Kazakhstan to build a new airport next to a scenic area
Lake Alaqol, a former health resort of Soviet cosmonauts, will be turned into a popular tourist destination [...]
Airports
Owner of Domodedovo Airport detained
Dmitriy Kamenschik is accused of implementing a flawed security system that led to a terrorist attack [...]
Uzhgorod airport closed for several days for security shortfalls
Ukrainian authorities have suspended the airport’s certificate [...]
Vnukovo will go private
Following Sheremetyevo, the government reduces its stake in another one of Moscow’s airports [...]
Russian Government reconsiders its share in Sheremetyevo
As a result of complicated transactions, Moscow’s largest airport may end up in private hands within the next 25 years [...]
Top-20 Russian airports by cargo traffic
Cargo volumes processed by Russian airports decreased acrossed the country, but most airports retained their positions on the list
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Ukrainian carriers’ traffic grew 1.9% in January
The country’s airports recorded 1% YOY growth [...]
Ramenskoye Airport will open in March
The airport has ambitions to become Moscow’s fourth air gate [...]
Tajik Air and Dushanbe Airport separated once again
Another attempt to merge two national companies under one holding structure seems to have failed [...]
Russia introduces simplified aerodrome certification procedures
Petrozavodsk Airport was the first to try the new scheme, management approved the changes [...]
Boryspil rides the wave of success as hub
Ukraine’s main airport keeps increasing traffic against a grim background [...]
New passenger terminal to be built at Magadan
Administration of Magadan region in Russia's Far East is in search of investors to support a massive airport reconstruction project [...]
Boryspil Airport traffic increased in both domestic and international lines
The Kyiv main airport served 68% of all passengers in Ukraine in 2015. [...]
Belarusian airports see traffic growth in 2015
The number of transit travelers increased due to the suspension of air services between Russia and Ukraine [...]
Sheremetyevo reclaims title of Russia’s busiest airport
The top 10 ranking of Russian airports has reshuffled from the previous year with record growth and some losses [...]
Petrozavodsk airport reopens after reconstruction
RusLine launches flights to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Pobeda interested [...]
Georgia’s passenger traffic grew 13% in 2015
The market share of domestic carriers is about 10% of the total traffic [...]
Regional administration sells stake in Yekaterinburg Airport
Airports of Regions, part of Renova, accumulate over 87% of Koltsovo's shares [...]
Holiday traffic through Moscow decreases slightly
Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo saw their holiday traffic grow compared to the last year's season, whereas Vnukovo's traffic declined sharply [...]
Ukrainian traffic declines 3% in 2015
Ukrainian carriers and airports saw their traffic reach five-year low last year [...]
Zhytomyr Airport revived after years of desolation
A city in Ukraine, some 150 km from Kyiv has an active airport once again [...]
Baku Airport has regional hub ambitions
Open Sky between Azerbaijan and the EU could help Baku attract international carriers [...]
Asiana Airlines leaves Vladivostok Airport
The South Korean carrier terminated flights to the Russian Far East for decreasing demand [...]
Magas loses airfield status
Airport in the capital of Ingushetia failed to renew its registration certificate, affecting Pobeda's flights [...]
Yerevan Airport counting on liberalization of air travel
Armenia’s main airport tries to attract new carriers with expanded facilities and Open Sky regime [...]
Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport reports traffic decrease for first time in years
Transaero's exit and the ban on flights to Turkey and Egypt caused international traffic through Vnukovo plunge by 53.7% [...]
Aeroflot to launch flights from Domodedovo
The carrier's decision to come to one more Moscow airport is driven by the need to compete for passengers against other Russian airlines [...]
Kyrgyz airports to raise international passenger service fees
The additional income is needed to pay for the country's airports reconstruction [...]
Renovated terminal operational at Chita airport
The airport's traffic is expected to grow at an annual rate of 5% in the next four years [...]
Pulkovo aims to increase transit traffic
St. Petersburg's airport initiates a project that benefits passengers, carriers and ultimately, the airport with through fares, transit luggage and convenient connections between non-connected airlines [...]
If we had never had an airport, we would have built one from scratch
Vice-governor of Kaluga Oblast Alexey Laptev shares his insight on the airport that became operational this year [...]
New runway, infrastructure operational at Ashgabat
A massive $2.23 billion airport renewal project is in full swing in the capital of Turkmenistan [...]
Makhachkala Airport approved for Airbus A321
Increased traffic, expanded route network and new carriers at Dagestan's capital city are expected to follow [...]
Ramport Aero confirms deadline for terminal expansion at Ramenskoye Airport
It is expected to be put into operation in the first quarter of 2016. [...]
Sheremetyevo takes lead
Sheremetyevo airport outgrew its rival Domodedovo by traffic figures in October and the 10 months of 2015 [...]
Novaport intends to take full control of Murmansk Airport
Russia's largest airport management holding is in talks with Gazprom Oil over buying out their stake in Murmansk airport [...]
Boryspil Airport reports year-end traffic goal achievement early
Ukraine's largest airport is expecting to declare positive financial results at the end of 2015 due to smart strategy [...]
Orenburg Airport pushing on with its subsidiary airline
Its carrier Orenburzhye operates turboprops for local destinations, but looks for spacious airliners for longer flights. [...]
Issyk-Kul’s expectations
Kyrgyzstan opens a reconstructed airfield to boost the tourism potential of Lake Issyk-Kul. [...]
Aulie-Ata Airport completes infrastructure renewal
Anoter waypoint in Kazakhstan welcomes East - West transit traffic with all-new runway and terminal [...]
Russian traffic more Moscow centered than ever
Moscow's three airports served 77% of total traffic, and the trend is expected to continue [...]
Pulkovo lobbies visa waiver, fifth air freedom
St. Petersburg's airport challenges current regulations in search of new sources of international traffic [...]
Sabetta to become the northernmost international airport
Sabetta, serving Yamal LNG, became operational this year [...]
Almaty Airport’s aerodrome capacity to double by 2019
Kazakhstan's main air gateway is getting ready to transform into a transit hub [...]
Heliport next to Vnukovo to open in 2017
A dedicated passsenger terminal, hangars, fuelling and maintenance capabilities are in the plan [...]
Transaero shifts flights to Vnukovo
The airline currently serves half of its destinations from Domodedovo [...]
Astana Airport to double capacity by 2017
Construction of a new passenger terminal and infrastructure renewal should be completed by the time Kazakhstan's capital welcomes EXPO-2017 [...]
Irkutsk Airport to grow into special economic zone
The zone will provide tax benefits to MRO companies, freight forwarders and warehouses [...]