OREANDA-NEWS. August 28, 2012. UTair-Engineering has passed inspections held by the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee and has confirmed its compliance with maintenance standards outlined in the Russian Civil Aviation and Aviation Rules legislation AP-145.

The compliance certification is valid for two years and permits the company to continue maintenance operations on Mil Mi-8, Mi-8MT (Mi-17), Mi-8 MTV-1 (Mi 17-1V), Mi-8AMT, Mi-171 rotorcraft and Antonov An-2 aircraft.

In addition, both certificates cover the UTair-Engineering's expanded MRO activity on foreign-made helicopters, namely the Robinson R44. UTair-Engineering in to date is the only maintenance facility in Russia certified for servicing these rotorcraft.

The issuance of the certificates confirms the professionalism of UTair-Engineering and offers quality assurance for services in compliance with ISO 9001:2008-certified quality management system.

UTair-Engineering is a subsidiary of UTair Aviation and the largest MRO operator for helicopters of domestic and foreign production in Russia. The company has a broad network of more than 30 line stations in Russia and abroad. UTair-Engineering staff services more than 300 aircraft, providing full cycle maintenance works on all aircraft in the UTair fleet.

The UTair Group consists of a range of companies performing air transport operations, maintenance and repair of aircraft and rotorcraft and other airline services. UTair Aviation is the core enterprise of UTair Group, consisting of UTair Aviation, UTair Express, UTair-Ukraine, UTair-Cargo, Turukhan Airlines, Nefteyugansk, Vostok, Helisur, UTair Europe s.r.o., UTair South Africa Ltd and UTair India alongside UTair-Technik and UTair Engineering. The Group operates more than 200 fixed wing aircraft and 340 helicopters. According to UTair Group financial statements, 2011 revenues constituted 54.12 million rubles and surpassed 2010 revenues by 27.6%. UTair Group net income for 2011 constituted 261.2 million rubles, 21.2% more than for the previous year.UTair Group headquarters are located in Surgut, with subsidiaries in Surgut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiisk, Moscow and other cities of Russia and around the globe.