Photo © Sergey Bobylev, TASS Russia has officially initiated discussions on resuming direct air service with the United States, which was suspended in March 2022 at the initiative of the […]
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Category: Civil aviation
Aeroflot to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi by 2028 via Bureau 1440 Satellite Project
Image provided under a CC0 license – public domain Aeroflot is implementing a project to provide passengers with wireless internet access onboard its aircraft. CEO Sergey Alexandrovsky stated that the […]
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Russia to Urge ICAO to End Politically Motivated Sanctions Threatening Aviation Safety
ICAO headquarters. Photo © Doug / flickr.com A delegation from the Russian Federation, led by Deputy Minister of Transport Vladimir Poteshkin, will participate in the 42nd Assembly of the International […]
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US Authorization for Belavia: Boeing Maintenance Permitted, Flights Prohibited
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain On September 12, 2025, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an official authorization letter to Belavia, the national […]
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Visa-Free Travel Drives 20% Increase in Airfares from Russia to China
Image © Aviation of Russia Airfares on flights from Russia to China have risen by 15–20% following the announcement of a visa-free regime for Russian citizens. According to the Russian […]
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Aeroflot Transports Over Half a Million Children on Discounted Fares During Summer 2025
Image Creative Commons license Aeroflot has released its summer 2025 child passenger statistics. From June through August, the airline carried more than 525,000 children aged 2 to 12 on domestic […]
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Will Belavia Acquire S7 Airlines’ A321neo Aircraft?
Image provided under CC0 license — public domain. On September 11, 2025, after extensive negotiations, diplomatic concessions, and a direct order from President Donald Trump, the United States lifted sanctions […]
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S7 Airlines Denies Foreign Carriers Access to Grounded A320neo Fleet
Photo © Leonid Faerberg / Global Look Press S7 Airlines has declined to negotiate the transfer of its grounded A320neo aircraft to foreign carriers from Egypt and the Philippines, despite […]
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Restoration of the Supersonic Tu-144 Airliner Underway at Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Museum
Image by Creative Commons license The Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Museum is currently restoring its Tupolev Tu-144, the world’s first supersonic passenger jet. The project coincides with the 90th anniversary of […]
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UAC Patent on Wide-Body Long-Range Aircraft Sets New Standards for Russian Aviation
Aerodynamic model of a wing with saberlets for the WBLA in the T-128 wind tunnel / Photo: © TsAGI Press Office The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has patented the design […]
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