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Russian Earth remote sensing satellite constellation will comprise 15 spacecraft by 2020

Russian Earth remote sensing satellite constellation will be expanded to 15 spacecraft by 2020; it will help strengthen the country’s position at the global market in the geo-information products and services segment. It was stated at the plenary session of the XIII All-Russian open conference “Contemporary issues in the area of Earth remote sensing”, which was held on November 2...

Heavy Snowfall Grounds Flights at Moscow Airports

A heavy snowfall has grounded dozens of flights at Moscow's two main airports, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo, a news report said Sunday. Some 30 flights that were scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo had been delayed on Sunday evening, while another five flights have been canceled, the Interfax news agency reported. At Domodedovo, 13 fligh...

Russian helicopter pilots entered Guinness World Records

A very special event took place on November 21, 2015 in "Heliport Istra", which is a part of the group of companies "Heliport Russia". Champion pilots rewarding by Guinness World Records. The historic flight took place on June 6, 2015. On this day, 25 Robinson helicopters of Heliport Russia were flying over the suburbs. Each helicopter was operated by a crew of two peopl...

Pulkovo Airport Ranked #1 in Europe in Airport Service Quality

In Q3 2015, Pulkovo Airport St. Petersburg (Russia) ranked Number 1 in Europe in passenger’s overall satisfaction with the airport service quality (ASQ). According to the results of the quarterly ASQ Survey by Airport Council International (ACI), St. Petersburg airport outranked 95 other European airports listed in the rating. “In th...

Official Statement by Volga-Dnepr Airlines Regarding the Tragedy in Bamako, Mali

On 18-19 November, an AN-124-100 aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines was carrying construction machinery from Oslo (Norway) to Bamako (Mali), reported by Volga-Dnepr press-service. After completion of the transportation, 12 employees of the Airline were staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel to rest before their next flight. On 20 November...

Aeroflot upgrades services in Business Class

Aeroflot has implemented upgrades to a number of services for its Business Class passengers as part of its 2015-16 winter schedule. On flights lasting more than six hours, passengers will be given luxury Salvatore Ferragamo branded amenity kits. On flights lasting over eight hours, the WCs come with complementary products by Caudalie. In ...

Russia Could Cancel Flights to Other Countries Besides Egypt

Flights not only to and from Egypt, but also to several other countries could be canceled due to terrorist threats, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. During a press conference after the APEC Summit in Manila, Medvedev said: "I cannot exclude that we may consider this issue in some cases, I mean the issue concerning flights to other countries. But...

Russian investigators: Air Samara pilots blamed for landing accident

Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has blamed Air Samara pilots for the hard landing accident of a Beechcraft B300 on Nov. 25, 2014. The aircraft, which belongs to State Transport Leasing Co., made a hard landing without gear at Samara Kurumoch International Airport. There were no passengers on board during the technical flight and the pilots were not injured. According to IAC...

Aeroflot takes delivery of new SSJ-100

Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration number RA-89062) in full specification produced by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA). The plane has been named in honour of Russian military pilot Peter Nesterov, an aerobatics pioneer and the first to perform the loop-the-loop maneuver subsequently known as «Nesterov’s...

Citation X+ debut in Russia

November 17 "Center of Business Aviation" Vnukovo-3, which is becoming a platform for showcasing of world's aircraft manufacturers latest models , Cessna Aircraft and Eastunion (Cessna Citation’ official sales representative for Russia and CIS countries) presented Cessna Citation X + to Russian customers. From Moskow the aircraft flew to Kazakhstan...

Standard & Poor's Rating Services Confirms Credit Rating of Moscow Domodedovo Airport at ‘ВВ+’

On 16 November, 2015 the company’s credit rating was confirmed on the as-is level, which reflects S&P’s opinion of the confident position of Domodedovo Airport in the face of market challenges. According to Standard & Poor's assessment, Moscow Domodedovo Airport is characterised by a stable market position based on high passenger traffic numbers and absence of infrastruc...

First millionth passenger

Russian Red Wings airline got first millionth passenger transported during the year. Jubilee passenger became Tuleneva Olga from Moscow became the millionth passenger, she was registered for the flight 415 IN NO Moscow-Rostov-on-Don. Route innaguration was also also held November 16, 2015. There was a special ceremony at the front desk in Moscow's Domodedovo airport to honor of the mi...

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