Photo: © Masakatsu Ukon / Creative Commons licence Following the closure of Russian airspace to European carriers in spring 2022, Finnair lost routes that previously allowed efficient air connections between […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Aeroflot Commences Commercial Operation of Russian ACARS System
Image by Creative Commons license The implementation of a domestically-developed ACARS data transmission system in Russia’s civil aviation sector was a direct response to the challenges arising from the imposition […]
Rossiya Airlines Removes Business Class Seats from Nine SSJ100 Aircraft
Image by © UAC Press Service PJSC Yakovlev has completed the reconfiguration of the cabins of nine SSJ100 aircraft belonging to Rossiya Airlines. The aeroplanes have been converted to a […]
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Yakovlev Refutes Gloomy SSJ100 Forecasts of 2022
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The initial pessimistic forecast regarding the number of SSJ100 aircraft taken out of service, made in 2022 amidst intensifying sanctions pressure, has proven unfounded. […]
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C919 – A Stress Test for China’s Aviation Industry
Photo by © Xinhua agency The Chinese narrow-body aircraft, the C919, developed by COMAC, is being positioned as an ambitious rival to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. This project […]
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Pobeda Airlines Fined for Denying Passengers Carriage Due to Overbooking
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Pobeda Airlines has been held administratively liable for violations of passenger rights. The cause was the denial of carriage due to overbooking – the […]
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State Duma Authorises Wet Leasing from Foreign Airlines
Photo by © Mike Kelly, boredpanda.com The State Duma has passed a law authorising Russian airlines to wet lease aircraft from foreign carriers. This pertains to the lease of aircraft […]
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Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council
Image by © UAC Press Service On the 1st of April 2025, Gennady Abramenkov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, answered questions from Senators at a meeting […]
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US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, to […]
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UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft
Photo by © Oleg Panteleev, AviaPort The Urals Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is developing a comprehensive after-sales service system for Russian regional aircraft, which are being designed and will be […]
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