OREANDA-NEWS. UTair-Leasing has signed an international lease contract for delivery of 50 units of airfield technical equipment for exploitation at the Dushanbe International Airport in Tajikistan. The deal is valued at more than €5.9 mln.

The contract includes the acquisition and delivery of advanced self-propelled passenger stairs, pushback tugs, belt loaders and ramp busses. The delivery is planned to be completed in March 2014.

The acquisition of new technical equipment for aircraft MRO, ramp and runway maintenance will allow Dushanbe Airport to increase the quality of passenger service and will support uninterrupted airport operations in all weather conditions.

“The normative leasing scenario in Russia presumes delivery by a foreign leasing company to a Russian lessee. In this case, the UTair Leasing contract with the Dushanbe Airport represents a strategic partnership with potential for expanded future cooperation,” said Acting UTair-Leasing CEO Maria Schwarz. “UTair-Leasing already has broad experience of leasing technical assets for passenger service and aircraft MRO and will continue developing this direction of activities.”

UTair-Leasing is a subsidiary of UTair Aviation and is major player in the Russian leasing market. UTair-Leasing ranks among top three leasing companies in the Urals region according to the Expert Ural analytical center. In H1 2013 UTair-Leasing held a leasing contract portfolio amounting to more than 4.5 bln RUR. Among the major UTair-Leasing clients are Vnukovo Airport, Emelyanovo Airport, Kurumoch Airport, Mineralnye Vody International Airport, Roschino Airport, Surgut Airport, Omsk Airport, Tomsk Airport, Ufa International Airport, Vnukovo-Technics, Aviation Company Altai and the Znamya Moscow Engineering Plant.