Russia

According to some Eurocontrol estimates, the return to the pre-pandemic number of flights, recorded in 2019, will not take place earlier than 2025. And in the case of connections between Europe and Russia, the situation is much more delicate, the flight network...

Lessor AerCap has filed legal action at London's High Court seeking $3,48 billion in damages from its insurers for failing to recover 116 planes and 23 spare engines seized by Russia. ...

In the morning of September 21, Putin gave a speech that had the role of mobilizing the population to arms. In other words, Putin announced the partial mobilization and activation of citizens in reserve, that is, those who have made a...

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and the United States have imposed severe restrictions on Russia. Banking and commercial transactions are blocked, which means that Russia's aviation industry is also affected. ...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has reported that the government intends to allocate 100 billion rubles (about $ 1.234 billion) to domestic airlines so that they can offset the costs of flights in...

Now that it has become more difficult than ever for Russian citizens to enter Europe, they have sought alternative ways to avoid extremely long flights. The Norwegian newspaper VG revealed that the border crossing point next door...

Private planes belonging to Russian oligarchs, which flew to Dubai to seek refuge from Western sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are effectively blocked there, The Wall Street Journal reported. ...

The European Commission has added 21 Russian airlines to the EU Aviation Safety Checklist, banning them from operating in the European Union. The commission said the move reflected "serious security concerns" after authorities...

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has resumed production of Tupolev Tu-214 single-aisle aircraft and plans to produce 10 per year. Russia is at risk of running out of Airbus and Boeing aircraft due to Western sanctions...

Russia's S7 Airlines (Siberia) will reactivate several Ilyushin Il-96 and Il-86 cargo planes, Russian Transport Minister Vitali Savelyev said at a meeting of the Economic Policy Committee...

The Romanian press was invaded by a truncated news, we can even say false, about Air Serbia would have canceled all flights between Serbia and Russia. The reality is completely different and can be easily verified on the company's website. Until...

With the imposition of bans and sanctions on Russia, leasing companies have until March 28 to recover about 500 aircraft currently in the fleets of Russian companies. In this context,...