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Sep 25, 2015 (newstodate): Aeroflot would like to see its new LCC-subsidiary Pobeda going international - but brakes are on..
Russia's aviation regulatory body Rosaviatsia has rejected the carrier's application to launch flights on new routes to Hungary, Germany, Slovakia, France and Belarus referring to the prevailing requirement on airlines to prove at least two years of domestic scheduled services before qualifying for international scheduled flights.
So despite its name, Pobeda meaning "Victory", the carrier has so far scores a defeat. Expectations are, however, that rules will soon be eased, allowing for a second effort.
Pobeda first took to the air on Dec. 1, 2014, and now operates a fleet comprising 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft on a route network including some 40 regional routes to and from Moscow.
Russia's aviation regulatory body Rosaviatsia has rejected the carrier's application to launch flights on new routes to Hungary, Germany, Slovakia, France and Belarus referring to the prevailing requirement on airlines to prove at least two years of domestic scheduled services before qualifying for international scheduled flights.
So despite its name, Pobeda meaning "Victory", the carrier has so far scores a defeat. Expectations are, however, that rules will soon be eased, allowing for a second effort.
Pobeda first took to the air on Dec. 1, 2014, and now operates a fleet comprising 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft on a route network including some 40 regional routes to and from Moscow.