded positive dynamics in 2019, whereas Domodedovo’s traffic slowed down again [...]
Magnetic MRO gains Chinese certification
The CAAC approval allows the company to provide maintenance servicing of China-registered aircraft and their engines [...]
Aeroflot and S7 Airlines are granted IATA’s Level 4 NDC certification
In the space of a month, Russia's two biggest airlines have reached new levels in the international airline distribution standard [...]
Russia’s IrAero says good-bye to its Boeing 777 experiment
After an 18-month trial period, the Irkutsk-based regional airline has wound down its failed wide-body programme [...]
Riga airport enjoyed a 10.5 per cent traffic upswing last year
Hybrid and budget carriers contributed 83.5 per cent of passengers using the Baltic region’s largest airport [...]
Estonian aircraft maintenance specialist Magnetic MRO launches a leasing arm
Magnetic Leasing, with its US partner, are aiming to build a US$0.5 billion portfolio by 2025 [...]
A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Iran
No survivors reported among its 176 passengers and crew [...]
VEB, Russia’s state development facilitator, accepts five Superjet 100s on behalf of Aeroflot
They are the first of an additional batch of 100 SSJ100s due to be leased to the Russian flag carrier up to 2026 [...]
Sigma Airlines to operate Kazakhstan’s first Boeing 747 freighter
The private Kazakh cargo airline adds a jumbo freighter to its fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and Airbus A300 aircraft [...]
Ryanair announces two additional Armenian routes
The news comes prior to next week’s start of its service to the Caucasus country [...]