OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2011. On September, 27 at special general meeting UTair Aviation shareholders approved a contract with Boeing for the delivery of 40 new Boeing 737-800/900ER aircraft. The deal is worth more than USD 3 billion in catalogue prices.

UTair is one of the largest operators of Boeing aircraft in the CIS. The airline currently operates more than 40 planes. In 2011 the airline became the first operator of Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft configured with the advanced Sky Interior in Russia and the CIS. The Sky Interior offers a more spacious passenger cabin, comfortable leather armchairs, specially designed overhead storage with expanded luggage capacity, advanced noise reduction engineering and a number of other technical improvements. The unique interior lighting system automatically adjusts the intensity of lighting depending on the phase of the flight and time of day.

The Sky Interior modification in the Boeing 737-800 aircraft will enable UTair to offer global quality passenger service and significantly improve operational cost parameters, especially fuel savings, as well as improved environmental performance parameters.

UTair is among the top-three leading passenger airlines in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Baltic States and CIS countries and has the largest route network. UTair aircraft perform more than 300 passenger flights a day. In 2011, UTair will carry over 7 million passengers. UTair Group operates a fleet of more than 200 aircraft including 23 Boeing 737-500s, 8 Boeing 737-800s, 7 Boeing 737-400s and 4 Boeing 757-200 aircraft.