Captain of the crash-landed Superjet 100 gives first public interview, denies the charges
Russia’s prosecutor blames the pilot for the crash ahead of the publication of the Interstate Aviation Committee’s final investigation [...]
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Uzbekistan Airways shuts down ticket sales for domestic and international flights until June 30
The central Asian country has decided to extend the current air travel embargo [...]
Aeroflot suggests international services could resume in mid-summer
In an optimistic outlook, Russia’s largest carrier sees July as a possible slow re-start target for international flights [...]
Aeroflot’s net loss reached US$215 million in the first quarter of 2020
Russia’s largest airline group is also predicting a significant degradation in its financial position in the second quarter [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp targets the air cargo business after the quarantine is over
The private leisure airline is turning to a new line of business [...]
Kazakhstan to cautiously re-launch its air transport industry
The country’s domestic air travel market has been in full lockdown for more than a month [...]
Aeroflot to increase its domestic flights in May
Russia’s flag carrier operated fewer domestic flights in April than its private rival S7 Airlines [...]
Russia’s airlines will need US$5 billion in state support, says owner of S7 Airlines
Vladislav Filev insists that a level playing field for all industry participants should take priority over direct state support [...]
Aeroflot given 300 million roubles to sustain its air connections with Kaliningrad
Market suspicions that the Russian government will exclusively support the state-owned flag carrier through the COVID-19 crisis appear to be materialising [...]
Ratings agency Fitch downgrades Aeroflot to ‘BB-‘ with negative outlook
The state ownership factor is responsible for a two-notch uplift in Russia’s flag carrier’s rating status [...]
Kazakhstan Bek Air’s operator’s certificate and certificates of airworthiness are withdrawn
The Aviation Administration of the central Asian country says the airline has failed to rectify safety shortcomings [...]
Putin allocates US$310 million of state funds to Russia’s troubled airlines
The sum amounts to less than the country’s airlines’ combined fixed costs in the second quarter of 2020 [...]
Kazakhstan to digitise its civil aviation regulatory management system
Country’s aviation authority has partnered with US and UK-based software specialist to deliver a framework for the digital management of its aviation regulations [...]
Russia’s government commits to protecting airlines from bankruptcy
The country’s minister for economic development, has promised state support for the acutely disrupted air travel industry [...]
Ural Airlines parks a third of its aircraft fleet
Russian carrier’s route network had decreased by more than 50 per cent [...]
Ural Airlines leads the world in utilisation rates for the Airbus A320neo
The Russian airline improved its financial performance five-fold last year [...]
Russian airlines traffic numbers slumped by 26.6 per cent in March
LCC Pobeda was the only one in the top-five to see year-on-year growth in the first month of the Coronavirus crisis [...]
Russia’s combined active wide-body aircraft fleet is slashed six-fold
The enforced aircraft grounding has affected dozens of Russian and foreign lessors [...]
Yakutia Airlines’ Superjet 100s to serve UN missions in Africa
Russian airline wins its first contract with the international peacekeeping organisation [...]
The air transport enterprises deemed ‘strategic’ by the Russian government
The updated version of the list of companies eligible for state support has finally been released [...]
Low-cost carrier Pobeda launches an anti-crisis survival strategy
Aeroflot group’s budget subsidiary is anticipating substantial losses in the first quarter of 2020 [...]
Russia’s busiest airport closes three of its five passenger terminals
Severely reduced operations have forced Sheremetyevo to scale down [...]
Full lock-down of domestic air travel in Russia is a possibility
The Russian government is considering imposing restrictions on movements within the country [...]
LCC Pobeda is Russia’s first big airline to voluntarily suspend all operations
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 [...]