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In depth coverage of aerospace and air transport in Russia and the CIS.
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Published 17 August 2017
President Putin indicates that VAT may be eliminated for Kaliningrad flights because of the exclave's unique status; the federal program to subsidize Kaliningrad flights has not achieved the desired results (1,277 words)
Published 16 August 2017
The general director says that the company plans to replace all of its A320s and A321s with -neo (933 words, 1 table [current fleet with average age])
Published 15 August 2017
It will be based on a local company that already has a certificate to perform aviation work (1,034 words)
Published 14 August 2017
The FAVT earlier limited the validity of the AOC until 5 August 2017; the FAVT has 111 airlines in its registry, including 107 with valid AOCs; since the beginning of 2017 the FAVT has issued two AOCs and annulled four (647 words)
Published 11 August 2017
Maxim Sokolov talked about the traffic forecast and supported the changes to luggage fees (1,442 words)
Published 10 August 2017
He discusses the company's operations, fleet, noncore revenues, and efforts to retain pilots; the expected timeline for near-term aircraft deliveries has changed; the company may be interested in MS-21s, but not for several years (1,918 words)
Published 9 August 2017
Dmitry Rogozin says it is an "offense" that Russia pays so much to foreign aircraft manufacturers, and elaborates about plans regarding Russian-made aircraft (1,673 words, 2 tables [civil aircraft production per year during the Soviet era, 1969-1990; Airbuses and Boeings in the fleets of Russian airlines as of end of December 2013, 2015, and 2016])
Published 8 August 2017
Passenger traffic grew year-on-year, but remained lower compared with the comparable periods of 2014 and 2015; the company saw strong growth in cargo volumes (551 words, 2 tables [passenger and cargo traffic for 6mo2014-2017, and year-on-year changes])
Published 8 August 2017
Bilateral efforts to assist Uzbek workers in Russia could boost passenger traffic for the company; recent data suggest an improving trend (911 words, 1 table [Russian GDP, cross-border remittances, and Uzbekistan Airways' passenger traffic])
Published 7 August 2017
Overall, all 249 airports serviced 19% more passengers than in January-June 2016; airports saw traffic increases on all type of routes; 75 major airports serviced 98% of all passengers (1,463 words, 3 tables [passengers serviced by all Russian airports with breakdown by routes in January-June 2016-2017; passengers of Russian and foreign airlines serviced on all international routes by all Russian airports in January-June 2016-2017; passengers serviced by 75 major Russian airports in January-June 2016-2017])
