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 [...]
Airlines
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 [...]
Opinion: Peter Griffiths, director general at Aviation administration of Kazakhstan
View of the current challenges facing the aviation industry [...]
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 [...]
Kazakhstan develops domestic market as all international air connections suspended
Central Asian country suspends all international routes until April 15 [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic suspends all flight operations from March 17
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the government of the Baltic country is tightening security measures by suspending international air traffic [...]
Kyrgyzstan to join the Cape Town Convention
The country’s carriers will benefit from improved leasing contract terms [...]
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 [...]
Ukraine International reduces its flight schedule in response to Coronavirus
Routes serving Italy, Israel and Turkey are affected as well as some domestic flights [...]
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 [...]
Latvia’s flag carrier cuts capacity and reduces staff
As airBaltic cancels a total of 580 flights, the number of its employees is being reduced by 250 [...]
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 [...]
New Kyrgyz cargo carrier to launch operations utilising an Airbus A300 freighter
The Kyrgyz government has lifted its ban on cargo aircraft older than 25 years [...]
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 [...]
Mongolian maintenance specialist provides first service to Ukraine International
MIAT Technics has, for the first time, completed a C-check on an aircraft operated by Ukrainian flag carrier [...]
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 [...]
Ukraine’s MAUtechnic is ready for its EASA approval
A separate MRO unit of Ukraine International is expecting to receive its EASA Part 145 approval certification before the end of this year [...]
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 [...]
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Technics adds more types to its service roster
Azerbaijani largest services provider has won approvals to provide Boeing 737NG, MAX as well as Airbus A320neo maintenance services [...]
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 [...]
Re-named ACMI carrier Xfly brings in additional supplemental capacity
The Estonian wet lease company Regional Jet has adopted new brand name and is to expand its fleet with seven Embraer E190s [...]
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 [...]
Gazpromneft-Aero extends its international refuelling reach
It is the first Russian company to join the JIG, the organisation dedicated to the development of jet fuel standards [...]
Air Astana takes delivery of its first new aircraft this year
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier brings in another Airbus A321LR [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp brings in its 11th Boeing 737NG
Because of delivery delays of the 737MAX, the airline will have to adjust its summer season flight schedule [...]
Windrose Airlines outlines its ATR 72-600 delivery schedule
The Ukrainian leisure charter carrier has also announced plans for scheduled domestic operations [...]
UTG Maintenance & Engineering focuses on heavy maintenance
Russian aircraft technical care specialist completed its first ever C-Check at its second Moscow’s base [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Moldovan start-up budget carrier HiSky set to enter a small, crowded market
The new privately owned low-cost carrier is launching in April with the support of Romania’s Cobrex Trans [...]
RusLine become Russia’s 12th IATA airline
The regional airline expects to benefit from the global association’s best practices [...]
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 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways puts more ageing long-haul Boeings up for sale
The flag carrier of Uzbekistan is to take delivery of an Airbus A320neo and a Boeing 787-8 this year [...]
Belarus’ Belavia to be first operator of the E195-E2 in the post-Soviet territory
The flag carrier agrees to lease three of the advanced Embraers from AerCap [...]