CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky announced the Aeroflot Group’s intention to order 323 Russian aircraft during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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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.
India and Russia will once again have direct connectivity with Aeroflot resuming a twice weekly Delhi-Moscow from Friday (May 6).
It flooded with images and videos of Ukrainian soldiers employing a British-made MANPADS to shoot a Russian drone.
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.
Pobeda, a Russian airline, is apparently preparing to reduce its fleet by roughly 40% and keep the remaining 16 Boeing 737-800
A Russian missile attack has destroyed an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv. Read more here
Russian government has produced a draught rule that would allow Russian airlines to pay in roubles for leased aircraft until 2022.
Embraer and GE Aviation, both of Brazil, have joined Boeing and Airbus in stopping support for Russian airlines in the aftermath