Russia
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 [...]
Russia admits challenges with import phaseout in commercial airplane manufacturing
Delivery of Russified Superjet and MC-21 versions shift to 2025-2026 [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew 7.9 per cent in January
LCC Pobeda became second largest airline [...]
Aeroflot has over a hundred aircraft available for international service
Russia’s largest airline group has reached agreement to release seven more aircraft from Western ownership [...]
Russia’s air passenger traffic grew 10 per cent in 2023
Further growth will depend on capacity increase in the environment of sanctions [...]
Aeroflot claims decrease in the number of incidents as flight time rises
Rosaviatsiya published flight safety data, which indicates that reliability of aircraft operated by Russian airlines has not degraded [...]
Russia approves MC-21 to carry 211 passengers
Start of deliveries of the import-substituted MC-21 medium-haul aircraft is still scheduled for 2024 [...]
UAC postponed maiden flight of Russian-powered Superjet to 2024
While the regional jet maker waits for authorization from the PD-8 manufacturer [...]
Aeroflot implements new approach to developing pilots’ professional competencies
Flight crew training – the paradigm shift [...]
Imported components on commercial aircraft will be replaced in two years – Russian ministry
According to the government's earlier plans, this should be done in 2024 [...]
Combined fleet of Russia’s five largest airlines cleared for international flights grew by almost 100 aircraft in a week
Private carriers settle claims with foreign lessors for the first time [...]
One year of Aeroflot’s successful operation of Russian reservation platform after a unique migration
Since November last year more than 45 million trips of Aeroflot Group’s passengers were processed in Russian PSS Leonardo [...]
Restored Il-96-400T freighter put into commercial operations
…with the aircraft manufacturer-owned airline [...]
Aeroflot and Rosatom join forces to launch PMA component production for Western-built aircraft
Safe implementation of parts manufactured by a certified company other than their OEM is of utmost importance for the industry’s sustainability [...]
The baseline scenario for air transport in Russia improved
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic is projected to be 121.3 million in 2030 [...]
Aeroflot expands international traffic
The recovery of the Russian flag carrier contributes significantly to the local air transport market’s positive dynamics [...]
Russia’s Utair passenger numbers increase 9,4% in nine months of 2023
A privately-owned airline’s traffic now stands at 84% of 2019 levels [...]
Russia’s international air traffic rose to its highest level since the pandemic
But this is still only 39.5% of pre-COVID levels [...]
Aeroflot expands aircraft MRO capabilities
Aeroflot has everything it needs to ensure continued airworthiness of its fleet – extensive experience, profound knowledge of aircraft, all necessary equipment and highly qualified personnel [...]
Migration to local PSS gives greater flexibility to Aeroflot
Migration into Russian passenger service systems is a major milestone in ensuring sovereignty of Russia’s air transport industry [...]
Russian airlines’ October traffic down 25%
In the first ten months of 2022 Russian airlines saw their traffic decline by 14.3 per cent year-on-year [...]
Aeroflot is one of the world’s 10 largest airline groups by 2021 traffic
Aeroflot Group’s leadership acknowledged by an influential British aviation analytics firm [...]
Russia allows to return two Boeing 737MAXs to foreign lessors
S7 Airlines gets government’s approval for returning idling aircraft [...]
Russia enhances continued airworthiness system
Flight safety – the top priority [...]
MC-21 powered by Russian-made engines completes 100 flights in 20 months
Certification programme requires 140 more flights [...]
Aeroflot Group turns Sochi into an international hub
The location is ideal for SSJ100 operations [...]
Aeroflot: developing Krasnoyarsk regional hub still high priority
Russian flag carrier’s second hub in the heart of Siberia demonstrates good results in its first full year in operation [...]
Azimuth Airlines to open maintenance hangar in Rostov in 2023
Construction requires investment of 800 million roubles [...]
Russian airlines’ January traffic just 4 per cent short of the norm
And 47 per cent above January 2021 [...]
IATA Head for Operational Cost Management to speak at MRO Russia & CIS 2022
Chris Markou to address the largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 airliner began cold soak trials to extend its base type certificate
Work on optimizing the new generation aircraft’s structure and expanding its envelope continues [...]
MRO Russia & CIS 2022: civil aviation unites the world
The largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be held on March 10-11 in Moscow [...]