Belarus
Even though the main Belarusian capital airport is now working at 15 per cent of its 2019 levels [...]
CIS states close their borders and suspend air connections
Belarus is the only nation in the region to describe closing borders as ‘nonsense’ [...]
Belarus’ Belavia to be first operator of the E195-E2 in the post-Soviet territory
The flag carrier agrees to lease three of the advanced Embraers from AerCap [...]
Belarus’ Minsk airport continues on its double-digit growth flight path
The nation’s capital city airport handled more than five million passengers last year [...]
Russia’s Sheremetyevo is world’s most punctual airport
Moscow airport tops punctuality league table, latest data shows [...]
Belavia’s annual traffic to exceed 4 million passengers for the first time
Belarus’ flag carrier rapid fleet expansion is behind the airline’s improved operational performance [...]
Belavia takes delivery of its seventh Embraer E195
The Belarusian flag carrier plans to bring in up to nine Boeing 737s next year [...]
Belarus’ Belavia moves away from its full-service business model
Supported by its government, the flag carrier is introducing low-cost features [...]
Belavia expands its network and expects new aircraft
The national carrier of Belarus is counting on the delivery of seven B737 MAXs to support its future business growth plans [...]
BySky develops a business aviation culture in Belarus
Location of its fleet in Minsk allows the operator to frequent both Russian and European destinations [...]
New paint shop for Belarus’ capital airport
The Minsk Civil Aviation Plant 407 is to recommence aircraft painting operations in 2020 [...]
LCC Wizz Air prepares to launch flights from Budapest to Minsk
New direct service is planned for spring 2020 [...]
Belavia brings in another Embraer E195 jet
Nordic Aviation Capital has delivered another new E195 on lease [...]
Belavia takes delivery of two new Embraer aircraft
One further E-Jet is expected to be delivered in days [...]
Russia approves interstate aviation accident investigation body for EAEU
New organisation will replace the existing IAC for Eurasian Economic Union's five member states [...]
Ural Airlines and Belavia launch code-sharing pact
Russia’s fourth-largest airline and Belarus’ flag carrier offer shared services across each other’s route networks [...]
Belavia to receive its first B737MAX-8 in May next year
Belarusian national airline signs lease agreement with Air Leasе Corporation for four of the type [...]
Belarus’ Minsk airport handled some two million passengers in first half of 2018
Belarus’ main gateway traffic grew by 8.7 per cent year-on-year in the period [...]
Russia’s S7 brings Оneworld alliance to Belarus
Russian airline becomes the first Oneworld alliance member to enter Belarus’s air travel market [...]
Embraer to support Belavia’s E-Jet fleet
Maintenance programme will take care of Belarus’ flag carrier's existing fleet of two E175s and two E195s [...]
Belarus’ Belavia takes delivery of its first direct-purchased E175
Belorussian flag carrier’s new Embraer E175LR arrived in Minsk on April 19th [...]
Belarusian BySky bizav operator gets AOC
The new airline expects to launch operations before the end of 2018. [...]
Belavia’s Embraer fleet to increase further to 12 aircraft
Belarusian airline agrees new lease deal for five factory-fresh E175s and E190s [...]
Belarus’ Belavia carries record 3 million passengers
The carrier continues to benefit from the cessation of direct air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
Belavia to add Boeing 737s, Embraers to fleet
The Belarusian carrier expects to take delivery of four 737 MAX 8s and five E175/195s in 2019-20 [...]
Minsk airport reports 20% traffic growth for 2017
The main Belarusian gateway benefited in part from transit passengers [...]
Belarusian bizav operator BySky receives two PC-12NG turboprops
The carrier might take on more of the type in the future [...]
Passenger traffic growth at Minsk keeps slowing down
The airport is home to Belarus's flag carrier Belavia [...]
Duty exemption prolonged for aircraft imports into EAEU
The customs duty preferences for certain passenger jets will remain in force until late 2020 [...]
Belavia expands Embraer E-Jet order with one E195
The aircraft is to be delivered in 2018 [...]
Traffic growth slows at Minsk airport
A total of 3.128 million passengers were served in the first nine months of the year [...]
First bizav operator to launch in Belarus
The carrier's PC-12 aircraft will be serviced by FBO Minsk, which is to become operational in 2019 [...]
Common open airspace mulled for EAEU
The common airspace is to become operational in 2020 [...]
Belavia places firm order for two Embraer jets
The carrier will get one E175 and one Е195 [...]
Passenger traffic through Minsk keeps growing
The upward trend continues since 2003 [...]
INSIGHT: More air travel options for upcountry Belarus
The country's flag carrier will be operating charter flights from regional airports to international destinations this summer [...]
2016 worst for CIS-wide flight safety in 25 years
The poor 2016 figures were largely down to a spike in commercial aviation accidents. [...]
Belavia outperforms its traffic targets
It carried 2.5 million passengers in 2016, up by 19.1% compared to the previous year [...]
Belavia accepted new Boeing 737-800s
This airplane is the last of three aircraft ordered in 2014. [...]
INSIGHT: Re-branded Belavia aims to put Belarus on the map
The airline made a leap to develop transit traffic through Minsk [...]
Traffic through Minsk Airport accelerates growth
This is explained by increased number of transit passengers [...]
Flight safety in post-Soviet area deteriorates
Crew training flaws and lack of oversight are the main causes behind the alarming tendency. [...]
Tashkent link will elevate Minsk hub status
Belarusian carrier targets transit passengers heading from Uzbekistan to Europe [...]
Zhukovsky airport handles first passenger flight
Belarusian Belavia operated its first flight from Minsk, which is to become a daily route from now on [...]
Eurasian Economic Union lifts duties for light helicopters
Zero duty rate for helicopters with empty weight of up to 1 ton will be effective until the end of 2017. [...]
Belavia and Yamal to start flights to Zhukovsky Airport
New airport near Moscow finally attracts first local and foreign airlines. [...]
Belavia unveils new brand identity
The rebranding was offered by Boeing as an option for the purchase of three new 737-800s [...]
Traffic growth rate at Minsk Airport slows
The airport in the capital of Belarus still demonstrate double-digit growth [...]
UAC eyes a share in a Belarusian aviation plant
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation is considering integrating a Belarusian military aircraft maintenance facility into its component supply chain [...]
Third 747F for Belarus’s Transaviaexport
The operator is also restoring air worthiness of its Il-76s and is interested in expanding its fleet [...]