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 [...]
Airlines
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 [...]
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 [...]
Avion Express entrusts the heavy maintenance of its six A320s to Joramco
The Jordan-based MRO arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise reveals an agreement with Lithuanian ACMI operator [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines to launch a Mineralnye Vody base
With its Superjet 100-only fleet, the regional carrier is expanding its operations [...]
airBaltic’s passenger numbers increased by 19 per cent in January
In a good lift-off to 2020, Latvian hybrid airline airBaltic carried 311,000 passengers [...]
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 [...]
Russia’s largest cargo carrier switches from scheduled to charter operations to China
Volga-Dnepr Group operates ‘sterilised’ charter flights to the Coronavirus-hit country [...]
Start-up budget carrier saves Kazakhstan’s passenger business from stagnation
Overall, the country’s aviation industry grew last year, but local airlines contributed only a little to the improvement [...]
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 [...]
Kazakhstan’s airlines may now register their aircraft in Bermuda
The country’s aviation authority has signed the relevant ICAO 83bis agreement [...]
Uzbekistan considers the creation of up to five new airlines this year
The government’s draft state programme includes provisions for the launch of new resident airlines and the reduction of handling fees at airports [...]
Russia’s Smartavia targets three million passengers this year
The regional airline is to continue expanding its fleet with Boeing 737NGs [...]
Aeroflot and Japan Airlines codeshare ready for take off
Members of different airline alliances to further stimulate air travel connections between Russia and Japan [...]
Russia’s Azur Air enjoyed a 36.6 per cent surge in passenger traffic last year
The country’s largest charter carrier added six wide-body aircraft and served 5.8 million passengers in 2019 [...]
Ukraine International Airlines’ passenger numbers declined in 2019
To optimise its capacity and climb out of the red, the Ukrainian flag carrier is to reduce its fleet size in 2020 [...]
Russia’s Pobeda reveals its 2020 summer season flight schedule
The country’s only low-cost airline is increasing its leisure destinations offering by 64 per cent [...]
Russia’s Utair 2019 results show a slight improvement
Despite some passenger traffic growth the airline has lost its top-five ranking [...]
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 [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp quadrupled its operational results last year
The start-up hybrid carrier extended its reach by adding 40 new destinations and by doubling the size of its fleet [...]
Air Serbia’s 2019 passenger traffic rises to a new 2.81 million record
Serbia's national carrier launched 23 new routes from three airports last year [...]
Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines’ passenger traffic grew by 11.2 per cent last year
The predominantly international charter carrier is now targeting more domestic services [...]
Avia Solutions taps into the air cargo business
Lithuanian group acquires Iceland’s Bluebird Nordic freight airline [...]
Air Astana Group’s net profits took off in 2019
Performance was spurred mainly by increased demand for domestic services [...]
Azerbaijan’s airports served a record number of passengers in 2019
Passenger traffic through the Caucasus country’s airports reached 5.56 million [...]
Russia’s air travel industry hit by the spread of coronavirus
With Russian airlines suspending flights to China, the country has joined Egypt, Ukraine and Georgia on the list of banned/restricted destinations [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of its latest five Russian-built Superjet 100s
The Russian national carrier’s fleet of SSJ100s has now reached 54 units [...]
World Bank continues to support the rejuvenation of Uzbekistan’s civil aviation
The Bank will help the authorities with the preparation of a National Aviation Policy and development strategies [...]
Traffic through Kazakhstan’s airports grew by 13 per cent last year
The growth is attributable to the launch of new routes, lower fares, improved transfer connections and infrastructure development [...]
Georgia’s airlines lose domestic market share
Instead, foreign carriers served 90 per cent of passengers travelling through the country's airports last year [...]