In past days where looking for a thread about Russian Aviation and didn‘t find anything then two from past years the treads of Russian Avaiation 2010 + 2011. After contacting Severnaya that open both the threads in past two years and with a postive reply I‘m happy to enter to this special theme of the Russian Aviation thread 2012!!!

Some little news:

Yakutia to Start 2nd Daily Moscow – Krasnodar Service in S12
Update at 1030GMT 14FEB12
Yakutia from 25MAR12 is introducing 2nd Daily Moscow Vnukovo – Krasnodar operation, which sees Boeing 737-800 aircraft operates on this route.
Schedule for this route as follows:


R3726 VKO1130 – 1330KRR 738 D
R3728 VKO2025 – 2230KRR 738 D
R3725 KRR0645 – 0845VKO 738 D
R3727 KRR1450 – 1650VKO 738 D

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Photo © Varani Ennio - Piti Spotter Club

Source: http://airlineroute.net/2012/02/14/r3-vkokrr-s12/

Transaero to Resume Los Angeles Service from late-Apr 2012
by JL
Update at 0850GMT 14FEB12
As per 14FEB12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Russian carrier Transaero is set to resume Moscow Domodedovo – Los Angeles service, after nearly 14 years of suspension. The airline intended to resume operation in Summer 2011 but did not materialize.
The airline is to start Los Angeles service from 29APR12 on board Boeing 777-200ER, twice a week. Reservation for this route should open shortly.
Schedule:

UN557 DME1500 – 1615LAX 772 47
UN558 LAX1820 – 1640+1DME 772 47

Source: http://airlineroute.net/2012/02/14/un-lax-s12
Has also been posted here on Airliners.net: Transaero Returns To LAX (by LAXintl Feb 14 2012 in Civil Aviation)


About TSO/UN there was in 2011 the information that they have ordered the B747-8I. Till today I didn‘t find any confermation about this. Maybe they are waiting for the confermation of the lovley aircraft.
Also spotted a photo on Airlines.net that there is the first B748-8F arrived for ABC Cargo in SVO:


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Photo © Sergey Kustov



In addition there is one question that I have about the airports: Since a while Kursk (URS/UUOK) is closed since a while for maintainance.. Does anybody know about the status of the airport when will be available for the flights?? I think that there where flights regular fro VKO/UUWW to URS!!!

I very much hope for the good discussion on this Russian Thread and look forward to any imputs and corrections!!

Thanks and cheers
B738FlyUIA