I think this is an excellent idea. I think the term "Former USSR" is better than "CIS" as it better explains which airlines (I think) bel
ng. Perhaps additional discussion of which airlines belong would be good? That would likely drive the description. I envision the forum covering all of the former-Soviet republics so I think a title such as the following would be good:
Aeroflot, S7, and the airlines of the former USSR