UTair Named among Top Three Russian Airlines

OREANDA-NEWS. October 24, 2011. UTair Aviation, the largest helicopter operator in the world with the largest fleet and capacity, continues to make long strides in passenger transportation. According to the Transport Clearing House, in the first nine month of 2011 UTair has moved into position among the top three passenger airlines in Russia by volume of passengers transported on international and domestic routes.  

UTair Group, consisting of UTair Aviation, UTair Express, UTair-Ukraine, UTair-Cargo, Turukhan Airlines, Nefteyugansk, Helisur, UTair Europe s.r.o., UTair South Africa Ltd and UTair India continues to show significant growth.

In the period from January to September 2011, passenger turnover constituted 9,001,290.5 PKM, an increase of 33.7% over same period in 2010 and surpassing the industry growth average for this indicator, which stands at 13.1%.

Other indicators grew considerably over the period as well. In the January-September period the Group’s fixed wing and rotorcraft fleets transported 5,538,454 passengers, a YoY increase of 27.8%.  Industryaveragegrowthstandsat 12.2%.

In total, the Group’s fixed wing aircraft logged 187,643 flight hours, 21.8% more than for the same period last year. The Group’s aircraft delivered 12,969 tons of cargo, 18.7% more than for the same period in 2010 and 3,475.2 tons of mail, 28.4% more than for the same period in 2010.

UTair Group helicopters logged a total of 103,650 flight hours, 16.5% more than for the same reporting period last year. UTair helicopters transported 113,498 tons of cargo, an increase of 9.2%.

UTair Group Key Performance Indicators for January-September 2011: