Russia
Russia’s largest airline group successfully transitions to local IT products and services [...]
GTLK becomes the largest customer for SJ-100, IL-114 and Tu-214 aircraft
The lessor will purchase a total of 238 Russian aircraft [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew 4% in July
But dynamics is slowing [...]
Aeroflot reveals top destinations for the first half of 2024
Moscow – Sochi tops the list of Aeroflot’s most popular domestic destinations, Moscow – Istanbul is the leader in the international segment [...]
Russian domestic passenger air traffic starts a slow descent
The number of passengers on domestic flights fell by 1.4% year-on-year in July [...]
Commercial aviation safety in Russia remains in line with the global trend – Rosaviatsia
The number of aviation accidents in Russia has reduced, according to the country’s aviation authority [...]
Russia’s Azur Air carried more than 1 million passengers in six months
...but this is only 45% of the pre-pandemic level [...]
Russia’s aviation authorities anticipate seven per cent traffic decline in 2024
Country’s passenger numbers may fall due to forced grounding of dozens of GTF-powered A320neos [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic to BRICS countries short of 50% of the pre-pandemic level
Traffic to BRICS countries represents 10% of Russia’s total international traffic in 2023 [...]
Aeroflot’s financials outperform pre-pandemic results
Aeroflot posts net IFRS profits in Q1 – for the first time in its history [...]
The number of passengers at Russian airports increased by 6.7%
Traffic at Russia’s airports in five months reached 78.8 million [...]
Russian airlines’ April passenger traffic increased by 8.3%
But it still 8.6% below pre-Covid level [...]
Aeroflot adapts Russian IT system for strength analysis in MRO
CAE Fidesys will assist the MRO engineers in part design and facilitate creation of operation manuals [...]
Russian lessor GTLK estimated the loss from liquidation of its Irish business at 2.49 billion roubles
GTLK lost access to 37 aircraft stranded outside
Russia [...]
The second Ilyushin IL-114-300 prototype turboprop has made its maiden flight
Regional aircraft program resumes flight test program [...]
Aeroflot Group offers nearly 270 destinations in summer schedule
Russia’s flag carrier group is the main driver of the international air travel recovery in the country, as well as the largest domestic carrier [...]
Ural Airlines reached record passenger traffic
Traffic volumes are noticeably higher than in pre-pandemic 2019 [...]
Russian airlines increased passenger traffic by 8.8% in January-February
15 million passengers were carrier in first two months of 2024 [...]
Russia admits challenges with import phaseout in commercial airplane manufacturing
Delivery of Russified Superjet and MC-21 versions shift to 2025-2026 [...]
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic grew 7.9 per cent in January
LCC Pobeda became second largest airline [...]
Aeroflot claims decrease in the number of incidents as flight time rises
Rosaviatsiya published flight safety data, which indicates that reliability of aircraft operated by Russian airlines has not degraded [...]
Russia approves MC-21 to carry 211 passengers
Start of deliveries of the import-substituted MC-21 medium-haul aircraft is still scheduled for 2024 [...]
Combined fleet of Russia’s five largest airlines cleared for international flights grew by almost 100 aircraft in a week
Private carriers settle claims with foreign lessors for the first time [...]
Aeroflot and Rosatom join forces to launch PMA component production for Western-built aircraft
Safe implementation of parts manufactured by a certified company other than their OEM is of utmost importance for the industry’s sustainability [...]
The baseline scenario for air transport in Russia improved
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic is projected to be 121.3 million in 2030 [...]
Aeroflot expands international traffic
The recovery of the Russian flag carrier contributes significantly to the local air transport market’s positive dynamics [...]
Russia’s international air traffic rose to its highest level since the pandemic
But this is still only 39.5% of pre-COVID levels [...]
Migration to local PSS gives greater flexibility to Aeroflot
Migration into Russian passenger service systems is a major milestone in ensuring sovereignty of Russia’s air transport industry [...]
Russian airlines’ October traffic down 25%
In the first ten months of 2022 Russian airlines saw their traffic decline by 14.3 per cent year-on-year [...]
Russia allows to return two Boeing 737MAXs to foreign lessors
S7 Airlines gets government’s approval for returning idling aircraft [...]
Russia enhances continued airworthiness system
Flight safety – the top priority [...]
MC-21 powered by Russian-made engines completes 100 flights in 20 months
Certification programme requires 140 more flights [...]
Aeroflot Group turns Sochi into an international hub
The location is ideal for SSJ100 operations [...]
Aeroflot: developing Krasnoyarsk regional hub still high priority
Russian flag carrier’s second hub in the heart of Siberia demonstrates good results in its first full year in operation [...]
Azimuth Airlines to open maintenance hangar in Rostov in 2023
Construction requires investment of 800 million roubles [...]
Russian airlines’ January traffic just 4 per cent short of the norm
And 47 per cent above January 2021 [...]
IATA Head for Operational Cost Management to speak at MRO Russia & CIS 2022
Chris Markou to address the largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [...]
Russia’s MC-21-300 airliner began cold soak trials to extend its base type certificate
Work on optimizing the new generation aircraft’s structure and expanding its envelope continues [...]
MRO Russia & CIS 2022: civil aviation unites the world
The largest MRO event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be held on March 10-11 in Moscow [...]
S7 Technics expanded range of its services in 2021
Gradual recovery of Russian airlines’ flight hours translated into increasing volumes of MRO [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic recovery rates slow down in November
Aeroflot and Ural Airlines show decline, Pobeda and Rossiya grow fast, S7 improving [...]
Russia to perform the first flight on locally produced SAF by 2024
Gazprom Neft launches sustainable aviation fuel alliance with industry leaders [...]
S7 Technics’ experts about the experience in completing redelivery checks during the pandemic
Leonid Shoshin and Nikita Belykh talk to Russian Aviation Insider [...]
Russian airlines’ October traffic down just 2.2% from pre-crisis levels
RPKs also on recovery track whilst financial performance lags behind [...]
S7 Technics launches new facility for Embraer aircraft heat and sound insulation repairs
The service is targeted at operators in Russia and CIS [...]
S7 Technics launches production of polyurethane foam cushions for aircraft seats
Russian MRO provider has already won several contracts for aircraft cabin refurbishments [...]
Russian airlines’ August traffic almost back to pre-pandemic levels
While operational results are on a steady recovery track, financial indicators are a growing concern [...]
S7 Technics to create Russia’s first shop for engine and APU heavy maintenance
CFM56 engines and Honeywell 131-9A/B APUs to be repaired at Sheremetyevo airport starting next year [...]
Lufthansa Technik contracts additional engine shop visits from Aeroflot group’s carrier
Rossiya’s four CFM56-5B engines to be serviced in Hamburg [...]
Russia’s largest MRO provider to present its new big project at MRO Russia & CIS 2021
S7 Technics to showcase its engineering support services, a big development in engine services and redelivery checks capabilities [...]