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Passenger traffic in Russia has been declining steadily since May [...]
Ural Airlines’ operational performance affected by A320neo groundings
The airline’s traffic dropped by seven per cent in the first half of 2025 [...]
Volga-Dnepr Group founder warns the company may be nationalized
The assets of the once Russia’s largest freight carrier may be ceded to new owners within months [...]
Aeroflot revenue grew 10 per cent during first half of the year
Net profit amounted to 74.3 billion roubles according to IFRS statement [...]
Russian airlines’ January through July traffic and RPKs decline
The country’s airports also see decrease in traffic numbers [...]
Aeroflot Bonus members can now access the full range of services
The airline recovered from the aftermath of the cyber-attack [...]
A manufacturing defect has been discovered in Superjet 100 aircraft
It relates to the design of the fuselage's structural elements [...]
Aeroflot posts 107.8 billion roubles 1H net profit
Double-digit International traffic growth had a positive impact on the operational profitability [...]
Russian airlines’ H1 traffic shrinks to under 50 million
The figure is 1.1 million less than for the same period of 2024 [...]
Moscow’s Domodedovo airport nationalized
It was Russian capital’s only airport without state ownership [...]
Aeroflot Group’s Q1 financial results exceed historic seasonal levels
Russia’s flag carrier group shows strong IFRS results in the traditionally low season [...]
Domestic airline traffic in Russia climbs for the first time in four months
in January through April Russian airlines’ total traffic is in line with the same period of 2024 [...]
All-Russian-made Superjet-100 makes maiden flight
Its producer UAC confirmed no imported components have been left on the aircraft [...]
Russian airlines approved to wet lease aircraft from foreign operators
Russian government approved the respective amendments to the country’s Air Code [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aeroflot 2024 traffic growth exceeds the Russian industry average three-fold
Russia’s flagship carrier recorded double-digit growth both of its international and domestic traffic [...]
Russia’s Utair saw its traffic grow by 5.8% in 2024
This is still 17.5% below the level achieved in pre-crisis 2019 [...]
LCC Pobeda carries 90 million passengers in its first decade
Aeroflot’s budget subsidiary is expected to serve 13.6 million passengers in 2024 [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic exceeds 95 million passengers in 10 months of 2024
October passenger traffic saw growth of 6.5 percent year-on-year [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 4.8% in September, helped by abnormally warm weather
Domestic passenger traffic returned to growth [...]
S7 Airlines switches to Russian ACARS
The locally-provided service now covers all of the airline’s main routes [...]
Aeroflot to spend US$300 million on replacing foreign IT products
Russia’s largest airline group successfully transitions to local IT products and services [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew 4% in July
But dynamics is slowing [...]
Aeroflot reveals top destinations for the first half of 2024
Moscow – Sochi tops the list of Aeroflot’s most popular domestic destinations, Moscow – Istanbul is the leader in the international segment [...]
Russian domestic passenger air traffic starts a slow descent
The number of passengers on domestic flights fell by 1.4% year-on-year in July [...]
Commercial aviation safety in Russia remains in line with the global trend – Rosaviatsia
The number of aviation accidents in Russia has reduced, according to the country’s aviation authority [...]
Aeroflot’s traffic climbs as group improves its sustainable development indicators
Russia’s flagship airline group reduced CO2 emissions by 9.1 per cent in 2023 while recording traffic growth for the same period [...]
Russia’s aviation authorities anticipate seven per cent traffic decline in 2024
Country’s passenger numbers may fall due to forced grounding of dozens of GTF-powered A320neos [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic to BRICS countries short of 50% of the pre-pandemic level
Traffic to BRICS countries represents 10% of Russia’s total international traffic in 2023 [...]
Aeroflot’s financials outperform pre-pandemic results
Aeroflot posts net IFRS profits in Q1 – for the first time in its history [...]
The number of passengers at Russian airports increased by 6.7%
Traffic at Russia’s airports in five months reached 78.8 million [...]
Aeroflot sets record-breaking flight frequencies for key domestic routes
Russia’s flag carrier to launch air shuttle between Moscow and Saint Petersburg [...]
Russian airlines’ April passenger traffic increased by 8.3%
But it still 8.6% below pre-Covid level [...]
Russian lessor GTLK estimated the loss from liquidation of its Irish business at 2.49 billion roubles
GTLK lost access to 37 aircraft stranded outside
Russia [...]
Aeroflot Group offers nearly 270 destinations in summer schedule
Russia’s flag carrier group is the main driver of the international air travel recovery in the country, as well as the largest domestic carrier [...]
Ural Airlines reached record passenger traffic
Traffic volumes are noticeably higher than in pre-pandemic 2019 [...]
Russian airlines increased passenger traffic by 8.8% in January-February
15 million passengers were carrier in first two months of 2024 [...]
Aeroflot achieves peak financial performance since 2019
Russian flag carrier’s operating profit for the entire year 2023 reached 182.2 billion roubles, Q4 revenues showed a 72.5 per cent increase [...]