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 [...]
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Azur Air approved for regular flights
The Russian charter carrier will operate regular flights to Thailand and Spain [...]
TAT Technologies and Engineering Holding join forces for heat exchanger repair facility
The new dedicated facility will be located at Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo Airport and cater to Russian and CIS clientele [...]
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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Aurora takes delivery of its tenth A319
Aeroflot’s Far Eastern subsidiary completes its Airbus fleet expansion program [...]
Ramenskoye Airport will open in March
The airport has ambitions to become Moscow’s fourth air gate [...]
Share of foreign carriers on the Russian market decreases to 9.4%
Russia is becoming more independent from foreign airlines, head of Russia’s aviation authority explains [...]
Russian airlines lost 260 million dollars in 2015
Industry association had asked President Putin to help the carriers by lifting the VAT [...]
Russia introduces simplified aerodrome certification procedures
Petrozavodsk Airport was the first to try the new scheme, management approved the changes [...]
Engineering Holding conquered the crisis in 2015
Russia’s largest independent MRO provider reports on the year’s results [...]
UAC introduces changes to corporate management
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation published job descriptions for 11 vice-presidents [...]
Egyptian carrier orders four SSJ 100s
Air Leisure signs an LOI with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for four SSJ 100s with an option for six more [...]
Aeroflot receives 15th Boeing 737-800
The aircraft, straight from the manufacturer, is leased from Avia Capital Services [...]
Russia and Cyprus free up air connection
The two countries have agreed to remove restrictions on the number of designated carriers [...]
Aurora begins operation of Bombardier Q400
The first aircraft, delivered in December, will be joined by two more in March [...]
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 [...]
Europe recognizes SSJ 100 capable of autolanding
EASA validated the aircraft’s Russian certificate for CAT IIIa landing [...]
Russian carriers lost 1.2% of passenger traffic in 2015
Cargo segment was noticeably better off [...]
Aeroflot Group’s traffic increased 13.4%
Russia’s largest airline increased capacity, reorganized subsidiaries and took over defunct rival’s routes and passengers [...]
UWCA signs license agreement with Airbus Helicopters
The Yekaterinburg-based facility will assemble H135s [...]
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 [...]
Russian-owned cargo carrier receives British AOC
Cargologicair will focus on charter flights to Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific
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S7 Group’s traffic grew 5.6% in 2015
Transaero’s bankruptcy is likely to make S7 Russia’s second largest carrier. [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of two more SSJ 100s
The carrier’s fleet of Russian-made regional aircraft has grown to 26. [...]
Komiaviatrans receives fifth Embraer ERJ145LR
Gaztechleasing continues supplying Russia’s carrier, Komiaviatrans, with six Embraer ERJ145LRs. [...]
Russia tests High Speed Helicopter Technology Demonstrator
Russian Helicopters reports on progress in high-speed rotorcraft project. [...]
VIM-Avia airline considers Boeing 777
The Russian carrier is looking to expand its route network. [...]
MC-21’s wing delivered to Irkutsk
A composite wing panel of the aircraft’s first prototype has reached the final assembly line. [...]
Russia lifts import duties for Superjet 100 rivals
The new rules of the Eurasian Economic Union call for duty-free import of passenger aircraft with 51-300 seat capacity [...]
Petrozavodsk airport reopens after reconstruction
RusLine launches flights to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Pobeda interested [...]
Rossiya to operate 74 aircraft
Russia's future second-largest airline will integrate the fleets of Rossiya, OrenAir, Donavia and partly Transaero [...]
Regional administration sells stake in Yekaterinburg Airport
Airports of Regions, part of Renova, accumulate over 87% of Koltsovo's shares [...]
Russian airlines’ 2015 traffic level with 2014
Russian carriers served around 93 million passengers in 2015. [...]
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 [...]
Ilyushin Finance Company acquires Red Wings
The Russian leasing company gets Red Wings' shares in exchange for the carrier's debts [...]
Merged Aeroflot subsidiaries to receive single AOC
Donavia and Orenair's Air Operator Certificates will be called back after the airlines merge to form a unted Rossiya airline [...]
Aurora takes delivery of two Airbus A319s
Aerofot's subsidiary leased both aircraft from Lithuanian AviaAM Leasing [...]
Russia’s air-taxi operator benefits from economic downturn
Dexter persuades business jet users to fly PC-12 turboprops [...]
UTair seals debt portfolio refinancing deal
It is the final step in the airline’s financial rehabilitation effort. [...]
First Bell 407GXP assembled in Russia
The rotorcraft was delivered to one of local aviation schools [...]
MC-21 flight tests moved to end of 2016
The airliner’s rollout is now postponed to mid-2016 [...]
Yakutia Technics begins OTAR Part 39 operations
The maintenance arm of Yakutia Airlines began providing independent and continuous maintenance on Boeing 737-800s and Q300s aircraft. [...]
Mi-38 heavy helicopter certified In Russia
Federal Air Transport Agency awarded certificate to the helicopter's transport version [...]
Aeroflot subsidiaries to complete merger by April 2016
The new Rossiya will merge with Donavia and Orenair, with bases in St. Petersburg and Vnukovo [...]
Volga-Dnepr Gulf completes its first C-check
The Russian MRO provider performed C-check on a Boeing 737-300 operated by a Kyrgyz carrier [...]
Asiana Airlines leaves Vladivostok Airport
The South Korean carrier terminated flights to the Russian Far East for decreasing demand [...]
India to build Kamov Ka-226T helicopters
According to the cooperation pact signed by the governments of Russia and India, the latter will produce up to 200 light utility helicopters for its army [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic hits record low in November
The traffic fell record 11.8% YOY last month [...]
Magas loses airfield status
Airport in the capital of Ingushetia failed to renew its registration certificate, affecting Pobeda's flights [...]
First Twin Otter for Rosneft delivered to Russia
The Russian oil company ordered 10 DHC-6s from Canadian Viking Air for carrying shift workers [...]