Aeroflot starts phasing out its Airbus A330s
Russian flag carrier makes way for the brand new A350 expected early next year [...]
Airlines
Air Astana’s Airbus fleet grows to 20 narrow-body aircraft
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier has taken delivery of its fourth A321neo [...]
Russia’s Nordwind to reduce its reliance on scheduled flights
The hybrid airline is working on a new development strategy [...]
Russian airlines continue solid passenger traffic growth in first eight months of 2019
But most of regional carriers have failed to grow their business [...]
Ryanair to transport 1.5 million-plus passengers on Ukrainian routes this year
The LCC plans to more than double the number of its flights and destinations in Ukraine this winter [...]
Ukraine’s flag carrier to cease Kyiv to Almaty services
The decision is a big blow to the UIA hub’s strategy [...]
S7 Airlines to base a fourth aircraft at Vladivostok
Russia’s largest private carrier is currently the second biggest operator at Vladivostok airport [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics completes its first C-Check on a Boeing 787
Tashkent-based Uzbek MRO provider has performed the check on an aircraft operated by its parent [...]
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 [...]
Volga-Dnepr Technics wins another approval for B777 maintenance
Russia’s MRO provider is certified by the EASA for line maintenance of Boeing 777-200/-300 aircraft in Moscow [...]
Russia’s all-Superjet 100 operator eyes the Airbus A220-300
Azimuth Airlines considers the Airbus A220 for fleet expansion [...]
Mutually beneficial: Why Sochi is to become a base airport for Aeroflot
The region offers attractive business development opportunities, including the air travel industry [...]
Lithuanian ACMI airline starts operations for Canadian customer
GetJet Airlines has begun ACMI operations in Canada having signed a contract with Sunwing Airlines [...]
Budget airlines Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air to exploit St Petersburg’s open-skies regime
At the same time, a CIS airline is interested in launching flights from Pulkovo to the USA [...]
S7 Technics extends capabilities with the installation of Wi-Fi modules
Russia’s independent MRO provider retrofitted 34 Aeroflot’s Airbus A320s [...]
Air Astana becomes the first CIS operator of the long-range version of the A321neo
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier has a total of seven of the A321neo LR aircraft on order [...]
Russia’s Pegas Fly to open five new routes from Khabarovsk airport
The airline will utilise its Embraer E190 aircraft to operate flights in the region [...]
S7 Airlines to retire its Airbus A319 fleet
The airline is the largest operator of the type in Russia [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic fleet grows to 40 aircraft
Hybrid airline receives its 20th Airbus A220, completes the original 2012 order [...]
Russia’s Azur Air is to expand its network in the coming winter season
The leisure airline to operate flights from 40 Russian cities to 15 international holiday destinations [...]
Ukraine’s passenger airline traffic grew by 10.7 per cent in the first eight months of 2019
The country’s airports served 19.4 per cent more passengers in the period [...]
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines sells its stake in Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas
The private carrier was left with solitary aircraft [...]
Early 2021 delivery of a fourth Boeing 777 for Turkmenistan Airlines
The latest aircraft will be the most capacious in the Turkmen state carrier’s fleet [...]
CargoLogic Germany receives its AOC from German aviation authorities
Certification allows the German offshoot of the Russian affiliated business to start commercial operations [...]
Ural Airlines’ second Airbus A320neo enters service
The Russian airline plans to take delivery of three more A320neo family aircraft before the end of this year [...]
LLC FlyArystan to base two A320s in western Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s only budget airline is to open a base at Aktobe [...]
airBaltic is first airline to obtain a comprehensive MRO approval for the Airbus A220-300
Latvian carrier to conduct in-house base checks of its A220s and considering offering services to other operators of the type [...]
Magnetic expands into south-east Asia
Estonian MRO provider opens a Kuala Lumpur office [...]
NordStar joins International Air Transport Association
Russia’s regional air carrier has become country’s 11th member of global airlines’ grouping [...]
S7 Technics launches an aircraft seat cover repair facility in Siberia
It became the first of its kind beyond the Urals [...]
New president for Ukraine International Airlines
Yury Miroshnikov is stepping down as head of Ukraine’s national carrier after 15 years of managing UIA [...]
Embraer doubles its market share in Russia
There are now 30 of the Brazilian-made jets in operation in the country [...]
FL Technics wins EASA approval for line maintenance of the Airbus A320neo family
The Lithuanian MRO provider extends its Part-145 capabilities [...]
LCC FlyArystan to increase its fleet to 10 aircraft and the number of its destinations by a factor of five next year
Kazakhstan’s only budget airline is launching two more routes next month [...]
Private Uzbek dormant airline eyes the Superjet 100
Qanot Sharq Airlines has signed a ‘soft’ order for three of the Russian-made regional jets [...]
S7 owner: Russian industry has scrapped the Superjet 75 project
Vladislav Filev states that his airline’s order for the 75-seat version of the SSJ has been disregarded [...]
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 [...]
Russia’s NordStar Airlines could enter the airfreight market in 2020
The regional airline would operate a fleet of Boeing 767-300Fs leased by project partner [...]
Airbus A220-300 to be certified in Russia by the end 2019
The European plane-maker is in discussions with a number of Russian carriers [...]
MC-21 adds a further 20 potential ‘soft orders’ to its sales portfolio
Yakutia and Bek Air are the latest customers for the new Russian airliner [...]
Interview: Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president for Boeing
“We're really focused on mitigating the impact of 737 MAX grounding and supporting our customers in a variety of forms” [...]
Russia’s Rostec’s unit is in possession of a firm order for 35 Boeing 737 MAXs
But leasing company Avia Capital Services is demanding compensation for the delayed deliveries of the grounded jets – or it will cancel its order [...]
Russia’s Azimuth Airlines reaffirms its faith in the Superjet
The world’s only all-Superjet operator has agreed to lease two more of the Russian regional jets [...]
Aeroflot considers a part-IPO for Pobeda, its budget airline daughter company
Parent may float up to 25 per cent of Russia’s only low-cost carrier subsidiary [...]
S7 Group to merge Sibir and Globus
Russia’s largest private airline group is to complete the merger of its two subsidiaries before the end of this year [...]
Wizz Air brings further expansion to its Georgian base
With two new services and increased frequencies on another route from Kutaisi, the LCC is to base five aircraft there [...]
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 [...]
Volga-Dnepr changes management and launches a restructuring plan
Decisions prompted by disappointing first-half year operational and financial results of Russia’s cargo giant [...]
Low-cost carrier Ryanair gives a boost to Georgia’s tourism
The Irish budget airline is targeting the Caucasus region, projects 170,000 customers will pass through Tbilisi and Kutaisi each year [...]