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Just a couple of days before the Ryanair diversion incident pitched Belrusian flag-carrier Belavia into a new crisis, it started putting its first Boeing 737 Max into operation as part of its efforts to clamber out of the current one.

"We had all the authorizations to perform the flight. Spain did not ban Belavia flights. However, the plane had to fly in circles for almost two hours before returning to Minsk," Igor Cherginets said.

Ufa will become Belavia's 10th regular route to Russia.

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia resumed flights from Minsk to Russia's Samara on 12 May.

Belavia to launch flights to Russias Samara, Yekaterinburg in May Archive photo MINSK, 27 April (BelTA) – The Belarusian air carrier Belavia will expand its route map in May, adding to it two new destinations in Russia: Samara and Yekaterinburg, BelTA learned from Belavias press service. Thanks to this, Belavia will operate regular flights to nine destinations in Russia and will have a total of 45 destinations in Russia on its route map. Belavia will start operating the Minsk-Samara-Minsk fli...

Cherginets: Belavia held out against pandemic without bailout Igor Cherginets. Photo courtesy of OnAir Belavia MINSK, 16 April (BelTA) – The Belavia national air carrier has managed to withstand the pandemic without a penny from the government, Belavia Director General Igor Cherginets told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs. “This is a very challenging period for us. We are still going through it, though now it is easier. A large number of companies – big names in the industry - have cease...

Belavia reveals cost of new aircraft Photo courtesy of Belavia MINSK, 16 April (BelTA) – Belavia Director General Igor Cherginets told the ONT TV channel about the cost of the latest aircraft it bought, BelTA informs. “There is such a notion as ‘a reference value, that is, the value declared by the manufacturer. The actual price depends on what configuration you want. The reference value of Boeing aircraft that are on sale now is about $70-80 million each on average. However, we lease the...

Belavia accepts delivery of Boeing 737-8 MINSK, 8 April (BelTA) – On 8 April, the Belarusian air carrier Belavia added a Boeing 737-8 to its fleet. The aircraft is the first out of five jets that will be delivered to Belavia in line with its agreement with the leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) signed in July 2018, BelTA learned from Belavias press service. Boeing 737-8 jets are equipped with cost effective CFM LEAP-1B engines. Fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions are reduce...

By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-04-08T17:08:00+01:00 Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max, one of five of the re-engined type intended for the airline’s fleet. The Max 8 aircraft (EW-528PA) arrived in Minsk on 8 April, having flown from Seattle via Reykjavik. It was acquired through US lessor Air Lease under an agreement signed in mid-2018. Belavia says it will deploy the jet initially on its “most popular” connections but adds that the greater ran...

Belavia takes delivery of Embraer 195-E2 to celebrate its 25th anniversary MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – A new Embraer 195-E2 landed at Minsk National Airport on 13 March. It is the second Embraer 195-E2 that has been added to the fleet of the Belarusian air carrier Belavia, BelTA learned from Belavias website. The aircraft stands out thanks to its unusual livery celebrating Belavias 25th anniversary. It has the number 25 on the tail and Belavias slogan in two languages (English and Russian) on t...