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Because of the COVID-19 fallout, all flights of Aeroflot's low-cost subsidiary have now been grounded for two months [...]
Russia suspends all air connections with foreign countries
From March 27, only evacuation flights will cross Russia’s borders [...]
Aeroflot granted a period of grace for lease payments on 67 aircraft
Following Russia’s airline group’s arrangement with VTB Leasing, it is now anticipating similar indulgences from other state lessors [...]
Russia suspends all international air connections
Aeroflot has been granted monopoly rights to continue flights to the world’s capital cities, most of which are now inaccessible [...]
Aeroflot starts grounding its aircraft in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
In the most optimistic scenario, the Russian flag carrier will have to mothball a quarter of its fleet [...]
Opinion: Peter Griffiths, director general at Aviation administration of Kazakhstan
View of the current challenges facing the aviation industry [...]
Russia’s aviation authority concerned about the financial health of local airlines
Fundamental, structural changes seem inevitable [...]
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines to take two Airbus A330-200s from Air Lease Corporation
The aircraft will be delivered to the Moscow-based carrier in the spring [...]
Kazakhstan develops domestic market as all international air connections suspended
Central Asian country suspends all international routes until April 15 [...]
Coronavirus forces Aeroflot to postpone the launch of its first regional hub
Krasnoyarsk flight programme will be re-visited in the summer [...]
Russia imposes severe restrictions on air connections with Europe
Coincident with the WHO’s declaration that COVID-19 is now pandemic, flights to France, Germany, Italy and Spain are to be operated exclusively by Aeroflot [...]
Ukraine International reduces its flight schedule in response to Coronavirus
Routes serving Italy, Israel and Turkey are affected as well as some domestic flights [...]
S7 Technics signs a unique consignment stock agreement with Satair
The exclusive aircraft spare parts distribution agreement is the first of its kind between Satair and customers in Russia and the CIS [...]
New Kyrgyz cargo carrier to launch operations utilising an Airbus A300 freighter
The Kyrgyz government has lifted its ban on cargo aircraft older than 25 years [...]
Red Wings may be Russia’s next Boeing 777 operator
The all-narrow-body fleet operator owned by the parent of Russia’s aircraft industry is looking to lease its first wide-body aircraft [...]
Aeroflot Group is expecting the delivery of 55 new aircraft this year
Russia’s largest airline conglomerate's combined fleet will reach 400 aircraft by the end of 2020 [...]
Air Astana takes delivery of its first new aircraft this year
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier brings in another Airbus A321LR [...]
Aeroflot accepts its first A350-900 wide-body airliner
The Russian flag carrier is the launch operator of the type in eastern Europe and the CIS [...]
UK-based Russian partner airline CargoLogicAir suspends its operations
At its own request, the cargo airline’s operating licence and AOC have been suspended for three months [...]
Moldovan start-up budget carrier HiSky set to enter a small, crowded market
The new privately owned low-cost carrier is launching in April with the support of Romania’s Cobrex Trans [...]
The producer of Russia’s Superjet 100 becomes a division of Irkut
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co, the manufacturer of the Russian regional jet, is no longer a separate entity [...]
Belarus’ Belavia to be first operator of the E195-E2 in the post-Soviet territory
The flag carrier agrees to lease three of the advanced Embraers from AerCap [...]
Russia’s S7 Airlines brings in a 20th Airbus A320neo
The country’s second largest carrier also enjoyed robust January results [...]
Russia’s Utair comes up with a new five-year recovery strategy
The financially troubled airline expects to rejuvenate its business model with a radical fleet-renewal programme and by concentrating on medium-haul markets [...]
Postponed Boeing 737 MAX deliveries jeopardise Pobeda’s growth plans
Aeroflot Group’s low-cost subsidiary is now targeting 12 million passengers this year, short of its initial projections [...]
Start-up budget carrier saves Kazakhstan’s passenger business from stagnation
Overall, the country’s aviation industry grew last year, but local airlines contributed only a little to the improvement [...]
