OREANDA-NEWS. August 26, 2010. At the Visiting UTair annual airshow, UTair affiliate company UTair Europe signed a deal with Avialeasing for the purchase of six Kamov Ka-32A11VS helicopters.

The coaxial rotor Ka-32A11VS helicopter comes equipped with state-of-the-art avionics certified by EASA. The helicopters also meet international certification standards for both day and night flight operations over land and sea.

“The opportunities of the EASA certified Ka-32 helicopters will greatly enhance the competitive advantages of our company abroad and stands to attract the more demanding foreign customers,” commented UTair Europe CEO Oleg Lysenko.

Senior Avialeasing vice president Vladimir Kinderkneht was also encouraged by the potential of the deal to expand the presence of Russian rotorcraft on foreign markets, saying “This is an opportunity for international clients to experience for themselves the maneuverability and high performance services available with these technologically advanced Russian helicopters.”

The Ka-32 helicopters will be configured with firefighting equipment and crane and aerial installation capabilities and are scheduled for delivery in 2011.

UTair is the world’s largest helicopter operator with a fleet of 246 helicopters of different classes. UTair's helicopter fleet consists of Mil helicopters, light multipurpose Eurocopter and Robinson rotorcraft. UTair is the launch customer for the Eurocopter EC 175 helicopter. UTair is the largest supplier of helicopter services to the United Nations since 1992. UTair's primary Russian client base is composed of leading oil and gas companies. As of 2010, UTair provides an expanding range of helicopter services across Russia and in eleven foreign countries.

Avialeasing is one of the oldest Russian leasing companies, specializing exclusively in aircraft. Since 1996 the company operates from the Perm Region. In the same year Avialeasing was one of the first to offer the lease purchase of Tupolev Tu-204 aircraft to Perm Airlines and to pioneer and implement the Aeroflot program for continuing upgrades of PS-90A engines. Over the last decade the Avialeasing group of companies has brought to life projects such as the delivery on operational leasing terms and sale of Tu-204-100, Tu-154B, Tu-154M, and Yak-40 aircraft to Russian airlines. The company is currently working on fleet renewal projects for domestic airlines with regional aircraft of both Western and Russian production. In June 2009 the company signed a contract for the delivery of 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. In July 2010 a contract was signed with Kamov for the delivery of six Ka-32 helicopters.