Airlines
The airline has scrapped the two per cent fee for on-line transactions [...]
Technical issues keep half of Yamal’s Superjet fleet grounded
Russian airline is to expand fleet with A320 family, working on development strategy assisted by Ernst&Young [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 9.5 per cent in June
Aeroflot grew at a slow rate of 3.3%, while its subsidiary LCC Pobeda produced a 43.2% improvement [...]
Air France abandons its Kyiv winter season services
The route between Paris and Kyiv will be available only in the summer season [...]
Ural Airlines remains committed to delayed deliveries of its first B737 MAX
Airbus A320neo deliveries to the Russian carrier are also delayed [...]
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air taps into Russia’s regional markets
The Hungarian budget airline is launching flights to Kazan [...]
Russia suspends air links with Georgia after social unrest in Tbilisi
Airlines from neighbouring countries are likely to benefit from the situation [...]
Air Malta inaugurates services to Georgian capital Tbilisi
It is the first time that the Maltese airline has operated scheduled services to Georgia [...]
Ukraine International’s passenger traffic grows by eight per cent
UIA carried nearly four million passengers in the first half of this year [...]
Aeroflot to lease three Airbus A321neo aircraft
Russian flag-carrier has issued a tender to select a supplier for three Airbus A321s [...]
Qazaq Air switches its base airport
Kazakhstan’s regional airline increased its passenger traffic by 16 per cent in 1H2019 [...]
Aeroflot says to remain committed to the acquisition of Russian-made aircraft
The airline confirms it is ready to sign the contract for up to 100 Superjet 100s [...]
Uzbekistan Airways’ Boeing 787-8 fleet grows to five
Two A320neos and two B787s were received so far this year by Uzbeki flag carrier [...]
Russia’s airlines enjoy collective 12.3 per cent traffic growth
The country's carriers served a combined total of 44.9 million passengers in the first five months of this year [...]
The republic of Yakutia needs 23 new regional turboprops
The regional administration is considering Ilyushin IL-114-300s as replacements for its aging fleet of An-24s [...]
INSIGHT: The end of the Tupolev 204 passenger aircraft era in Russia
Russia will have no home-built 200-plus-seater airliners for several years at least [...]
Five Russian airlines bring in new aircraft in June
A mix of eight Boeing and Airbus narrow-bodies joined Russia’s combined fleet last month [...]
Pilot error caused Saratov Airlines An-148 crash investigation finds
Interstate Aviation Committee publishes its final report on the Flight 703 accident over Moscow in February 2018 [...]
FlyArystan passes the 100,000 passengers mark in less than two months
The number of tickets sold by the Kazakhstan’s only LCC amounts to more than 185,000 [...]
Angara Airlines Antonov crash-lands in Nizhneangarsk, Russia
Passengers survive as two crew are killed and the aircraft is destroyed by fire after it hits airport infrastructure [...]
Estonia’s flag carrier forced to change its business model
Strong competition has driven Nordica to move from being a scheduled carrier to an air services provider [...]
Russia’s NordStar launches its own line stations at Krasnoyarsk and Norilsk
The regional carrier is striving to arrange in-house line maintenance for its own fleet whilst also attracting third party clients [...]
Record three million passengers opted for Uzbekistan Airways last year
Major restructuring processes in Uzbekistan’s civil aviation are paying off [...]
FlyOne becomes Moldova’s largest Airbus operator
The privately owned LCC has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A320-family aircraft [...]
Volga-Dnepr Technics adds the Boeing 737NG to its Krasnoyarsk MRO portfolio
The company will service sister airlines within the group as well as other customers [...]
Turkmenistan Airlines strives to regain European approval status in Autumn
With support from Lufthansa Consulting, the Turkmenistan carrier is aiming for international safety standards [...]
YanАir is approved to resume operations
Ukrainian authorities restore the airline’s AOC, which was suspended earlier this month [...]
Aeroflot to start operating the Airbus A350-900 early next year
The new aircraft will fly between Moscow and New York in the 2020 summer schedule [...]
Russia’s Utair may have found a way out of its debt trap
To pay its creditors the airline may sell off some of its non-operational assets [...]
SkyUp becomes Ukraine’s first beneficiary of Split Scimitar winglets
Hybrid airline’s entire fleet of Boeing 737NGs have been equipped with the devices [...]
Turkmenistan Airlines to extend its long-haul fleet to four Boeing 777-200LRs
The new B777will be the 32nd aircraft purchased by Turkmenistan’s national carrier from the US manufacturer [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo to launch Boeing 777F operations next year
Dubai-based company to lease three new B777 freighters to the B747F operator [...]
Start-up Armenia Airways launches operations
Armenian airline operates a BAe 146-300 and two Airbus A310s [...]
The all-turboprop fleet of Qazaq Air grows to five aircraft
De Havilland Aircraft Canada delivers a first Dash 8-400 turboprop [...]
Azur Air contracts AFI KLM E&M for Boeing 777 modifications
The European MRO group has carried out three previous cabin modification projects for the Russian airline [...]
Volga-Dnepr Group completes C-check on an Iraqi Airways Boeing 777
VD Gulf undertakes its first project on the type [...]
S7 Airlines signs for GE’s power-by-hour offer
Seven-year contract covers the Russian airline’s Embraer E170 engines [...]
Superjet 100 crash at Sheremetyevo triggered by electric storm says initial report
Investigation finds that go-around was not initiated by an activated thrust reverser [...]
Royal Flight becomes Russia’s next Boeing 777 operator
The charter carrier expects to take delivery of two more of the type in the near future [...]
FORECAST: Nine per cent growth expected for Russian airlines this year
Russian think-tank TCH warns about overloaded Moscow airports and the necessity of developing regional flows [...]
Russian airlines’ foreign aircraft escape VAT liabilities until 2023
But Russian government is intensifying efforts to encourage carriers to list imported aircraft on local register [...]
Russia’s S7 Airlines takes delivery of its 99th airliner
The 16th Airbus A320neo family aircraft is the latest element in the rejuvenation of the airline’s fleet [...]
Russian carriers kept double-digit growth in May’s passenger numbers
The country’s airlines served some 10.54 million passengers in May [...]
Aeroflot and Vietnam Airlines start code-share programme
The number of Russians visiting Vietnam is likely to reach one million next year [...]
Russia’s Smartavia to operate 20 Boeing 737NGs in 2022
Younger fleet will help the regional carrier expand into the charter market [...]
SkyUp Airlines adds an eighth Boeing 737 to its fleet
This new arrival will serve as a dedicated standby aircraft for Ukraine’s young hybrid carrier [...]
Ukraine’s YanAir is grounded over safety concerns
The country’s authorities have suspended the airline’s AOC until the shortcomings are eliminated [...]
UAC continues delivering Superjet 100s to Russian airline customers
This is despite safety concerns voiced by airlines following the tragic Sheremetyevo SSJ100 accident [...]
World’s first ‘intelligent’ air cargo container
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo and Unilode are jointly introducing digitised main deck cargo-carrying units [...]
Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Moscow Sheremetyevo
THY Cargo connects Moscow to its network of direct all-cargo services [...]