Full lock-down of domestic air travel in Russia is a possibility
The Russian government is considering imposing restrictions on movements within the country [...]
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Just before the crisis: Russian airlines’ positive operational performances for January and February 2020
These two months are the final period of ‘normal life’ that will be used as the baseline for all future comparisons [...]
LCC Pobeda is Russia’s first big airline to voluntarily suspend all operations
Because of the COVID-19 fallout, all flights of Aeroflot's low-cost subsidiary have now been grounded for two months [...]
CIS states close their borders and suspend air connections
Belarus is the only nation in the region to describe closing borders as ‘nonsense’ [...]
Russia suspends all air connections with foreign countries
From March 27, only evacuation flights will cross Russia’s borders [...]
Interview: Andrey Egorov, general director of KrasAvia, on the COVID-19 crisis, the ATR-72 project and the woes of the depressed oil industry
“In our industry people are too valuable to cast aside. So we’ll try to survive together.” [...]
Blitz-Interview: Smartavia’s Viktor Anoshkin on the airline’s operations amidst the COVID-19 crisis
“Airline bankruptcies are likely to follow, and the recovery period won’t be a quick one” [...]
Aeroflot granted a period of grace for lease payments on 67 aircraft
Following Russia’s airline group’s arrangement with VTB Leasing, it is now anticipating similar indulgences from other state lessors [...]
Fitch revises Aeroflot’s outlook to ‘negative’ and affirms its rating as ‘BB’
The Russian flag carrier's 'BB' status reflects a two-notch uplift for state support [...]
Russia suspends all international air connections
Aeroflot has been granted monopoly rights to continue flights to the world’s capital cities, most of which are now inaccessible [...]
Aeroflot starts grounding its aircraft in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
In the most optimistic scenario, the Russian flag carrier will have to mothball a quarter of its fleet [...]
Russia’s S7 Airlines takes another Airbus A320neo as it continues domestic flying
SMBC Aviation Capital has delivered the third unit of an eight aircraft deal to the country’ biggest private carrier [...]
Russian commercial aviation in a battle for survival
The Russian Association of Air Transport Operators has pleaded to take urgent measures to protect Russia’s air transport industry from collapse [...]
Russia’s aviation authority concerned about the financial health of local airlines
Fundamental, structural changes seem inevitable [...]
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines to take two Airbus A330-200s from Air Lease Corporation
The aircraft will be delivered to the Moscow-based carrier in the spring [...]
Russia extends its air connections ban to USA, Great Britain and UAE
Flights from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport to New York, London and Abu Dhabi are exempt from restrictions [...]
Rossiya Airlines consolidates all its Moscow flights at Sheremetyevo
The Aeroflot Group member is transferring its leisure flights programme from Vnukovo, Moscow to its parent’s capital city base [...]
Aeroflot extends elite level status for loyalty programme members by one year
The move is a reward for the loyalty of the Russian flag-carrier’s frequent fliers who are forced to limit their travel in the current environment [...]
Despite the hiatus, new international flights are launched to Russian airports
Moscow welcomes its first flight from Nha Trang, and Vladivostok now has more connections with Tokyo’s Narita [...]
Russian and Chinese engineers collaborate remotely on the CR929 due to coronavirus threat
All off-line communications for the joint wide-body aircraft programme have been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak [...]
Coronavirus forces Aeroflot to postpone the launch of its first regional hub
Krasnoyarsk flight programme will be re-visited in the summer [...]
Aurora Airlines to form the basis of a new carrier in Russia’s far east
Regional airline to be managed by Russian industrial giant Rostec [...]
Russia imposes severe restrictions on air connections with Europe
Coincident with the WHO’s declaration that COVID-19 is now pandemic, flights to France, Germany, Italy and Spain are to be operated exclusively by Aeroflot [...]
Russia’s airlines continued to enjoy notable traffic growth in February
The country’s carriers served 6.5 per cent more passengers last month [...]
Interview: Vladimir Perekrestov, S7 Technics’ general director
Russia is no longer the country of ‘cheap labour’ [...]
