Speaking to Russian media, Mikhail Pogosyan promised to obtain Russian type certificate for his much delayed Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) twinjet by the end of January, adding one more hollow promise to the many he has made.

Compared to 2009, Sheremetyevo served 31% more passengers last year, and missed the 20-million mark by a narrow margin, at 19 million 329 thousand passengers.

All Russian citizens who wanted to get back home from the troubled Tunisia were carried to Moscow about Airbus A320 operated by Nouvelair.

Transaero has issued a press release saying the airline does not like the tone of the media coverage for its January 16 flight UN622 Monastir – Domodedovo, which «was not evacuation». On 16 January a Boeing 767 carried back to Moscow a total of 240 travelers including children.

The monthly utilization rate per one An-148-100 regional jet in the GTK Rossiya fleet has risen to 270 flight hours, which is good for the brand-new type at the entry-into-service.