Russian Transport Ministry reveals possible date to resume air traffic with Egypt
Air traffic with Egypt is likely to resume in January 2017, Russia’s Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said. …
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Technical fault or pilot error main theories for Tu-154 crash
Russia’s Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov, who heads the government commission on the investigation of the crash, said that a terrorist …
Russia mourns victims of Tu-154 plane crash
Russia is observing a nationwide day of mourning in remembrance of 92 people, who died in a passenger aircraft crash near the resort city of Sochi in the early hours of Sunday, December 25. Belarus also declared a national day of mourning. …
Ukraine starts missile test near Crimea
Ukraine is yet to react to Russia position on Kiev's planned missile launches near Crimea, Russian Transport Maxim Sokolov said, adding that Moscow had informed the chief international aviation safety body of the Ukrainian …
Russia may make decision on resumption of flights to Egypt before end of 2016
The decision on the resumption of Russia-Egypt flights may be taken before the end of the year, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Saturday, Sputnik reports. "If the Egyptian colleagues invite us …
Russian Transport Ministry: too early to restore air traffic between Russia and Egypt
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov dismissed as rumors on Friday suggestions of air traffic restoration with Egypt in October. He said that the Russian delegation inspected all three Egyptian airports and …
Russia sees progress after aviation security talks with Egypt
Following high-level meetings between Russian and Egyptian aviation officials, both sides have said that progress has been made on a resumption of flights between the two countries, Ahram Online writes. Egypt's Civil Aviation …
Russia and Egypt discuss resumption of flights
Russian Deputy Minister of Transport, Nikolai Zakhryapin, and Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation, Sherif Fathi, met in Moscow on …
Vladimir Putin travels on train of Moscow Central Circle
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the opening ceremony of the Moscow Central Circle and travelled on the train of the Moscow Central Circle, which was built to the City …
Russian Transport Ministry: Over 5 mln tourists to fly to Turkey by charters in 2017
Russian Ministry of Transport expects 5-5.5 mln tourists will fly to Turkey by charter flights in 2017, Minister Maxim Sokolov said on Monday on the air with Rossiya 1 TV Channel. "We expect charter flights to …
Turkey guarantees airport security
Russia received guarantees of security measures in the airports from Turkey, including more thorough inspection of baggage, Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov informed. "We have received guarantees of …
Russia lifts ban on charter flights to Turkey
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to lift the ban for chartered flights between Russia and Turkey. The document is published on the government's website, TASS reports. The document also …
Full resumption of Russian tourist flow to Turkey possible in 2017
Full resumption of tourist flow from Russia to Turkey is not expected until 2017, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Thursday, Sputnik reports. "I think that the full resumption of tourist flow is …
Russian Ministry of Transport waits for resuming charter flights to Turkey
The Russian Ministry of Transport has sent to Turkey its general position on aviation security issues for taking a decision on resuming charter flights to Turkey. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that …
What helps to strengthen the ruble?
The strengthening of the ruble requires ‘fine tunings’ in relation to the export-oriented industries, the spokesman for the Russian president Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said, commenting on the …
Fourth airport opened in Moscow
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended the opening of the fourth Moscow Zhukovsky airport. It is known that at the opening ceremony was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, …
Remains of 23 Rostov crash victims handed over to relatives
Remains of 23 victims killed in the Boeing airliner crash in the Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don in March have been handed over to relatives, the regional authorities said on Friday citing Russia’s Transport Minister Maksim …
Russian Transport Minister: security measures in our airports sufficient
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that Russian airports are already practicing a high security level that includes more serious control rules. “We think so far that the measures that have been …
Russia-ASEAN summit starts in Sochi
A two-day summit of Russia and the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opens in Sochi today, marking 20 years of Russia-ASEAN dialog partnership. It will be held under the slogan 'Towards Strategic …
Hijacking of EgyptAir airliner has no affect on Russia's Transport Ministry's inspections in Egypt
The seizure of the A320 liner of Egypt Air doesn't affect plans of the Ministry of Transport of Russia to conduct a security inspection at airports in Egypt in April, the Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov …
