OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2013. UTair’s Management council has approved the airline’s production plan and budget for 2013.

The plan envisages considerable growth of the Group’s KPI in 2013. The airline’s fleet, which consists of 250 fixed wing aircraft and more than 350 helicopters of various types, will transport more than 10.5 million passengers, which is 26% more in 2012. Helicopter’s logged flight hours will increase 9% to 180 thousand hours.

The growth of indicators will be achieved by optimization of operations and extension of the fleet. In 2013 UTair will take delivery of 11 aircraft, including Boeing 737-800, Airbus А321, Boeing 767-200, Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 737-500. Helicopter division will take delivery of more than 20 helicopters, including Mil Mi-8MTV, Mi-171/Mi-8AMT, AgustaWestland AW139, Eurocopter AS350, AS355 and EC175.

In 2013 the Group’s revenues will exceed 80 billion rubles, net income will grow 1.5 times, according to the Group’s forecasts.

Preliminary results of 2012 and the approved plan for 2013 represent dynamic development of the Group in accordance to the approved strategy. In 2013 the Group plans to enter new markets in Russia and abroad, further extend its fleet, enhance flight safety and improve client services. The Group will also introduce optimization of its management system on the basis of state-of-the-art IT-technologies and quality management system.

The UTair Group consists of companies performing air transport operations, maintenance and repair of aircraft and rotorcraft and other airline service companies. 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. UTair Group headquarters are located in Surgut, with subsidiaries in Surgut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiisk, Moscow and other cities of Russia and around the globe.