Fokker Services receives Russian aviation authority approvals
The Dutch company wins a number of approvals from Rosaviatsiya for modifications including ADS-B Out, the ULD, and provisions for EFB [...]
Lufthansa Technik signs new contracts with Russian airlines
The German MRO provider is continuing and expanding its technical support for airlines Red Wings and Smartavia [...]
S7 Technics signs a unique consignment stock agreement with Satair
The exclusive aircraft spare parts distribution agreement is the first of its kind between Satair and customers in Russia and the CIS [...]
Danish firm opens first wheel and brake MRO in Russia
With the establishment of TP Aerospace Technics Russia, the workshop has become the first wheel and brake shop in Eastern Europe [...]
Ural Airlines to build a maintenance hangar at Zhukovsky, near Moscow
The large Russian carrier is gearing up to expand the Moscow aircraft maintenance market [...]
Smartavia to rejuvenate its Arkhangelsk airport MRO facility
Russian regional airline is seeking an international partner to re-launch its maintenance division [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines continues its upward flightpath
The all-Superjet 100 operator jumps three places in the league ranking of the nation’s airlines, moving straight to 12th place [...]
Red Wings may be Russia’s next Boeing 777 operator
The all-narrow-body fleet operator owned by the parent of Russia’s aircraft industry is looking to lease its first wide-body aircraft [...]
Aeroflot Group is expecting the delivery of 55 new aircraft this year
Russia’s largest airline conglomerate's combined fleet will reach 400 aircraft by the end of 2020 [...]
Aeroflot Group posts its first annual profit growth for three years
Russia’s largest airline grouping announced a net profit of 13.51 billion roubles in 2019 according to international reporting standards [...]
UTG Maintenance & Engineering focuses on heavy maintenance
Russian aircraft technical care specialist completed its first ever C-Check at its second Moscow’s base [...]
VD Gulf announce base maintenance contract with Moldova’s LCC FlyOne
Volga-Dnepr Group’s MRO specialist to provide heavy maintenance on two Airbus A320s at Sharjah [...]
Russia’s Red Wings resumes Tupolev Tu-204 operations
Bringing back Russian-made VIP-configured jet doesn’t interfere with plans for adding six more Airbus A321s this year [...]
Aeroflot accepts its first A350-900 wide-body airliner
The Russian flag carrier is the launch operator of the type in eastern Europe and the CIS [...]
Russia introduces new procedures for airspace infringements
Russia’s armed forces are authorised to bring down a civilian aircraft in an exceptional airspace infringement provided there are no passengers or hostages onboard [...]
UK-based Russian partner airline CargoLogicAir suspends its operations
At its own request, the cargo airline’s operating licence and AOC have been suspended for three months [...]
RusLine become Russia’s 12th IATA airline
The regional airline expects to benefit from the global association’s best practices [...]
The producer of Russia’s Superjet 100 becomes a division of Irkut
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co, the manufacturer of the Russian regional jet, is no longer a separate entity [...]
S7 Technics to focus on aircraft maintenance
Russian holding has undergone structural changes aimed at boosting the operational efficiency of its MRO businesses [...]
Low-cost carrier Pobeda doubled its profits last year
The Aeroflot Group’s budget airline subsidiary posted net profits of 4.9 billion roubles in 2019 [...]
Russia’s S7 Airlines brings in a 20th Airbus A320neo
The country’s second largest carrier also enjoyed robust January results [...]
GTLK Europe leases three Airbus A220-300s to start-up African airline
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways is to launch operations this year with aircraft leased from the Irish division of Russia’s State Transport Leasing Corporation [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines to launch a Mineralnye Vody base
With its Superjet 100-only fleet, the regional carrier is expanding its operations [...]
Russia’s Utair comes up with a new five-year recovery strategy
The financially troubled airline expects to rejuvenate its business model with a radical fleet-renewal programme and by concentrating on medium-haul markets [...]
Postponed Boeing 737 MAX deliveries jeopardise Pobeda’s growth plans
Aeroflot Group’s low-cost subsidiary is now targeting 12 million passengers this year, short of its initial projections [...]