The worldwide shortage of pilots will increase in recent years, as the aviation industry continues to grow and the training centers fail to train enou...
Russian State Transport Leasing Company received government aid for purchase of SuperJet 100 aircraft
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to provide the State Transport Leasing Company with a subsidy of 9.8 billion rubles for the purchase of...
FedEx retains its pilots with bonuses of up to 110,000 USD
American courier company FedEx Corp intends to provide solid 40,000 УСД bonuses to keep the pilots, who are in retirement age. The bonuses, outlined i...
The EU accused Ryanair of violating consumer rights
The European Commission (EC) called on consumer authorities to review the recent changes to Ryanair’s airline policy on compensation. According ...
Russian tour operator Intourist paid off the debt of Turkish airline Atlasglobal
The largest Russian tour operator Intourist paid off the debt of its partner, Turkish airline Atlasglobal, to the airports of Samara and Yekaterinburg...
Audit Chamber of Russia inspected the work on development of the medium-haul Irkut MC-21
The Audit Chamber of Russia inspected the work of the United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC) on development of the medium-haul Irkut MC-21 aircraf...
Uzbekistan Airways moves its Moscow flights from Domodedovo Airport to Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways intends to transfer its Moscow flights from Domodedovo Airport to Vnukovo. The transition will take place on October 28. “Sta...
Scandinavian low-cost airline Primera Air announced bankruptcy
The Scandinavian low-cost airline Primera Air announced bankruptcy and ceased all operation at midnight on Monday after 14 years in the business. The ...
Lufthansa extends its order for Airbus A320neo to 149 aircraft
The supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the purchase of 27 aircraft for short and medium-haul flights. Thus, the options to purchase t...
Russian airline Aeroflot reaffirmed its Skytrax four-star rating
Aeroflot reaffirmed compliance with the prestigious Skytrax four-star rating. This means that it remains the only Russian airline with such a high int...