INSIGHT: Rossiya Airlines changes livery and strategy
St Petersburg-based airline is set to become a feeder carrier for parent Aeroflot [...]
Articles by Artyom Korenyako
INSIGHT: Don’t be fooled by Russia’s 2017 success story – airline experts
The country’s air transport association believes developing regional services is the way to go [...]
Russia’s NW Technic to service Embraer aircraft
This type will be delivered to its sister airlines Pegas Fly and Nordwind [...]
INSIGHT: New growth points for Engineering Holding
Russia’s major MRO provider is going through a transformation process [...]
INSIGHT: Russia’s rising Zodiac sign
A Russian MRO specialist and a renowned international provider team up to offer local airstairs and oxygen equipment maintenance repairs to airlines [...]
INSIGHTS: Silk Road aiming high in Central Asia
The carrier's fleet consists of a single Airbus A300-600 [...]
VTS Jets cleared to provide full maintenance on Bombardier aircraft
The company can now service Canadian-made business jets [...]
INSIGHT: Nordwind Airlines aiming high
The airline is expanding fleet, switching its charter services to regular, and rebranding in order to retain passenger loyalty [...]
INTERVIEW: SaM146 output said on target
“Like any other new powerplant, the SaM146 is going through some teething problems” - PowerJet CEO Marc Sorel [...]
INSIGHT: Engineering Russia’s aerospace future
The Russian MRO specialist is eyeing a role in the MC-21 program [...]
INSIGHT: A-Technics, a family workshop
As of March this year, obtaining the widebody C-check rating remained the MRO provider's priority for 2017 [...]
INSIGHT: Engineering Holding to care for S7 Embraers
The carrier has already received three E170LR jetliners [...]
TAT Engineering secures EASA Part 145 certificate
The company can service and repair heat exchangers for the most popular aircraft types [...]
Russian TVS-2MS biplane presented in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia is looking to have its fleet of An-2 biplanes re-engined by SibNIA [...]
INSIGHT: Ambitious VIM Airlines restructuring fleet
The privately owned Russian carrier targets the Chinese market [...]
Russia’s Simargl helicopter operator to rebrand, go fixed-wing
The new carrier intends to operate Embraer ERJ145s and possibly Boeing 737-800s [...]
First Airbus A321 readied for delivery to Red Wings
The aircraft has already been painted in the carrier's livery [...]
Armenian carrier Taron-Avia to launch flights to Russia
A Boeing 737 in the carrier's livery has arrived at Armenia's Shirak airport [...]
INTERVIEW: VIM-Avia adapts MRO service for growing traffic
The Russian carrier's Technical Director Daniil Mazilin explains how his service operates, and how it works with MRO providers. [...]
INSIGHT: Steppe by steppe for Kazakhstan air transport
The country’s government keen to provide support for both local carriers and air transport infrastructure. [...]
INSIGHT: The brave new world of Russian MRO
This sector will have to overcome the twin challenges of modernisation and widespread Russian aviation industry consolidation. [...]
INSIGHT: Yak-40 switches to Western engines
Rejuvenation project breathes new life into the Soviet-era regional airliner. [...]
INSIGHT: Sweet and sour on the menu in Moldova
Chisinau airport is undergoing massive renovation at the hands of the new private managing company. [...]
Aeroservice entitled to perform MRO
The Russian airline plans to maintain its own fleet and offer services to third-party operators in Chita. [...]
Uzbekistan Airways ready for Dreamliner in-house maintenance
The Uzbek airline’s subsidiary provider will soon perform its first A-checks on the type. [...]
INSIGHT: Second airport will help to revitalise Latvian economy
Liepaja Airport is scheduled to resume business in the spring of 2017. [...]
Kyrgyzstan in need of air transport boost
The revival of the country’s domestic air transport business lies in the hands of private investors. [...]
New Russian cargo airline acquires Boeing 747-400F
Sky Gates Airlines is expected to begin operating flights in October of this year, at the time when cargo traffic usually picks up [...]
Sibir Technic performs its first C-Check on a western-built air freighter
A subsidiary of the Engineering Holding expands its experience in maintaining cargo aircraft [...]
Russia’s iFly expands fleet to avoid AOC cancellation
The carrier recieved an Airbus A330-300 and is expecting a Boeing 757-200 [...]
Red Wings to sublease Tu-214s from Transaero and Aviastar-TU
Although Transaero ceased operations as an airline, the legal entity still exists [...]
Gazprom Avia ceases operations of Tu-154M
Now that the Russian carrier has phased out the last of its Tu-154Ms, utilization rates of its SSJ 100 fleet are expected to grow [...]
Investors sought for Air Kyrgyzstan
Air Kyrgyzstan's potential investor will have to shell out a hefty sum for breaking into the local air transport market with its annual 4 million passengers [...]
FATA limits AOC validity period of IFly
The Russian charter operator is stil expecting to take delivery of another Boeing 757 shortly and settle the problem [...]
Arktika’s Arctic ambitions
The carrier's strategy involves taking part in the development of the Northwest Passage, as well as fostering eco tourism development [...]
Engineering Holding opens Russia’s only CFM56 maintenance shop
The shop is capable of servicing 23 CFM56-5B/7B engines per year, saving Russian operators up to $300K on customs clearance procedures and transportation [...]
Ukrainian carrier YanAir receives first Airbus A321
There are no concrete plans to develop YanAir’s fleet any further at this point [...]
Kazakh airline SkyBus given permission to fly within Georgia
SkyBus is likely to be the only airline operating charters on the popular Batumi – Tbilisi route [...]
Somon Air gets new leader
The Tajik airline is one of the few carriers in the CIS to be run by an expat top-executive [...]
Yakutia Airlines gets its first Q300LR
Unlike the first two Q300s in Yakutia’s fleet, the third one is modified for extended range operations [...]
Yakutia Airlines begins commercial operation of third SSJ 100
Yakutia Airlines received the aircraft from GTLK for a period of 12 years [...]
IrAero and Yakutia Airlines get ex-Red Wings’ SSJ 100s
One year ago Red Wings had plans to expand its fleet of SSJ 100s to ten aircraft [...]
Sky Gates Airlines to enter market this year
The start-up cargo carrier will operate Boeing 747s [...]
The Engineering Holding paints Rossiya’s aircraft into new livery
Rossiya expects to have its entire fleet repainted into new corporate style by 2017, some of this work may be done in Russia [...]
Tajik Air: new CEO to the rescue
To save Tajik flag carrier from further losses the country's president decides to merge it with relatively successful Dushanbe Airport into a single holding company [...]
AeroGeo becomes Twin Otter authorized maintenance center
Other Russian operators of the type will benefit from the maintenance station in the region [...]
Yakutia’s Superjet experience
Far-Eastern carrier is looking to expand its SSJ 100 fleet [...]
UWCA buys four L-410 aircraft
The first two 19-seat turboprops are expected to arrive at Yekaterinburg in July [...]
Ural Airlines paints its A320 in Russia for the first time
S7 Engineering did the paint job in its dedicated Mineralnye Vody facility [...]
Yamal Airlines takes delivery of two more SSJ 100s
The Russian carrier is mostly happy with the aircraft operation, but its aftersale support is still an issue [...]