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 [...]
Aeroflot
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 [...]
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 [...]
Coronavirus forces Aeroflot to postpone the launch of its first regional hub
Krasnoyarsk flight programme will be re-visited in the summer [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Insight: A round up of Russian airlines’ passenger traffic performances in 2019
Passenger numbers, trends, RPKs and seat load factors for last year’s top-20 [...]
Aeroflot and Japan Airlines codeshare ready for take off
Members of different airline alliances to further stimulate air travel connections between Russia and Japan [...]
Aeroflot’s net profits improved by 89 per cent last year
The airline failed to reach 2017’s levels though, according to its Russian Accounting Standards financial report [...]
Aeroflot is Russia’s only airline allowed to continue scheduled flights to China
The carrier may benefit from picking up more transit passenger flows between China and Europe [...]
Aeroflot Group companies experienced mixed results in 2019
Russia’s biggest airline group’s combined passenger traffic was up by nine per cent last year [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of its latest five Russian-built Superjet 100s
The Russian national carrier’s fleet of SSJ100s has now reached 54 units [...]
Aeroflot’s new regional bases unveil their 2019 performance figures
Russia’s three hubs, located beyond the Ural mountain range, post their results [...]
Rostec gets fired up over proposed new ‘made-in-Russia’ airline
After president Putin’s rallying call, the game is on [...]
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport targets 100 million passengers by 2030
The first stage of the new terminal C at Russia’s largest airport is now operational [...]
The Airbus A350-900 is awarded a type certificate in Russia
National regulator Rosaviatsiya has validated the type ahead of its service entry with Russia’s launch customer Aeroflot [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 10.2 per cent last year, air transport authority reports
In 2019, the country’s airlines collectively carried a record number of 128.1 million passengers [...]
Aeroflot and S7 Airlines are granted IATA’s Level 4 NDC certification
In the space of a month, Russia's two biggest airlines have reached new levels in the international airline distribution standard [...]
VEB, Russia’s state development facilitator, accepts five Superjet 100s on behalf of Aeroflot
They are the first of an additional batch of 100 SSJ100s due to be leased to the Russian flag carrier up to 2026 [...]
Sheremetyevo and Aeroflot: growing together
Aeroflot benefits from Russia’s convenient geography to develop passenger flows between Europe and Asia [...]
Insight: Low-cost carrier Pobeda aims to outperform S7 Airlines
According to Aeroflot’s business strategy, its budget airline subsidiary may become Russia’s second largest carrier by 2023 [...]
Aeroflot expands its Asia route offering with a second Japanese destination
The Russian flag carrier is to inaugurate direct Airbus A350 flights from Moscow to Osaka from next summer [...]
Aeroflot Group redistributes its Boeing 737 fleet
Eight Rossiya aircraft to be handed over to sister airlines Pobeda and Aeroflot [...]
Aeroflot Group’s fleet will be close to 400 aircraft next year
Russia's largest airline conglomerate plans to add 31 more aircraft in 2020 [...]
Aeroflot Group posts positive financial results for nine months of 2019
Good high summer season results helped Russia’s biggest airline grouping [...]
Russia’s VTB Leasing considers expanding into global markets
The local market is too small for one of the country’s largest lessors [...]
A productive October for Russian airlines with an 11 per cent improvement
The nation’s carriers collectively transported 11 million passengers in the month [...]
Aeroflot to equip its A320neos and MC-21s with high-speed Internet
Passengers flying on 81 of the airline’s A320ceos will be able to surf the web [...]
Aeroflot to increase frequencies on 20 routes during this winter
Russia’s largest airline grouping will fly scheduled flights on 298 routes to 56 countries [...]
PHOTO: Aeroflot’s first Airbus A350 at Toulouse
The aircraft is wearing modified livery elements [...]
Aeroflot reveals its new Krasnoyarsk regional direct flights network
Russia’s largest airline has started selling tickets on seven routes out of its new Siberian regional hub [...]
Krasnoyarsk: the Siberian transport hub linking Europe and Asia
Aeroflot is to launch international hub operations at Krasnoyarsk airport [...]
Rossiya Airlines to transfer some of its Boeing 737-800s to LCC Pobeda and Aeroflot
The Aeroflot Group airline is to focus on mid-haul network expansion from St Petersburg [...]
Aeroflot starts phasing out its Airbus A330s
Russian flag carrier makes way for the brand new A350 expected early next year [...]
Credit ratings agency Fitch raises Aeroflot’s status to ‘BB’
Higher rating is based on a strong market position, enhanced by a multi-brand strategy, a diversified route network and an ability to maintain adequate leverage [...]
Russia’s regional hub at the crossroads of Europe and Asia
Koltsovo Airport . . at Aeroflot’s service [...]
Mutually beneficial: Why Sochi is to become a base airport for Aeroflot
The region offers attractive business development opportunities, including the air travel industry [...]
S7 Technics extends capabilities with the installation of Wi-Fi modules
Russia’s independent MRO provider retrofitted 34 Aeroflot’s Airbus A320s [...]
Moscow Sheremetyevo becomes Russia’s first three-runway airport
It has taken eight years and US$857 million to construct the new runway [...]
INSIGHT: Russian air transport industry – integration and differentiation
Russian airlines in search of efficient strategies to stand up to the might of the state-backed Aeroflot Group [...]
Aeroflot Group’s passenger numbers up by 12.2 per cent in first seven months of 2019
.. but Aeroflot airline’s domestic passenger traffic dropped by 1.4 per cent in July [...]
Aeroflot’s second-in-command quits
Vadim Zingman, deputy CEO at Russia’s largest airline, has left the carrier [...]
Aeroflot’s net loss almost doubled in the 1H2019
Russia’s leading airline posted a US$220 million net loss, according to local financial standards [...]
Aeroflot improves its position among top 20 global airlines
Russia’s biggest airline holding ranked 18th globally in 2018 [...]
Aeroflot looks at acquiring airliners with 400-plus seats
Russia’s prime carrier’s consultant will help to determine the type of widebody required [...]
Aeroflot to acquire six Airbus A320neo aircraft
Russia’s flagship airline has issued an RFP for another batch of neos [...]