Russian airlines approved to wet lease aircraft from foreign operators
Russian government approved the respective amendments to the country’s Air Code[...]
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Passenger traffic in Russia has been declining steadily since May [...]
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The assets of the once Russia’s largest freight carrier may be ceded to new owners within months [...]
Russia’s passenger traffic saw 3.4% drop in February
International traffic stagnated, while numbers fell by almost 5%[...]
Third Ilyushin IL-114-300 prototype joins flight testing
Russian manufacturer promises to start delivering these aircraft in 2026[...]
Aeroflot to add 23 new destinations to its vast summer route network
A total of 292 routes offers the airline group in its summer schedule[...]
Sky Gates Airlines takes delivery of second Ilyushin IL-96-400T
Restored 27-year old widebody was previously operated by Polet Airlines[...]
Superjet 100 flies with Russian engines
Locally-made PD-8 replace the Franco-Russian SaM146 turbofans, the production of which was suspended in 2022[...]
Aeroflot posts first full year profit since pandemic
Russia’s largest airline group achieved a substantial improvement of both operational and financial performance in 2024[...]
Supporting Russia’s fleet of Western-built aircraft is a humanitarian necessity – AmCham Russia
The U.S. business urged to lift aviation sanctions on Russia[...]
Rosaviatsiya: Russian airlines’ passenger traffic to decline in 2025
Country’s aviation regulator expects 109.7 million passengers to be transported this year[...]
Aeroflot promotes initiative towards harmonization of Russia’s continued airworthiness system with international standards
Russia needs to adapt its continued airworthiness regulations in a way that would be harmonized with ICAO principles[...]
Russia’s Smartavia passenger traffic decreased by 6.7%
Crowded domestic market and fixed fleet are to blame[...]
Russian airlines 2024 traffic exceeds the pre-sanctions level
The passenger number growth was achieved through international traffic increase[...]
Russia’s Ural Airlines passenger traffic fell one per cent short of pre-crisis levels
But the number of domestic passengers dropped by 18%[...]
Aeroflot continues regional hubs development
Aeroflot Group airlines achieved operational growth at all its key regional bases[...]
S7 Airlines stays in Top-3, despite GTF challenges
Russia's largest private airline carried 12.9 mln passengers in 2024[...]
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