OREANDA-NEWS. December, 13, 2007. UTair (UTair Aviation JSC) transported 2,699,901 passengers from January to November 2007, 21.2 percent more than in the corresponding period last year, the company's press service reported.

Other business indicators also improved during the first eleven months of the year, with the company’s passenger turnover increasing 25.3 percent.

Mail transportation by UTair transport planes increased 40.9 percent from January to November 2007, and cargo carriage grew 21.2 percent. UTair’s planes spent 117,383 hours in the air, 16.9 percent more than last year, while the company’s helicopters clocked 65,355 flight hours, up 11.7 percent from the same period last year.

From January to November 2007, UTair’s helicopters carried 73,405.7 tonnes of cargo, 26.7 percent more than last year.

Under UTair's business plan for 2007, its planes and helicopters are due to spend about 220,000 hours in the air, transporting over 3 million passengers and launching about thirty new routes. Helicopter operations will be carried out in Russia and ten foreign countries, with the export of helicopter services expected to increase by more than 26 percent.