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Bill on compensations for overbooking reaches State Duma

Bill introducing liability of airlines to passengers for overbooking reached the State Duma on Wednesday.

16:05 27.09.2017

State Duma passes bill on blacklists of passengers

The State Duma has passed a bill allowing Russian airlines to create blacklists of passengers exhibiting aggressive behavior during the flights, in the second reading.

14:00 07.06.2017

More claims filed against against troubled Russian air carrier UTair

The Moscow Commercial Court has accepted four lawsuits filed by Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private bank, against one of Russia’s top three airlines, UTair.

11:42 09.12.2014

Russian air carrier UTair involved in bankruptcy proceedings

The Avialeasing investment and finance company filed a motion with the Khanty-Mansiisk Region Commercial Court to recognize Russian air carrier UTair as a bankrupt, the court says on its website on Monday.

11:58 08.12.2014

Aeroflot proposes 10 year imprisonment for in-flight brawls

Russia’s largest air carrier Aeroflot has proposed that in-flight brawls be considered a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a company representative told RIA Novosti.

16:07 01.07.2014

Families of Lokomotiv hockey team killed in air crash file lawsuit

Attorney Igor Trunov has filed a suit with the Supreme Court on behalf of the families of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team who died in an air crash outside Yaroslavl, the law firm Trunov, Aivar and Partners announced Wednesday on its website.

13:13 21.05.2014

Tatarstan Airlines bankruptcy hearing postponed until May 27

The Commercial Court of Tatarstan has postponed a bankruptcy hearing for Tatarstan Airlines until May 27, the court told RAPSI this Monday.

16:33 12.05.2014

Relatives of Russian hockey team perished in air crash demand $3 million

Relatives of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team members who died in a airplane crash in 2012 filed a class action lawsuit demanding 104,8 million rubles ($3 million) in compensation, according to the notification posted on attorney Igor Trunov’s website.

10:52 24.01.2014

Debauching Russian passenger found guilty of attempted plane hijack

The jury found Sergei Kabalov, Russian businessman accused of attempting to hijack a plane while drunk, guilty on Monday during the hearing in Moscow Region Court.

16:33 09.12.2013

Interavia bankruptcy procedure extended for six months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended for six months the bankruptcy proceedings for Interavia Airlines, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Thursday.

13:03 19.09.2013

Investbank wins EUR 11.1 mln case against airBaltic in Moscow court

The Moscow Commercial Court handed down a judgment Friday in favor of Russian Investbank in its EUR 11.1 million claim against Latvian Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic).

14:47 16.08.2013

US airline fuel supplier indicted for Ryan International Airlines fraud scheme

An airline fuel supplier and its owner have been indicted for their alleged role in a fraud scheme targeting charter airline company Ryan International Airlines, according to an official statement released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday.

10:44 15.08.2013

Duma passes bill on airline access for the disabled

The State Duma on Wednesday adopted a bill that ensures people with disabilities unimpeded access to air services. The bill was adopted in the third reading.

11:23 16.05.2013

Fines for smoking on Russian airlines may rise to $1,600

Fines for smoking on board a plane may rise to 50,000 rubles ($1,625) according to a bill submitted to the State Duma by a group of lawmakers representing all parties.

14:45 26.03.2013

Interavia bankruptcy procedure extended for three months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended the bankruptcy proceedings for Interavia Airlines.

15:10 28.02.2013

UTair's complaint against ruling in Finance Ministry case rejected

The Supreme Commercial Court has turned down UTair's appeal against the court ruling to dismiss its 444.2 million rubles ($14.8 mln) lawsuit against the Finance Ministry.

14:46 15.02.2013

MPs propose video surveillance in aircraft to prevent in-flight brawls

A group of independent MPs led by Leonid Levin have submitted a bill to the State Duma on mounting video cameras in the passenger and pilot cabins of aircraft to deal with drunken brawls.

12:21 13.02.2013

Interior Ministry seeks to restrict alcohol sales in airports

Airlines should be allowed to seize alcohol purchased by passengers in airport duty-free zones, Yury Gruzdev, the deputy head of the Interior Ministry's Transport Bureau, said on Friday.

17:43 08.02.2013

Officials to be questioned over fatal Tu-204 crash

Transport Ministry personnel will be questioned in connection with the crash landing of the Tu-204 plane at Vnukovo airport in late 2012.

11:49 31.01.2013

Moscow airport seeks $4.5 million from bankrupt Ukrainian company

Sheremetyevo airport and TZK Sheremetyevo have filed lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court to recover approximately $4.5 million in debt from the Ukrainian Aerosvit airline, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Wednesday.

17:29 09.01.2013