Pulkovo Airport in Russia’s second-biggest city, St Petersburg, expects to start cooperating with low-cost airline Ryanair and other budget carriers in 2020, the Russian Transport Ministry said, according to Reuters.
The move is part of Russia’s plan to boost tourist flows to St Petersburg and will mean more competition for...
The European Union has condemned the opening of a railway bridge to the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula by President Vladimir Putin as "another violation" by Russia of Ukraine's sovereignty and territory, RFE/RL reported.
EU spokesman Peter Stano said not only was the Kerch bridge "a continuation of forced integration of...
Russian mining companies are doing a better job at reporting their efforts to mitigate environmental impacts and protect their natural surroundings, says the 2019 Environmental Transparency Rating of Mining and Metals Companies Operating in Russia, published by the local chapter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
According to WWF, this...
Sheremetyevo International Airport is listed among the best employers in Russia by Forbes magazine, which rated the airport number 33 among Russia's top 50, Airport World reported.
The Forbes rating is based on a global survey of the corporate culture and practices of the largest Russian companies.
The survey encompassed 150...
Member-states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) met earlier this month to express their discontent with a new Russian law obligating the pre-installation of Russian software on mobile devices, computers and smart TVs, Vedomosti reported.
According to the representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the amendments contradict the EAEU union agreement, the...
The civil aircraft division of Russian producer Sukhoi has delivered its first Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) with the “sabrelet” winglet modification to Russian carrier Severstal-Avia, RIA Novosti reports.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft says it has obtained major change approval from air transport regulator Rosaviatsia following a series of flight tests.
The aircraft (RA-89135) features a new...
A Pakistani government official said on Monday his country expects Russia to lift a year-long ban on rice imports from Pakistan, as concerns about phytosanitary standards have been allayed, brightening prospects of reopening a $50 million market, The News writes.
According to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, the Russian...
A Russian version of America’s AR-15-style rifle has been created by Russian arms maker Promtekhnologiya, News.ru reported this month.
The company, which produces ORSIS-brand rifles and carbines, has redid the AR-15 (known as the M16 in the U.S. military) with a 7.62-mm round used by Russian weapons such as the AK-47 rifle...
Increases in passenger traffic and takeoffs and landings at Sheremetyevo International airport helped Sheremetyevo JSC achieve significant growth in financial performance over the first nine months of 2019.
Revenue under RAS amounted to 29,504 million rubles, an increase of 27.4 percent compared to the same period in 2018, including...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched via video conference the first train from St. Petersburg to annexed Crimea that will arrive to the peninsula via the new Crimean Bridge, Interfax reports.
Putin also used the occasion to kick off regular traffic on the new railroad bridge across the Kerch of...
