Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian aircraft landed in the Egyptian resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada for the first time in nearly six years on Monday, after Moscow had banned them following a deadly plane crash, according to Reuters. A Rossiya Airlines flight arrived from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport with 517 tourists on board who were greeted with roses and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute More details follow the recent Aeroflot Group’s strategy update. Rossiya Airlines, a member airline, is expected to grow its fleet up to 250 aircraft, Russian Aviation Insider reveals. To boost travelling in Russia and make more space for Russian-made Superjet 100 and the MC-21 aircraft, the Aeroflot Group has an ambitious plan. As to Rossiya, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A double-decker Boeing 747 with one malfunctioning engine has successfully landed in Moscow Vnukovo Airport. The huge Rossiya Airlines plane managed to safely land in after one of its four engines reportedly had failed mid-flight around 1pm local time on Tuesday. The plane took off from Larnaca, a popular tourists destination in Cyprus. About 500 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shareholders of Aeroflot Group (which includes Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, Pobeda Airlines and Aurora Airlines) have approved a major financial transaction for the operating leases of 50 new MC-21-300 narrow-body aircraft, at the holding company’s Annual General Meeting held on June 25, the airline group reports. The new aircraft – a Russian single-aisle twinjet airliner project […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Rossiya Airbus A319-100 performing flight from St. Petersburg to Rostov-on-Don carrying the national soccer team of Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Rostov’s new International Platov Airport’s runway 04 when the right hand engine emitted streaks of flame. The aircraft continued for a safe landing. Saudi Arabia’s National Football Association assured their fans […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rossiya Airbus A319-100, performing flight from London Gatwick to Saint Petersburg, was being pushed back for departure when the aircraft was stopped, emergency services responded to attend to a ground worker, who became trapped with his foot under one of the aircraft’s wheels. Emergency services released the man and airlifted the ground worker with serious […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s Aeroflot Group, which comprises Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, Pobeda Airlines and Aurora Airlines, carried a total of over 50 million passengers in 2017, up 15.4% year-on-year. Flag carrier Aeroflot alone transported 32.8 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%. The group’s share of the Russian air transport market grew from 42.3% in 2016 to 47.7%. The […]