Eruption in Russia’s Kamchatka threatens aviation -response team
The Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted early on Tuesday and sent up an ash plume 10 kilometers (six miles) high, posing an increased threat to air…
Air India CEO defends paying Russia to use its airspace
In a candid interview the chief executive officer of Air India, Campbell Wilson, has defended paying Russia to fly over its territory to reach international destinations. “If that’s the way…
Russian airlines’ traffic up 0.7% y/y in February
Russian airlines’ carried 0.7% more passengers in February than in the same month last year, the Rosstat state statistics service said on Wednesday. A total of 6.5 million passengers flew…
AerCap says Russian airlines proposed stranded jet settlements
Aircraft lessor AerCap said on Thursday it had been approached by Russian airlines and their insurance companies about possible settlements for planes stranded after the Ukraine invasion but that it…
Russia will divest from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the Russian state-owned aerospace company, will divest from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program following an investment from a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based capital firm, Markab Capital.…
Airlines claim Chinese carriers flying over Russia have ‘unfair advantage’
Disgruntled airlines have said that Chinese carriers have an “unfair advantage” because they can fly over Russia, cutting time and costs. A raft of airlines including British Airways, Swiss, and…
INCIDENT | A Topless passenger tries to storm cockpit and bites a flight attendant
An angry female passenger told the terrified passengers they would all die as she undressed, asked to smoke, and “tried to break into the cockpit” aboard a plane. On an…
Russia, Belarus launch ‘purely defensive’ joint air force drills
Russia and Belarus have commenced joint air force drills using Belarus’ military airfields. The military exercises will be conducted until February 1, 2023, according to the Belarusian defense ministry. “Today,…
Russia’s Aeroflot bought 10 Boeing 777 from Russian bank VEB, sources say
An Irish lessor that sold 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot last year was a local subsidiary of state controlled Russian development bank VEB, two sources familiar…
Rossiya Airlines to furlough 100 pilots due to spare parts shortage: report
Rossiya Airlines, the subsidiary air carrier of Russia’s Aeroflot Group, is reportedly planning to furlough a third of its pilots qualified to fly Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft each month.…