UTair Group Transports more than 6.5 mn Passengers in Q1-Q3 2012

OREANDA-NEWS. October 19, 2012. UTair Group has continued to show significant growth in key indicators over the past 9 months.

In the period between January and September 2012, UTair Group transported a combined total of 6,554,283 passengers, an increase of 33.5% in comparison with the same period in 2011. Passenger turnover for reporting period constituted 12,253,247PKM, an increase of 36.1%over same period in 2011. According to Russian aviation industry statistics gathered by the Transport Clearing House, the Russian industry average for growth in this indicator stands at 16.4%

In total, UTair Group fixed wing aircraft logged a record 224,757 flight hours for the reporting period, 19.8% more than for the same period last year. UTair Group aircraft delivered 20,117.9 tons of cargo, 55.1% more than for the same period in 2011.

UTair Group helicopters logged a total of 126,125 flight hours, 21.7% more than for the same reporting period last year.

The UTair Group includes airlines conducting passenger and cargo operations with fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft as well as enterprises offering MRO, personnel training, flight services and air transportation sales services. UTair Aviation is the Group's core enterprise and includes Utair-Express, UTair-Ukraine, UTair-Cargo, Turukhan, JSC Nefteyuganskiy, Vostok, Helisur, UTair Europe, UTair South Africa and UTair India as well as UTair-Technichs, UTair-Engineering and other enterprises. The fleet of the Group includes more than 550 aircraft - more than 200 fixed wing planes and more than 350 helicopters. UTair Group revenue for 2011 amounted to 54,126 mln rubles, an estimated 27.6% increase in revenue over 2010. Net profit for 2011 grew 21.2%% over 2010 to 261.2 mln rubles. UTair Group headquarters are situated in Surgut, Russia. Subsidiaries are located in Sugut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansyisk, Moscow and in other cities in Russia and around the world.