UTair to receive state guarantees
State support is supposed to help the troubled airline settle part of its US $ 1.45 bln debt [...]
Air Transport
Russian airlines’ appetite for foreign pilots shrinks
Only 39% of the annual quota of 200 foreign captains was claimed by Russian operators this year [...]
Russian airlines come under ban in Ukraine
Ukrainian government has imposed sanctions on 25 Russian airlines' flights into the country. UTair can still go. [...]
Boeing invests $500,000 in Uzbekistan Airways maintenance facility
The airframer provided Uzbekistan Airways Technics with equipment for maintenance of Dreamliner's composite parts ahead of the 787 delivery [...]
EasyJet bids adieu to Russia
The British low-cost airine is ceasing operations between London and Moscow for econiomic reasons [...]
Aeroflot appoints top manager to handle Transaero deal
The Russian flag carrier has announced its intentions to shake off 70% of Transaero's fleet [...]
Kaluga airport goes international
Located 160 km from Moscow the renewed airport kicks off to a new life [...]
Russia’s top airlines report half-year losses
Transaero and UTair blame economic downturtn for deterioration of their financial performance [...]
Russian charter operator takes delivery of Boeing 767-300
Azur Air plans to operate the aircraft on non-stop flights to Dominicana [...]
Transaero issues revised contingency plan
The document should help the airline's creditors decide what to do about its long-overdue debts [...]
Volga-Dnepr Gulf completes MRO on 747s for Malaysian Customer
Russian MRO provider is counting on a prolonged partnership with Eagleexpress [...]
Irkutsk Airport to grow into special economic zone
The zone will provide tax benefits to MRO companies, freight forwarders and warehouses [...]
IFC, Red Wings to jointly promote SSJ 100 to foreign markets
The Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) and Red Wings, a Vnukovo-based airline, are planning an unusual collaboration scheme to promote Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) airliners to foreign markets. [...]
Sukhoi Business Jet At MAKS
Russia’s first airliner aimed exclusively at the bizav market. [...]