Komiaviatrans receives fifth Embraer ERJ145LR
Gaztechleasing continues supplying Russia’s carrier, Komiaviatrans, with six Embraer ERJ145LRs. [...]
Air Transport
VIM-Avia airline considers Boeing 777
The Russian carrier is looking to expand its route network. [...]
Air Astana’s net profit increases by 144%
The airline’s position on the market can improve thanks to its removal from the EU’s “grey list”. [...]
Russia lifts import duties for Superjet 100 rivals
The new rules of the Eurasian Economic Union call for duty-free import of passenger aircraft with 51-300 seat capacity [...]
Petrozavodsk airport reopens after reconstruction
RusLine launches flights to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Pobeda interested [...]
Georgia’s passenger traffic grew 13% in 2015
The market share of domestic carriers is about 10% of the total traffic [...]
Open skies accord between Ukraine, US comes into force
The liberalization agreement signed in the summer of 2015 comes into force [...]
Rossiya to operate 74 aircraft
Russia's future second-largest airline will integrate the fleets of Rossiya, OrenAir, Donavia and partly Transaero [...]
Regional administration sells stake in Yekaterinburg Airport
Airports of Regions, part of Renova, accumulate over 87% of Koltsovo's shares [...]
Russian airlines’ 2015 traffic level with 2014
Russian carriers served around 93 million passengers in 2015. [...]
Holiday traffic through Moscow decreases slightly
Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo saw their holiday traffic grow compared to the last year's season, whereas Vnukovo's traffic declined sharply [...]
Ukrainian traffic declines 3% in 2015
Ukrainian carriers and airports saw their traffic reach five-year low last year [...]
Ilyushin Finance Company acquires Red Wings
The Russian leasing company gets Red Wings' shares in exchange for the carrier's debts [...]
Merged Aeroflot subsidiaries to receive single AOC
Donavia and Orenair's Air Operator Certificates will be called back after the airlines merge to form a unted Rossiya airline [...]
Zhytomyr Airport revived after years of desolation
A city in Ukraine, some 150 km from Kyiv has an active airport once again [...]
Aurora takes delivery of two Airbus A319s
Aerofot's subsidiary leased both aircraft from Lithuanian AviaAM Leasing [...]
Baku Airport has regional hub ambitions
Open Sky between Azerbaijan and the EU could help Baku attract international carriers [...]
Kazakhstan postpones IOSA certification
Half of the country’s airlines can stop operations if they don’t pass the safety audit. [...]
Russia’s air-taxi operator benefits from economic downturn
Dexter persuades business jet users to fly PC-12 turboprops [...]
UTair seals debt portfolio refinancing deal
It is the final step in the airline’s financial rehabilitation effort. [...]
Uzbek crop-dusting operator renews fleet
Special Aviation Services adds new rotorcraft, but keeps Antonov An-2 turboprops. [...]
Air Moldova carries over 1 million passengers in 2015
The passengers boost was greatly contributed by the mutual ban on air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
Belarusian cargo airline receives its second Boeing 747
State-owned Transaviaexport refreshes its fleet of Il-76s with the new type [...]
Aeroflot subsidiaries to complete merger by April 2016
The new Rossiya will merge with Donavia and Orenair, with bases in St. Petersburg and Vnukovo [...]
Asiana Airlines leaves Vladivostok Airport
The South Korean carrier terminated flights to the Russian Far East for decreasing demand [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic hits record low in November
The traffic fell record 11.8% YOY last month [...]
Magas loses airfield status
Airport in the capital of Ingushetia failed to renew its registration certificate, affecting Pobeda's flights [...]
Yerevan Airport counting on liberalization of air travel
Armenia’s main airport tries to attract new carriers with expanded facilities and Open Sky regime [...]
First Twin Otter for Rosneft delivered to Russia
The Russian oil company ordered 10 DHC-6s from Canadian Viking Air for carrying shift workers [...]
Russian Parliament approves drone registration rules
All UAVs weighing over 250 g are to be registered as aircraft, the government says, over concern of their use for terrorist acts [...]
Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport reports traffic decrease for first time in years
Transaero's exit and the ban on flights to Turkey and Egypt caused international traffic through Vnukovo plunge by 53.7% [...]
IFly airline to add new aircraft types
This charter operator adapts to a new reality of the Russian leisure market. [...]
Successor to Estonian Air to receive AOC In 2016
Nordic Aviation Group was founded by the Estonian government to replace the extinct Estonian Air [...]
UTair receives state guarantees
The airline is to use the funds to settle part of its debt [...]
Pobeda launches international operations
Russian low-cost airline has started flying to Bratislava and Bergamo with an option to continue travel in Europe with a seamless Fly&Bus fare [...]
Aeroflot confirms purchase of ex-Transaero fleet
The Russian carrier will get 33 aircraft from top Russian lessors. [...]
Aeroflot to launch flights from Domodedovo
The carrier's decision to come to one more Moscow airport is driven by the need to compete for passengers against other Russian airlines [...]
Kyrgyz airports to raise international passenger service fees
The additional income is needed to pay for the country's airports reconstruction [...]
Shorter version of MC-21 completes wind-tunnel testing
The MC-21-200 program is moving towards completion of the critical desgn phase [...]
Aeroflot to sell tickets through Icelandic metasearch service
The Reykjavik-based Dohob made 119 of Aeroflot's destinations in 51 countries available through its website [...]
Gazprom Avia purchases two Airbus Helicopters H155s
The Russian operator is now looking for a contractor to ferry both aircraft to its Ostafyevo base [...]
Russian subsidy programs: fewer routes, fewer airlines
The Russian government has cut the number of subsidized inter-regional routes for 2016 [...]
Aeroflot Group realigns to boost competitiveness
The group’s restructuring plan will affect the entire Russian airline market [...]
Jeppesen to audit Moscow airspace structure
The new air traffic management system, which will replace the long obsolete current one, is to be introduced in 2016 [...]
Renovated terminal operational at Chita airport
The airport's traffic is expected to grow at an annual rate of 5% in the next four years [...]
Aeroflot Group increases revenue, market share
The Group’s strategy now aims to capture all segments of Russian air transport market [...]
Russian aviation insurance market continues to shrink
Insurance rates going down, payout sums growing [...]
European Commission removes Air Astana from blacklist
All of the restrictions, which applied to the Kazakhstan's national carrier European operations are now lifted [...]
Pulkovo aims to increase transit traffic
St. Petersburg's airport initiates a project that benefits passengers, carriers and ultimately, the airport with through fares, transit luggage and convenient connections between non-connected airlines [...]
If we had never had an airport, we would have built one from scratch
Vice-governor of Kaluga Oblast Alexey Laptev shares his insight on the airport that became operational this year [...]