Utair acquires more B737NGs while waiting for its delayed B737 MAXs
The Russian airline has signed a contract for two Boeing 737-800s and is negotiating for a further two [...]
Airlines
A productive October for Russian airlines with an 11 per cent improvement
The nation’s carriers collectively transported 11 million passengers in the month [...]
Turkey is now Russia’s most popular international destination
In the domestic segment, the Moscow-St Petersburg route retains its leadership [...]
Air Astana completes its Embraer E190-E2 delivery contract
The Kazakhstan flag carrier now has five of the new-generation jets in its fleet [...]
Russia’s Utair navigates around bankruptcy – for now
The debt-ridden Russian major has won support from country’s largest bank as it posts US$15.5 million of net income [...]
Armenia’s ‘unsafe’ Taron-Avia ceases operations
Authorities revoke the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate over safety violations [...]
Russia’s Pegas Group adds two Boeing 737-800s to its fleet
It brings the Nordwind Airlines and Pegas Fly combined fleet to 46 aircraft [...]
INSIGHT: Baku airport aims to boost its transit traffic
Azerbaijan’s capital airport is counting on its flag carrier and cloud technologies [...]
FlyArystan carries 455,000 passengers in its first six months of service
Kazakhstan’s first low-cost carrier stimulates domestic market growth [...]
Russian airport is first international destination for commercial operations of China’s ARJ21-700 regional jet
Vladivostok is the world’s first airport to accept the Comac ARJ21-700 operated by Chengdu Airlines [...]
The MRO industry in Russia: Changing market forces
Growing passenger numbers and a fleet increasingly made up of Western-built aircraft are creating new opportunities for the Russian MRO market [...]
Russia’s IzhAvia utilises its first Western-built aircraft in 75 years
The central Russian regional airline has been chartering a B737-800 for flights to Moscow and St Petersburg [...]
Azur Air gives up on the Russian aircraft register
Russia’s airlines have run into difficulties with the continued airworthiness status of their Russian-registered aircraft [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic performs the world’s first A220-300 in-house C-check
The airline is planning heavy checks on six more of the type during this winter season [...]
Lithuania’s AviaAM Leasing delivers two Airbus A321s to Bamboo Airways
It is lessor’s first client in Vietnam [...]
Declining revenues forces Ukraine International Airlines to cut capacity
Ukraine’s flag carrier is taking up to five Boeing 737-800s out of operation [...]
Air Astana extends its power-by-the-hour arrangement with AJW Group
A 14th year of PBH collaboration with aircraft spares specialist [...]
Russia’s state investment vehicle to purchase 100 Superjet 100s for Aeroflot
The Russian government sees this is the best the way to support Sukhoi Civil’s aircraft production [...]
First Airbus A321neo for Ural Airlines
Russia’s maiden LEAP-powered A321neos have been provided by GECAS [...]
Belarus’ Belavia moves away from its full-service business model
Supported by its government, the flag carrier is introducing low-cost features [...]
Belavia expands its network and expects new aircraft
The national carrier of Belarus is counting on the delivery of seven B737 MAXs to support its future business growth plans [...]
Russia’s Utair to retire another seven Boeing 737 Classics this year
The Siberian carrier phases out a total of 17 of its older aircraft, whilst bringing in only three newer ones [...]
ANA and JAL to launch new Tokyo to Vladivostok service
Japan’s leading airlines are capitalising on the surge in tourists travelling between Tokyo and Vladivostok [...]
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 [...]
Kazakhstan air passenger numbers will reach 20 million by 2038, says IATA
The Central Asian country will overtake the likes of Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus [...]
Russia’s KrasAvia to acquire three ATR-72 turboprops
They will feed Aeroflot’s regional traffic at its new Siberian hub [...]
Russia’s carriers transported close to 100 million passengers in the first nine months of 2019
11.2 per cent improvement year-on-year [...]
Insight: The dominance of western-built aircraft in Russia looks set to continue
Russia’s modern jetliner fleet dreams may fail to take off [...]
Azimuth Airlines’ Superjet 100 fleet grows to 10 aircraft
The world’s only all-SSJ100 operator has taken delivery of another leased Russian regional jet [...]
SAS re-launches Scandinavian flights to Ukraine
The flights will resume after an eight-year hiatus [...]
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 [...]
Russia hopes to sell Superjet 100s to Norwegian in exchange for Siberian overflight rights
Reportedly, LCC may take up to 40 of the Russian-made regional aircraft [...]
Ukraine International Airlines faces another bleak year of losses
The flag carrier is negotiating with the government for compensation to help cover high fuel prices and the costs of navigating around Russian airspace [...]
Ural Airlines to launch Moscow to London flights
Russian airline’s first ever flights to England will commence at Christmas [...]
PHOTO: Aeroflot’s first Airbus A350 at Toulouse
The aircraft is wearing modified livery elements [...]
Wizz Air to add a fifth Ukraine destination
The LCC almost doubled its Ukrainian traffic in the first seven months of this year [...]
Volga-Dnepr mothballs An-124 capacity and cuts back on staff numbers
Russian carrier faces up to global cargo market slump [...]
Hungary’s Wizz Air is now the dominant carrier in Georgia
Local airlines accounted for only 12% of all passengers in the Caucasus country in the first nine months of this year [...]
The crashed Sheremetyevo Sukhoi SSJ100: were 41 people gassed to death?
The investigation into the tragedy reveals some controversial assessments [...]
Ryanair to launch flights to Armenia from Italy and Germany
The Irish budget airline is in a hurry to be ahead of arch-rival Wizz Air in establishing a foothold in the Caucasus country [...]
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 [...]
Turkmenistan Airlines is allowed to resume European operations
Supported by Lufthansa Consulting, the Turkmeni flag carrier has confirmed its new compliance as a TCO [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines increases its scheduled flights offering by 55%
The start-up hybrid-type carrier has taken delivery of its ninth Boeing 737NG [...]
PHOTO: Aviastar-TU changes the livery on one of its Tupolev Tu-204s
The aircraft has been re-branded in the colours of the Alibaba-controlled Cainiao Network [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic growth slowed down in September
Flag carrier Aeroflot’s figures were flat in the month [...]
Russian, Saudi wealth funds and German investment group create an aircraft leasing company for Russia
Partners plan to invest more than US$600 million in the business [...]
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss elect to stay at Domodedovo
Largest European airline group operating in Russia has opted to extend its contract with the Moscow airport until 2025 [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics gains approval for Boeing 737 maintenance
The Uzbeki MRO provider has expanded its capability in an effort to attract international customers [...]
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 [...]
One third of Russia’s second biggest carrier’s fleet to become all-economy
S7 Airlines is to rejig its A320ceos into all-economy configurations as the demand for affordable travel increases [...]