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Russian Federation
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Articles about the aviation industry, aviation policy, or aviation incidents within the Russian Federation.
Angry mob storms Dagestan Airport in search of Jewish passengers from Israel
Russia’s Uytash Airport (MCX) in Makhachkala Dagestan was stormed by a huge mob reportedly looking for Israeli citizens…
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near NATO airspace
Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters stationed in Estonia were scrambled to intercept a Russian Air Force flight group…
Aeroflot head calls for ‘protection’ from state to defend Russian aviation
The CEO of Russia’s Aeroflot Sergei Alexandrovsky has called on the Russian government to “balance the interests” of…
Fact check: How many Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets does Russia have?
The Sukhoi Su-57 Felon, both the latest and the only operational fifth-generation fighter jet in Russia’s possession, became even…
Russia extends flight ban across 11 airports for the sixth time
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, also known as Rosaviatsiya, has extended a flight ban across…
Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot to suspend all international flights
Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot will suspend all international flights, excluding Belarus, from March 8, 2022. The airline’s subsidiaries…
Aeroflot receives two Boeing 777s with retrofitted cabins
Russia’s flag-carrier Aeroflot has received delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft with retrofitted cabins. Both aircraft can…
Volga-Dnepr initiates SAF alliance creation with Airbus
Volga-Dnepr Group has initiated a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) alliance in Eurasia between the region’s key aviation leaders to ramp up SAF production and usage in Russia. The…
Russia gives green light for US airlines to overfly its airspace
The government of Russia accepted the request made by Airlines for America (AAA) over securing a right for…
Russia’s S7 Airlines to launch a new low-cost carrier
The second largest airline in Russia, S7 Airlines, announced a plan to launch a new budget airline in…
Rescuers find Antonov An-26 wreckage, confirm no survivor
There were no survivors on the crashed Antonov An-26 turboprop, which disappeared from radars in Kamchatka, Russia, on…
Pegas Fly Boeing 767 aircraft suffers runway excursion
On June 17, 2021, the Russian air carrier Pegas Fly Boeing 767-300ER aircraft slid off the runway after…
Ukraine to ban Russian and Syrian airlines that operate in Crimea
The government of Ukraine approved a draft resolution to ban flights over its territory for 13 Russian regional…
Russian plane mistakenly lands on unfinished runway
A Russian plane Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by the Russian charter airline AeroBratsk, wrongly landed on an unfinished runway…
AirBridgeCargo’s first B777 freighter starts cargo services
Russia’s cargo airline AirBridgeCargo, which is the part of Volga-Dnepr Group, starts cargo carriage services with its first…
Aeroflot designates special seating for maskless passengers
On December 15, 2020, Aeroflot’s spokesperson announced that the airline would designate a special seating area for passengers…
Russian authorities ban Cyprus Airways flights
Cyprus Airways new weekly Moscow-bound flights will not be on sale after the Russian authorities placed restrictions on…
Bomber diplomacy: visit of two Russian Tu-160s in South Africa
An air group of the Russian Aerospace Forces paid an exceptional visit to South Africa. During their stay,…