Photo by © Aviation of Russia On 10 May 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin stirred up Georgia and the European Union with two decrees, abolishing the visa regime with his […]
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The West underestimated Russia’s determination to preserve its aviation industry
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The editors of the German online edition WirtschaftsWoche analyzed the workload of the Russian airspace and came to the conclusion that in March 2023, […]
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An-124 aircraft at Toronto airport. Photo by © Photo: © Craig Berry / CTV News Toronto An An-124 freighter (RA-82078) belonging to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been parked at Toronto […]
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The fee for parking of An-124 from Russia stuck in Canada exceeds $330,000
An-124 aircraft at Toronto airport. Photo by © Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images The parking fee for a Russian An-124 jet stranded at a Canadian airport in […]
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U.S. airlines demand to limit competitors’ flights through Russia
Photo by © The Financial Times What is Russian airspace? It is an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage through the shortest route for intercontinental flights. Since March 2022 trans-Siberian […]
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Airlines were allocated funds to buy back planes from foreign lessors
Photo by © Rostec press service The government allocated about 300 billion rubles to buy back airplanes of Russian airlines from foreign lessors, Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said at an […]
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The U.S. has issued a warrant for the arrest of Rosneft’s B737 aircraft
Photo by © sr jets001 / jetphotos.com The US Department of Justice has announced that the US authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of the Boeing 737 (RA-73455) […]
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Russian airlines continue to fly despite sanctions
Photo by © Red Wings airlines Civil aviation looked like a promising place to inflict maximum pain, but the West’s harsh restrictions have not and clearly will not lead to […]
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Brussels’ efforts make Europe lose competition to China in air travel
Photo by China Southern airlines Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said on 17 February that European airlines would have to compete with Chinese carriers, which “can still” fly over Russian […]
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