In Zhukovsky town situated near Moscow in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev opening of the new airport of the Moscow air hub took place. The international airport Zhukovsky is the first airport complex in Russia where possibilities of effective non-aeronautical activities were taken into account during blueprint stages of the terminal. далее

September 15, 1956 took place the civil aviation country's first regular passenger flight on a jet plane Tu-104 from Moscow (Vnukovo) to Irkutsk with a stopover in Omsk. The flight was executed by Sapelkin Konstantin Petrovich, Barabash Evgeny Petrovich, co-pilot S.N. Kustov, a navigator A.Ya. Lebedev, flight engineer V.S. Tomina, flight radio operator R.A. Gorin, flight attendants Z.V. Kabanova and V.M. Besova. After 7 hours, 10 minutes of flying time, breaking the 4570 km with one intermediate landing, the plane landed in Irkutsk.On board were 50 passengers. With this flight was opened the era of mass use of jet aircrafts, not only in the domestic but also the world of civil aviation. далее

On May 24 in Venice, took place a solemn ceremony of handing over of the first SSJ 100 aircraft to the Irish airline CityJet in the Superjet International (SJI) customization centre (a joint business of the Russian PJSC Sukhoi Company and the Italian Finmeccanica – Alenia Aermacchi promoting Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircrafts (SSJ 100) in the foreign markets), so the airline could start operating with this aircraft type. The Minister of Industry Denis Manturov, the president of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yury Slyusar, the president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) Ilya Tarasenko, the chief executive of Super Jet International (SJI) Nazario Kauchelyo and the CEO of CityJet Pat Byrne participated in the ceremony. далее

We continue to telling to our readers about new infrastructure projects in domestic civil aviation. One of the largest which by the way is implemented in a format of government-private partnership is a construction of the new southern airport of Rostov-on-Don. далее

On the opening day of Farnborough International Airshow 2016, Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) announced that it will lease one Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan superheavy ramp freighter to Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Airline. далее

Remarks Tony Tyler Director General and CEO IATA at Moscow 2 March 2016 далее

Letter sent by Oleg Storchevoy, deputy head of Rosaviatsia, to Dutch Safety Board Chairman Tjibbe Joustra, the Russian experts “continued their research based on the additional data specified in the final report and as a result obtained some new important facts that had been not examined in the course of the investigation." далее

A new segment of the passenger terminal was opened at Domodedovo airport. It will be servicing international passengers. далее

On February 24th 2015 Chairman of the Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev visited Kurumoch Airport located in Samara Region. Here the Prime Minister inspected the control tower of the branch of Aeronavigatsiya Tsentralnoy Volgi (stands for Air Navigation of the Central Volga), took part in a meeting dedicated to measures for supporting the aviation industry and participated in the opening ceremony of the new passenger terminal. We also had a chance to take a look at the new terminal that day. далее

Briefing with the media, dedicated to the newly identified facts which relate to the aviation disaster of Malaysian aircraft "Boeing 777". далее

Voronezh airframers may be proud of being directly relevant to the process of Russia’s return to the list of world’s largest aviation countries – An-148 jets continue to scale new heights. The total flying time of 15 An-148s almost reached 70 thousand hours in late October. These aircraft performed over 36 thousands flights. далее

The solemn ceremony dedicated to arrival of new An-158 aircraft to Havana was held at José Martí International Airport on April 23rd2013. It is the first serial aircraft of the type delivered to Cubana (three aircraft will be delivered to the carrier this year). далее

The solemn ceremony dedicated to the opening of new Terminal A was held at Vnukovo international airport on December 18th 2012. далее

August 23-25, Airport “Vostochny”, Ulyanovsk, Russia далее

The interview of the head of Rosoboronexport’s department for analysis and advanced planning, Sergey Svechnikov, about the prospects of Russian military-industrial sector (MIS) and aircraft industry in Latin America. The conversation took place at the International Aerospace Exhibition FIDAE-2012, which was held on March 27th - April 1st in Santiago, the capital of Chile. далее