Aeroflot Russian Airlines

Russia’s leading airline operator Aeroflot Group is feeling threatened by the growing presence of foreign air carriers in its home market, according to its CEO.

Russia’s largest airline owner, Aeroflot Group, is spending $1.1 billion on insurance settlements to obtain the remaining 36 aircraft it operates that are still owned by foreign lessors.

Russia's largest carrier Aeroflot Group was forced to cancel about 50 flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on July 28 after its IT systems failed.

Russia’s main airline needs locally produced aircraft to replace Western jets, but that transition keeps facing setbacks.

Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner is not scheduled to enter commercial service until the end of 2026, according to launch customer Aeroflot Group.

Government-owned Aeroflot Group has revised its plans on purchasing locally made aircraft, taking into account entry-into-service delays.

The CEO of Russia’s largest airline company Aeroflot Group has shared plans to construct a new engine repair shop at its Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport base.

Traffic has surpassed levels before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but officials raise questions about growth potential.

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A final report has been issued by Russia’s CIS-wide Interstate Aviation Committee on the 2019 crash of an Aeroflot Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ100).

Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has received a further tranche of funds relating to aircraft over which it lost control following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

As Russian airlines continue to look for new ways to source spares under sanctions, Aeroflot Group is looking to buy a small fleet of freighters for teardown.

European airlines are pulling out capacity or even leaving some routes completely while Chinese carriers are expanding their capacity to Europe substantially.

The Russian government is preparing to revise down its plans for production of locally made commercial aircraft through 2030.

Moscow has finally given the green light to aircraft wet leasing.

If Aeroflot Group cancels orders for SJ-100s and Tu-214s, state manufacturer UAC will have to urgently seek new customers for these types.

Pobeda has become the first Russian commercial airline included in the U.S. Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN).

Russia’s largest carriers are starting to introduce locally developed software to help maintain their Western-made airliners.

An Aeroflot A330-300 has returned to Russia after undergoing maintenance in Iran at Mahan Air’s MRO facility.

Russian officials are sounding ever more cautious about when the country’s new Yakovlev MC-21 narrowbody passenger airliner will enter service.

Two years into its full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia’s airlines face increasing constraints in operating Western-made aircraft.

In 2023 Russia’s airlines expanded their fleets suitable for restricted international operations, which became the main driver for passenger traffic growth.

DAE said the cash settlement came from Aeroflot’s Russian insurance company NSK and that it was “in full compliance” with all applicable sanctions.

The first operators of Russia’s new Yakovlev MC-21 airliner were always set to face teething problems given the immaturity of the narrowbody’s PD-14 turbofan.