Tatarstan Air (U9, Kazan Int'l) and its sister carrier Ak Bars Aero (2B, Bugulma) have presented a joint fleet expansion plan. Tatarstan Air plans to add A320-200s and additional A319-100s to replace its B737-400 and two B737-500s. It already operates two A319-100s and aims to operate a total of 10 A320 family aircraft by 2015. Ak Bars plans to increase its CRJ-200 fleet from 13 to 35 aircraft in the same timeframe.

Tatarstan Air (U9, Kazan Int'l) and Ak Bars Aero (2B, Bugulma) are expected to be merged in 2012 based on an announcement made by the regional government of Tatarstan which owns 50% of Tatarstan Air and 46.13% of Ak Bars.

Ak Bars Aero (2B, Bugulma) has launched weekly CRJ-200 service from Bugulma to Nizhnevartovsk on November 5. It has however given up its routes from Moscow Domodedovo and St. Petersburg to Magnitogorsk.

Ak Bars Aero (2B, Bugulma) has added two additional ex-Air Canada Jazz (QK/Halifax) CRJ-200s and has added new domestic routes in Russia and its first international route:
Bugulma-Adler/Sochi: weekly seasonal CRJ-200 service between June 17 and September 30
Kazan-Chelyabinsk-Novosibirsk: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on October 31
Kazan-Munich: weekly CRJ-200 service has started on June 22
Moscow Domodedovo-Kaliningrad: daily CRJ-200 service has started on October 31
Moscow Domodedovo-Magnitogorsk: 4x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on December 1
Moscow Domodedovo-Penza: 2x daily CRJ-200 service has started on June 9
Moscow Domodedovo-Tambov: 6x weekly Yak-40 service has started on January 11
Moscow Domodedovo-Yoshkar-Ola: 5x weekly Yak-40 service has started on November 1
Nizhnekamsk-Adler/Sochi: 2x weekly seasonal CRJ-200 service between June 2 and September 30
Nizhnekamsk-Baku: weekly CRJ-200 service has started on May 15
Ulyanovsk-Adler/Sochi: weekly seasonal CRJ-200 service between June 17 and September 30
Ak Bars has given up its Moscow Domodedovo-Lipetsk route however.

Ak Bars Aero (2B, Bugulma) is the new name of Bugulma Air Enterprise. It has taken delivery of five ex-Comair (USA) (OH/ Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Intl) CRJ-200s that have replaced its Yak-40s on scheduled services. It has used the new aircraft to expand its route network:
Bugulma-Kazan: 5x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 15
Bugulma-St. Petersburg: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 25
Bugulma-Surgut: weekly seasonal CRJ-200 service between May 10 and September 13
Kazan-Gelendzik: weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 17
Kazan-Novosibirsk: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 16
Kazan-St. Petersburg: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 15
Moscow Domodedovo-Chelyabinsk: 6x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on April 5
Nizhnekamsk-Moscow Domodedovo: up to 3x daily CRJ-200 service has started on April 14
Nizhnekamsk-St. Petersburg: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on April 16
Penza-Adler/Sochi: weekly CRJ-200 service has started on June 2
Penza-St. Petersburg: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on June 3
St. Petersburg-Magnitogorsk: 2x weekly CRJ-200 service has started on July 25