Insight: A round up of Russian airlines’ passenger traffic performances in 2019
Passenger numbers, trends, RPKs and seat load factors for last year’s top-20 [...]
Russia’s Smartavia targets three million passengers this year
The regional airline is to continue expanding its fleet with Boeing 737NGs [...]
Russian airlines demonstrated a 6.4 per cent passenger growth in January
Although, passenger numbers were down at both Aeroflot and Rossiya Airlines [...]
Russia’s Azur Air enjoyed a 36.6 per cent surge in passenger traffic last year
The country’s largest charter carrier added six wide-body aircraft and served 5.8 million passengers in 2019 [...]
Ukraine International Airlines’ passenger numbers declined in 2019
To optimise its capacity and climb out of the red, the Ukrainian flag carrier is to reduce its fleet size in 2020 [...]
Russia’s Pobeda reveals its 2020 summer season flight schedule
The country’s only low-cost airline is increasing its leisure destinations offering by 64 per cent [...]
Aeroflot is Russia’s only airline allowed to continue scheduled flights to China
The carrier may benefit from picking up more transit passenger flows between China and Europe [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp quadrupled its operational results last year
The start-up hybrid carrier extended its reach by adding 40 new destinations and by doubling the size of its fleet [...]
Air Astana Group’s net profits took off in 2019
Performance was spurred mainly by increased demand for domestic services [...]
Aeroflot takes delivery of its latest five Russian-built Superjet 100s
The Russian national carrier’s fleet of SSJ100s has now reached 54 units [...]
World Bank continues to support the rejuvenation of Uzbekistan’s civil aviation
The Bank will help the authorities with the preparation of a National Aviation Policy and development strategies [...]
Launch of low-cost division lifts Air Astana Group’s traffic by 17 per cent
Without the inclusion of its FlyArystan subsidiary’s operational performance, Kazakhstan’s national carrier grew by a mere one per cent last year [...]
S7 Airlines’ passenger traffic grew by 12.4 per cent last year
Russia’s second biggest airline carried 17.945 million passengers in 2019 [...]
Wizz Air is the first to capitalise on Pulkovo’s seventh-freedom status
It may be the start of something big … with the European LCC possibly launching as many as 20 new routes to Russia [...]
The Airbus A350-900 is awarded a type certificate in Russia
National regulator Rosaviatsiya has validated the type ahead of its service entry with Russia’s launch customer Aeroflot [...]
Russian airlines’ traffic grew by 10.2 per cent last year, air transport authority reports
In 2019, the country’s airlines collectively carried a record number of 128.1 million passengers [...]
Low-cost Chinese carrier 9 Air launches flights to Vladivostok
China is a preferred travel destination for Russians living in the far east [...]
Russia’s IrAero says good-bye to its Boeing 777 experiment
After an 18-month trial period, the Irkutsk-based regional airline has wound down its failed wide-body programme [...]
VEB, Russia’s state development facilitator, accepts five Superjet 100s on behalf of Aeroflot
They are the first of an additional batch of 100 SSJ100s due to be leased to the Russian flag carrier up to 2026 [...]
Sigma Airlines to operate Kazakhstan’s first Boeing 747 freighter
The private Kazakh cargo airline adds a jumbo freighter to its fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and Airbus A300 aircraft [...]
Ryanair announces two additional Armenian routes
The news comes prior to next week’s start of its service to the Caucasus country [...]
Pulkovo airport to introduce seventh freedom of air starting early 2020
Several European LCCs have already expressed their interest in launching flights to St. Petersburg [...]
Fourth MC-21-300 joins flight test programme
The prototype will be fitted with a high-density passenger cabin, designed to accommodate 211 seats [...]
Sukhoi Civil delivers its first saberlet-equipped SSJ100 to Severstal
Completion of the Superjet 100 winglet introduction is two years behind schedule [...]