Russian & CIS Commercial Aviation Insights

The new modification of the Russian regional jet will get a $1.7 billion injection

Domodedovo Airport at Russia’s capital enters the elite club of six destinations served by the type

Low-cost carrier Pobeda boasts double-digit growth amidst the turbulent market

UAC-owned airline has taken delivery of the first of the batch of 60 SSJ100 and reveals plans for further development of its ambitious project

Russian government funds launch of NCMU Sverkhzvuk - a dedicated scientific institute for low-boom supersonic development

Despite gradual recovery of the domestic market, remaining restrictions on international travel kept traffic levels low in July

The Russian airline is leasing two Boeing 737-800BCF from GECAS

Unlike the low-cost carrier, Russian airline industry’s average was at 47.2 per cent of July 2019

The young airline plans to continue its growth trajectory

Aeroflot Group has designed a whole new future for its St. Petersburg-based subsidiary

The airline is gearing up to re-start international service on August 10

Nation’s only budget carrier plans to have 113 large Airbus narrow-bodies by 2028

Kazakhstan’s national carrier has signed for Flight Hour programme for its entire neo fleet

The first stage of testing of the PD-35 engine fan demonstrator was conducted successfully on June 27 in Russia, Alexander Inozemtsev, managing director and chief designer of Perm-based UEC-Aviadvigatel reported. The technology demonstrator is the first in Russia to use blades made of composite materials. Since the PD-35 engine is still at the research and development stage, the fan demonstrator was scaled down to fit the smaller PD-14 engine, on which it was tested, Inozemtsev explains. Further schedule include overspeed tests in August and testing within the flying testbed in 2021. Flight tests of the actual-size PD-35 demonstrator won’t begin until 2025. Its diameter will exceed 3 meters, more than 50 per cent larger than the existing demonstrator, reveals executive director of United Engine Corporation (UEC) Valery Geikin. Use of composite blades is expected to reduce the weight of the engine by 400 kg, thus improving its fuel efficiency. Once the technology is tried and tested with the current demonstrator, UEC may decide to adopt it for the PD-14 as well. However, due to its smaller size the weight reduction will not be as significant compared to the hollow titanium blades the PD-14 is equipped with now. “If we manage [...]

Russia’s flag carrier considers to acquire 80 A350s and 94 A320neo family aircraft through 2028

Turkey, Great Britain and Tanzania are the first to open borders for Russian travelers

Aeroflot’s low-cost division expects to bring its fleet to 34 Boeing 737-800s by the end of July

With addition of 14 new routes to Italy the LCC now flies to 15 countries from five Ukrainian airports

Pulkovo claims to outperform London’s Heathrow, Munich and Oslo in July so far

Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute tested a scaled model for aerodynamic interference