OREANDA-NEWS. Aviation company JSC "Aeroflot", FGUP "Dalavia", JSC "Sakhalin Airlines" have decided to combine their efforts to create in the Far-east Federal District a big competitive aviation company, capable to offer transportation services on both regional and international directions and with the fleet consisting of modern airplanes.

For the parties to the agreement consolidation of regional companies on a basis of JSC "Aeroflot" seems to be the one and only real opportunity to ensure proper competitive level, financial and technical enhancement of regional carriers without reduction of number of workplaces, and in terms of provisioning of Far-East region residents with reliable aviation transportation and increasing of tax revenues.

In 2005 JSC "Aeroflot" delivered 6.8 million passengers to 89 destinations in 47 countries of the world. Aircraft fleet of the company consists of 86 airplanes, manufactured both in Russia and in the West.

FGUP "Dalavia" delivered 576 thousand passengers. The company makes flights to 25 destinations, aircraft fleet consists of 30 airplanes (primarily Tupolev -214, Tupolev -154M, Antonov-24 and Antonov-12).

JSC "Sakhalin Airlines" (100% of shares belong to the government) served 111,5 thousand passengers. Company has 12 airplanes (Boeing 737, Dash 8, Antonov-24 and Antonov-12).