Russia's aviation authority on Thursday suspended flights by Boeing 737 MAX planes in the country's airspace following Sunday's deadly plane crash in Ethiopia, Fontanka.ru quoted the authority's head, Alexander Neradko, as saying.
Russia's S7 Airlines, the only company whose fleet currently includes the troubled Boeing model, said earlier this week...
Russian company S7 Airlines said it would ground Boeing 737 Max 8 airlines starting from Wednesday following two crashes of the same airplane model in the past five months, including an Ethiopian Airlines plane this week, TASS news agency reported.
"S7 Airlines made a decision to suspend operations of Boeing 737...
Russian air carriers with delivery contracts for Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft have no plans to abandon them, despite a recent deadly air crash in Ethiopia causing intensified scrutiny on the aircraft model, Kommersant writes.
For now, the country has two such planes operated by local airline Globus (part of S7 group). The...
In the wake of the biggest international event held in Russia last year, the FIFA Soccer World Cup, Russian authorities decided to extend visa-free entry to the country for foreign citizens with Fan IDs after the World Cup ended. Now, this move seems to have yielded its fruit, as...
ACI World’s globally-established Airport Service Quality programme reveals the best airports for customer service world wide, in the opinion of their own passengers, International Airport Review reports.
The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme is the world’s leading airport passenger service and benchmarking programme. The ASQ Departures programme measures passengers’ satisfaction...
Lawmakers in Russia’s State Duma (lower house of parliament) have passed a bill banning hostels in residential buildings, a measure that risks severely limiting affordable accommodation options for travelers, Lenta.ru reports.
“Living accommodations in an apartment building cannot be used to provide hotel services,” the bill, which was first submitted...
Russia’s state-owned Aeroflot Group suffered a four-fold decrease in its net profits last year, Interfax reports citing the company’s financial statement published on Monday.
In 2018, the group posted net profits of 5.7 billion roubles ($86.5 million), down from $349 million in 2017. Revenue climbed by 14.8 per cent to $9.3 billion...
Russian mobile operator Beeline has launched its multi-media entertainment area in the Sheremetyevo Airport, Telecompaper reported.
Business-class passengers departing from the D terminal of the airport are able to use the services and multi-media devices.
Beeline is a telecommunications brand by PJSC VimpelCom, the third-largest wireless and second-largest telecommunications operator in...
A live-performance movie of the hit musical Anna Karenina by the Moscow Operetta Theater, based on the famous novel by Leo Tolstoy, will hit cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom this March, TASS news agency reports.
"In March 2019, thanks to cooperation with foreign companies Vault International...
Penta, the neighborhood lifestyle hotel brand under Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group, is back in Moscow after 20 years, Business Traveler reports.
Formerly operating as the “Moscow Olympic Penta Hotel” under different ownership, the property had closed its doors in the late ‘90s, only for the brand to make...
