Air Transport
The works at the crash site have been completed, and the preliminary results will be known within one month [...]
Russian contractor with Turkish ties to build terminal in Sheremetyevo Airport
The construction is planned to be completed by the beginning of the FIFA World Cup [...]
Data copied from Flydubai 737 flight data recorder
The investigators have found both recorders damaged, but data in satisfactory condition [...]
Flydubai Boeing 737NG crashed in Rostov-on-Don
The aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed at the runway during the second landing attempt. [...]
Russian authorities ban Metrojet operations
The Russian airline fell victim to political consequences of a terrorist attack, which brought down its Airbus A321 over Sinai Peninsula. [...]
Aurora purchases two more Q400s
The carrier’s stakeholder, the administration of Sakhalin Region, helped finance the 42.3 million dollar deal
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Yakutia Airlines’ Q300s approved for flying to regional airports
Unpaved runways presented a challenge, which took joint efforts of the carrier and the OEM and over a year to overcome [...]
OrenAir to transfer entire fleet to Rossiya in March
Under the strategy of uniting all of its subsidiaries under one brand, Aeroflot is completely reorganizing its business [...]
Who will look after Ruslan?
Continued airworthiness of Russian-operated An-124-100 is at stake as Ukraine's OEM finds itsself affected by the politics [...]
Number of Russian civil air accidents reaches five-year high
In 2015, 41 accidents involving civil aircraft occurred in Russia [...]
Ukrainian air passenger traffic growth accelerates
Passenger flow at the largest Ukrainian air gateway, Kyiv Boryspil International Airport, increased by 11% during January and February 2016 [...]
Passenger traffic on Russian airlines rebounds
In February 2016, the total passenger flow of Russian airlines increased by 0.2% [...]
Sabetta Airport receives its first international flight
Four passengers arrive at the arctic airport from China [...]
Kyrgyz airports traffic increased by 2.4% in 2015
Traffic grew mostly on international routes [...]
Armenia Airlines announces flights to Russia
New Armenian carrier is considering Moscow and a few other destinations in Russia [...]
IrAero to receive four Superjet 100s
The Irkutsk-based air carrier is expected to get these aircraft in early May [...]
Fitch affirms Aeroflot’s rating at B+
Russia’s largest airline is also removed from the agency’s Rating Watch Negative [...]
Service begins in new terminal in Nizhny Novgorod
The new terminal at Strigino Airport is expected to serve 1.5 million passengers per year [...]
Aurora takes delivery of one more Bombardier Q400
The Russian regional airline will have three aircraft of the type in its fleet
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Belavia plans to carry 15% more passengers in 2016
The flag carrier of Belarus is generating transit flows and renewing its fleet [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of A320
The Group has ambitious fleet renewal plans for 2016 [...]
Kubinka Airport sold once again
Ex-military aerodrome, and home to Russia’s famous aerobatic teams, will be turned into a business aviation center [...]
UTair expects to carry 6 million passengers in 2016
The carrier shifts its focus from expansion to enhancing pasenger experience [...]
S7 Group owners to set up an airline In Cyprus
The owner of one of Russia’s largest carriers has announced plans to launch a new project in Cyprus [...]
The first R66 with autopilot is delivered to Russia
Robinson R66 light helicopter with enhanced capabilities is to enter service with Heliports of Russia [...]
The end of la Belle Époque of Russian aviation
Protracted crisis caused by unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical shifts is reshaping Russian commercial aviation market [...]
Aeroflot’s revenue grew 30% in 2015
Mounting expenses and unfavorable economic conditions, however, affected the group’s financial results. [...]
Russia and Spain expand air service agreement
There will be five designated carriers from each side on the Moscow-Barcelona route [...]
Donavia to hand over its entire fleet to Rossiya Airlines
Starting March 27, all 10 of Donavia’s A319s will fly under the new operator’s certificate [...]
Russian air carriers began the year with a decrease in traffic
But Transaero’s bankruptcy enabled Aeroflot to take over the half of the local market. [...]
Airbus Helicopter appoints another certified service center in Russia
Airbus Helicopters is creating a local network of certified service centers [...]
Almaty and Astana airports to introduce e-boarding passes
The paperless passenger check-in method will become effective before the end of 2016. [...]
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport will reconstruct runway
The local authorities plan to spend 24.6 million dollars for the project. [...]
Azerbaijan Airlines converts low-fare branch into a separate brand
Flights under the AZALJET brand will start on March 28
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Kazakhstan to build a new airport next to a scenic area
Lake Alaqol, a former health resort of Soviet cosmonauts, will be turned into a popular tourist destination [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of 16th Boeing 737NG
The airline received the aircraft from Avia Capital Services leasing company, a part of Rostech corporation [...]
Owner of Domodedovo Airport detained
Dmitriy Kamenschik is accused of implementing a flawed security system that led to a terrorist attack [...]
Uzhgorod airport closed for several days for security shortfalls
Ukrainian authorities have suspended the airport’s certificate [...]
Vnukovo will go private
Following Sheremetyevo, the government reduces its stake in another one of Moscow’s airports [...]
Antonov Airlines begins operating a restored An-22
An-22 Antey was the world’s first wide-body aircraft, and it’s still in demand, the carrier claims [...]
SCAT Airlines preparing to operate SSJ 100s
The Kazakh carrier’s technicians have started their maintenance training program for the type
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Russian Government reconsiders its share in Sheremetyevo
As a result of complicated transactions, Moscow’s largest airport may end up in private hands within the next 25 years [...]
Azur Air approved for regular flights
The Russian charter carrier will operate regular flights to Thailand and Spain [...]
Top-20 Russian airports by cargo traffic
Cargo volumes processed by Russian airports decreased acrossed the country, but most airports retained their positions on the list
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Aurora takes delivery of its tenth A319
Aeroflot’s Far Eastern subsidiary completes its Airbus fleet expansion program [...]
Kazakh carriers are once again allowed to fly to Egypt
Air connection between the two countries was suspended after a fatal crash of Metrojet’s A321 over Sinai in November last year [...]
Ukrainian carriers’ traffic grew 1.9% in January
The country’s airports recorded 1% YOY growth [...]
Ramenskoye Airport will open in March
The airport has ambitions to become Moscow’s fourth air gate [...]
Wizz Air to base an aircraft in Kutaisi
The Georgian airport is the carrier’s 24th base around the world and the first one in the region [...]
Share of foreign carriers on the Russian market decreases to 9.4%
Russia is becoming more independent from foreign airlines, head of Russia’s aviation authority explains [...]