Russian airlines’ traffic drops two per cent so far in 2025
Passenger traffic in Russia has been declining steadily since May [...]
Air Transport
Ural Airlines’ operational performance affected by A320neo groundings
The airline’s traffic dropped by seven per cent in the first half of 2025 [...]
Volga-Dnepr Group founder warns the company may be nationalized
The assets of the once Russia’s largest freight carrier may be ceded to new owners within months [...]
Aeroflot revenue grew 10 per cent during first half of the year
Net profit amounted to 74.3 billion roubles according to IFRS statement [...]
Russian airlines’ January through July traffic and RPKs decline
The country’s airports also see decrease in traffic numbers [...]
Aeroflot Bonus members can now access the full range of services
The airline recovered from the aftermath of the cyber-attack [...]
A manufacturing defect has been discovered in Superjet 100 aircraft
It relates to the design of the fuselage's structural elements [...]
Aeroflot posts 107.8 billion roubles 1H net profit
Double-digit International traffic growth had a positive impact on the operational profitability [...]
Russian airlines’ H1 traffic shrinks to under 50 million
The figure is 1.1 million less than for the same period of 2024 [...]
Russian airlines’ January through May traffic declined
Traffic growth continued on international routes only [...]
Russia’s Utair: transporting more by jets and less by helicopters
During first five months of 2025, the Siberia-based group’s overall traffic remains flat [...]
Moscow’s Domodedovo airport nationalized
It was Russian capital’s only airport without state ownership [...]
Aeroflot Group’s Q1 financial results exceed historic seasonal levels
Russia’s flag carrier group shows strong IFRS results in the traditionally low season [...]
Domestic airline traffic in Russia climbs for the first time in four months
in January through April Russian airlines’ total traffic is in line with the same period of 2024 [...]
All-Russian-made Superjet-100 makes maiden flight
Its producer UAC confirmed no imported components have been left on the aircraft [...]
Russian airlines approved to wet lease aircraft from foreign operators
Russian government approved the respective amendments to the country’s Air Code [...]
Russia’s passenger traffic saw 3.4% drop in February
International traffic stagnated, while numbers fell by almost 5% [...]
Aeroflot to add 23 new destinations to its vast summer route network
A total of 292 routes offers the airline group in its summer schedule [...]
Sky Gates Airlines takes delivery of second Ilyushin IL-96-400T
Restored 27-year old widebody was previously operated by Polet Airlines [...]
Aeroflot posts first full year profit since pandemic
Russia’s largest airline group achieved a substantial improvement of both operational and financial performance in 2024 [...]
Supporting Russia’s fleet of Western-built aircraft is a humanitarian necessity – AmCham Russia
The U.S. business urged to lift aviation sanctions on Russia [...]
Rosaviatsiya: Russian airlines’ passenger traffic to decline in 2025
Country’s aviation regulator expects 109.7 million passengers to be transported this year [...]
Aeroflot promotes initiative towards harmonization of Russia’s continued airworthiness system with international standards
Russia needs to adapt its continued airworthiness regulations in a way that would be harmonized with ICAO principles [...]
Russia’s Smartavia passenger traffic decreased by 6.7%
Crowded domestic market and fixed fleet are to blame [...]
Russian airlines 2024 traffic exceeds the pre-sanctions level
The passenger number growth was achieved through international traffic increase [...]
Russia’s Ural Airlines passenger traffic fell one per cent short of pre-crisis levels
But the number of domestic passengers dropped by 18% [...]
Aeroflot continues regional hubs development
Aeroflot Group airlines achieved operational growth at all its key regional bases [...]
S7 Airlines stays in Top-3, despite GTF challenges
Russia's largest private airline carried 12.9 mln passengers in 2024 [...]
Aeroflot 2024 traffic growth exceeds the Russian industry average three-fold
Russia’s flagship carrier recorded double-digit growth both of its international and domestic traffic [...]
Russia’s Utair saw its traffic grow by 5.8% in 2024
This is still 17.5% below the level achieved in pre-crisis 2019 [...]
LCC Pobeda carries 90 million passengers in its first decade
Aeroflot’s budget subsidiary is expected to serve 13.6 million passengers in 2024 [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic exceeds 95 million passengers in 10 months of 2024
October passenger traffic saw growth of 6.5 percent year-on-year [...]
Russia’s Red Wings takes delivery of a new Superjet 100
The aircraft is one of the last in the batch assembled in the type’s original configuration with western-made components [...]
Aeroflot to add 33 destinations to its winter schedule
Aeroflot Group airlines will collectively provide service to 260 destinations in the coming season [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 4.8% in September, helped by abnormally warm weather
Domestic passenger traffic returned to growth [...]
S7 Airlines switches to Russian ACARS
The locally-provided service now covers all of the airline’s main routes [...]
Aeroflot to spend US$300 million on replacing foreign IT products
Russia’s largest airline group successfully transitions to local IT products and services [...]
Aurora orders five MC-21 and two SJ-100 aircraft
…with delivery of both aircraft types by 2035 [...]
GTLK becomes the largest customer for SJ-100, IL-114 and Tu-214 aircraft
The lessor will purchase a total of 238 Russian aircraft [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew 4% in July
But dynamics is slowing [...]
Aeroflot reveals top destinations for the first half of 2024
Moscow – Sochi tops the list of Aeroflot’s most popular domestic destinations, Moscow – Istanbul is the leader in the international segment [...]
Russian domestic passenger air traffic starts a slow descent
The number of passengers on domestic flights fell by 1.4% year-on-year in July [...]
Commercial aviation safety in Russia remains in line with the global trend – Rosaviatsia
The number of aviation accidents in Russia has reduced, according to the country’s aviation authority [...]
Russia’s Azur Air carried more than 1 million passengers in six months
...but this is only 45% of the pre-pandemic level [...]
Aeroflot’s traffic climbs as group improves its sustainable development indicators
Russia’s flagship airline group reduced CO2 emissions by 9.1 per cent in 2023 while recording traffic growth for the same period [...]
Russia’s aviation authorities anticipate seven per cent traffic decline in 2024
Country’s passenger numbers may fall due to forced grounding of dozens of GTF-powered A320neos [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic to BRICS countries short of 50% of the pre-pandemic level
Traffic to BRICS countries represents 10% of Russia’s total international traffic in 2023 [...]
Aeroflot’s financials outperform pre-pandemic results
Aeroflot posts net IFRS profits in Q1 – for the first time in its history [...]
The number of passengers at Russian airports increased by 6.7%
Traffic at Russia’s airports in five months reached 78.8 million [...]
Aeroflot sets record-breaking flight frequencies for key domestic routes
Russia’s flag carrier to launch air shuttle between Moscow and Saint Petersburg [...]