The first operators of Russia’s new Yakovlev MC-21 airliner were always set to face teething problems given the immaturity of the narrowbody’s PD-14 turbofan.
Aeroflot Group and S7 Airlines have called on Moscow to review its prohibition on wet leasing as the number of airworthy aircraft in Russia gradually shrinks.
S7 Airlines is launching flights to two new points in the United Arab Emirates, while Russian counterpart Pegas Fly is opening a trio of routes to destinations in Germany.
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Turkish Airlines’ delayed plans to serve Vancouver; Forli in northern Italy securing its first route in more than seven years; and S7 adding a leisure destination from Novosibirsk.
Russia’s S7 Airlines has unveiled bullish plans to resume fights across its entire domestic network in June, as well as launching five new routes in the coming weeks.
In the first part of a new series focusing on the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, often referred to as ‘the Stans’, Routesonline takes a closer look at the aviation market in Tajikistan.