Air India has defended paying the Kremlin millions of dollars to fly over Russian airspace as it prepares to expand its UK operations.
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Russia’s largest charter airline restarted services to Sri Lanka ; President Putin orders ‘more flights to ‘friendly states
Aeroflot on Wednesday signed a framework deal with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) covering 339 locally made jetliners for delivery between 2023 and 2030.
CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky announced the Aeroflot Group’s intention to order 323 Russian aircraft during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Monday, a village in the Komi Republic of Russia called Ukhta lost three individuals when their jet caught fire after landing 400 metres away from the airport.
Russia has today announced plans to invest over $14 billion in its aviation industry by the end of the decade to increase domestic aircraft production. The goal is that 81% of aircraft operated by Russian airlines will be domestically built by 2030, according to Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov’s comment in a televised meeting of government officials.
AAI has signed a large-scale deal for the sale of radio equipment with Russia’s Scientific Corporation “Radio technical Systems”
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia has started producing a total of 20 medium-range narrowbody Tu-214 jets as part of efforts to maintain Russian aviation at its current capacity despite Western sanctions.
Russia continues bombing Ukrainian sites on the 14th day of the war as Western countries pile pressure on Moscow and tens of thousands leave hamlets and cities to escape death and food shortages.
Manufacturers, lessors, insurers, and maintenance is given to Russian carriers like Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), S7 Airlines, and AirBridge Cargo are among those outside Russia that are hit instantly by sanctions.