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NewsRed Wings expands fleet of restored Tupolev Tu-214s
Russian carrier Red Wings has introduced a second restored Tupolev Tu-214 to its fleet, part of an effort to increase narrowbody capacity with domestically-sourced aircraft. Red Wings has identified the twinjet, powered by Aviadvigatel PS-90A engines, as RA-64549. It was formerly operated by Transaero, a Moscow-based airline which primarily operated ...
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NewsRussia’s Sky Gates introduces a second Il-96-400T freighter
Russian carrier Red Wings has introduced a second Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighter to the fleet of its subsidiary operator Sky Gates. The aircraft – RA-96101 – joins another of the type (RA-96103) which Sky Gates took in late 2023, just after Red Wings acquired the freight airline. Sky Gates also uses ...
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NewsRed Wings brings in refurbished Tu-204 to complement recent Tu-214 arrival
Russian carrier Red Wings has received a Tupolev Tu-204 from lessor Ilyushin Finance, following restoration work on the stored twinjet. The aircraft – manufactured in 2008 by Ulyanovsk-based airframer Aviastar – had previously been in service with the carrier until 2018. It was subsequently placed in storage. Red Wings is ...
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NewsRed Wings puts Tu-214 on international routes and plans to re-introduce Tu-204
Russian carrier Red Wings has started deploying its restored Tupolev Tu-214 on international routes, with a service to the Armenian capital Yerevan on 7 February.
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NewsRed Wings supplements fleet with restored Tu-214
Russian carrier Red Wings has received a Tupolev Tu-214 twinjet, following work to restore its airworthiness. The aircraft (RA-64518) was originally delivered to now-defunct operator Transaero in 2009. It was subleased to Red Wings for a short period until 2017. Red Wings states that the aircraft, leased from Ilyushin Finance, ...
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NewsRed Wings resurrects Sky Gates and Il-96-400T freighter to establish cargo business
Russian carrier Red Wings is introducing cargo services after acquiring the freight specialist Sky Gates Airlines. The acquisition, which took placed in August, brings an Ilyushin Il-96-400T into the fleet following an effort to restore the aircraft to flight status. “[Red Wings’] cargo fleet will consist of domestically produced aircraft, ...
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NewsRed Wings Superjet 100 overshot landing zone prior to Belgorod overrun
Russian investigators have determined that a Red Wings Irkut Superjet 100 landed long, in poor weather conditions, before the aircraft was involved in an overrun at Belgorod. The aircraft (RA-89122) overran the end of runway 29 after arriving from Moscow Domodedovo in reduced visibility, owing to fog and rain, on ...
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NewsRed Wings Superjet involved in Norilsk landing excursion
Russian investigators are probing a runway excursion involving a Red Wings Sukhoi Superjet 100 during landing at Norilsk. The aircraft had been operating the Chelyabinsk-Norilsk service on 24 November but, having landed on runway 19 it “rolled out” by some 30m, according to the Krasnoyarsk transport division of the federal ...
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NewsRed Wings among three carriers collectively signing for 50 Superjets
Three airlines have signed letters of intent covering the acquisition of 50 Sukhoi Superjet 100s, as the MAKS 2021 air show opened in Moscow. Red Wings accounts for half of the aircraft with an agreement to take 25 of the type in 2021-22. The carrier says it has already leased ...
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NewsThree Russian operators to take Superjets through leasing tie-up
Three Russian carriers are to be supplied with a total of eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s under an agreement reached between airframer Irkut and PSB Leasing. Aeroflot is to take five of the twinjet type, another pair will go to Azimuth Airlines, and one to Red Wings. The Azimuth and Red ...
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NewsRed Wings introduces Superjet fleet to establish Ekaterinburg hub
Russian carrier Red Wings is aiming to build a regional hub at Ekaterinburg’s Koltsovo airport using a fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100s. Moscow-based Red Wings leased a Superjet from GTLK on 2 September, and another pair in the first few days of October. It says the aircraft are being used ...
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PICTURE: Red Wings A321 sports revamped livery
Russian carrier Red Wings has taken delivery of an Airbus A321 featuring a revamped livery for the airline.
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Red Wings axes plan to lease six A220s
Russian carrier Red Wings has scrapped plans to acquire a batch of Airbus A220-300s, citing economic considerations for the decision.
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Investigators probe evacuation of Tu-204 at Ufa
Russian investigators are probing a serious incident in which a Tupolev Tu-204 was evacuated after an engine fire on take-off.
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Ilyushin Finance agrees PD-14 delivery schedule
Russia's United Engine Corporation has reached an initial delivery agreement for Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplants to Ilyushin Finance.
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Russian carriers concerned by cost of suspending Egyptian flights
Russian airline association RAEVT has warned of the losses likely to result from having to suspend Egyptian flights indefinitely.
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Red Wings to take second-hand Superjets
Red Wings has signed a deal with Sukhoi to take three used Superjet 100 regional airliners to complement a fleet of Tupolev Tu-204s.
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Russia looks to domestic aircraft to counter sanctions
Russia’s government is looking into forming an airline using domestically-built aircraft to circumvent the sanctions which grounded low-cost operator Dobrolet.
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NewsHigh-speed approach played role in Tu-204 crash
Russian investigators have concluded that an unstable approach at high speed contributed to the fatal Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 overrun at Moscow.