HeliRussia – Russia-Peru certification agreement opens up opportunties for Helisur
Source: UTair, 17-May-13
[electronic translation] Signed May 16, 2013 agreement on “mutual recognition of airworthiness documents” between the General Administration of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Peru and the Interstate Aviation Committee enables the company Helicopteros del Sur (Helisur), a member of the group, “UTair”, to begin commercial operation 20 Russian helicopters of “Mil “based in Peru. [...]
UTair South Africa becomes official supplier to UN
Source: UTair, 14-May-13
[electronic translation] Airline UTair South Africa (South Africa), part of the air group, “UTair”, registered as an official supplier of aviation services to the United Nations. Registered preceded by the successful completion of the airline technical audit for compliance with ICAO aviation and UN standards. Since 2004, UTair South Africa performs a series of air services [...]
UTair becomes first Russian AW139 operator
Source: UTair, 10-Apr-13
[electronic translation] “UTair» (UTair Aviation) commenced operation of a new type of helicopter – AW139 of AgustaWestland. Currently operates two machines, in general contract includes aircraft technical maintenance 10 such aircraft. AW139 – the new generation twin-engine helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland (Italy), which combines the latest developments of designers and high safety standards. An aircraft in [...]
UTair enters the Top 100 most valuable companies in Russia
Source: UTair, 19-Feb-13
OJSC “Airline” UTair »(UTair Aviation) took 23rd place in the ranking of the” Top 100 most valuable companies in Russia “according to the monthly business magazine” RBC “. The capitalization of the Company as of December 20, 2012 amounted to 411 million U.S. dollars, a 28.4% increase of this indicator in 2011. The rating was [...]
UTair wins multi-type contract with oil producer Bashneft
18-Feb-13
UTair Ufa, part of the UTair Group, has won a tender for the performance of complex of air transport operations for passengers and cargo for Bashneft. UTair Ufa will be the general contractor and organizer of air operations conducted by UTair Group companies: UTair-Helicopter Operations, UTair-Passenger Operations, UTair Express and UTair-Cargo. Transport operations for Bashneft [...]
UTair signs Mi-8AMT financing deal with Svyazbank
Source: UTair, 17-Feb-13
[electronic translation] OJSC “Airline” UTair “ (UTair Aviation) and JSCB “Svyaz-Bank” accomplished the first deal to refinance the acquisition of three Mi-8AMT with CJSC «REGION Leasing” (part of the group of companies “regions”). “This transaction marked the beginning of our cooperation with Communication-Bank. Due to favorable financing conditions, we were able to significantly reduce the company’s costs to [...]
UTair January figures – passenger numbers flat, huge jump in freight
Source: HeliHub.com, 12-Feb-13
Overall flying time in January 2013 was down marginally, from 9,177 to 9,144 hours, although this was the net effect of domestic flying hours within Russia being 8% up from 5430 to 5863 hours, and a 12.4% fall in flying time outside the country from 3747 down to 3281 hours. Correspondingly, passenger numbers were also [...]
UTair running 19.5% up on 2011 after 11 months
Source: UTair, 18-Dec-12
KPI for UTair Group helicopter operations for the first 11 months of 2012 have surpassed results for the same period last year. UTair Group helicopter transport operations logged a total of 156,049 flight hours in the first 11 months of 2012, 19.5% more than for the same reporting period last year. In the same period [...]
UTair shares join Russia’s RTS2 stock market index
Source: UTair, 17-Dec-12
On December 18, 2012 the shares of OJSC “Airline” UTair ” (UTAR) are included in the RTS-2 (RTS2) Moscow stock exchange. The presence of “UTair” in the index indicates an increase in the liquidity of the securities in the stock market and their investment appeal. “The inclusion of the shares of” UTair “in the index [...]
UTair and Region Leasing complete joint project
Source: UTair, 06-Dec-12
UTair Aviation and REGION Leasing, part of the REGION Group, have finalized a financing agreement for the purchase of a Mi-171 helicopter. The delivery will take place in December 2012. UTair and REGION have a long history of successful cooperation on the bond and capital markets. “REGION has acted as an organizer of UTair bond [...]
UTair celebrates 30 Years of Records set by female Mi-26 crew
Source: UTair, 06-Dec-12
December 4 marks the 30 year anniversary of the first all female helicopter crew at Tyumen Civil Aviation, the original airline from which UTair Aviation was born. UTair takes special pride in celebrating this special date in its history and the history of the domestic helicopter industry. The all woman crew, headed by well-known pilot [...]
UTair Engineering starts its first R44 overhaul
Source: UTair, 05-Dec-12
The first Robinson R44 helicopter has been delivered to the UTair-Engineering MRO facility in Tyumen for capital repairs. The compete inspection and refitting is expected to take 3 months. In 2012 UTair-Engineering passed the Robinson Helicopter and Russian Aviation Authority MRO performance audits in 2012, qualifying for capital repair operations on R44 helicopters, making UTair-Engineering [...]
UTair staff and helicopters flee Congo conflict zone
Source: UTair, 25-Nov-12
Staff and helicopters of “Airline” UTair »(UTair Aviation) were evacuated from the airport of Goma (DRC) due to a conflict in the region. Within a few hours after taking off from Goma Mi-8AMT “UTair” and Mi-8 MTV of “Nefteyugansk United Air” (part of “UTair”), the city was seized by armed rebels. Helicopters and crew made a stopover [...]
UTair adds base at Rostov-on-Don
Source: UTair, 24-Nov-12
[Electronic translation from Russian] In the village of Rostov region Olginskaya airline “UTair” (UTair Aviation) and flying club “Affordable sky” made a presentation of a new joint project “Air Taxi Helicopter Eurocopter». The event was introduced air taxi service on a light multipurpose helicopter Eurocopter AS 355N “UTair”. Invitation of the test flights, assessing the merits of this vehicle. Helicopter [...]
UTair helicopter operations Up 20.8% January-October 2012
Source: UTair, 15-Nov-12
Key performance indicators for UTair Group helicopter operations for the first 10 months of 2012 have surpassed results for the same period last year. UTair Group helicopter transport operations logged a total of 141,678 flight hours in the first 10 months of 2012, constituting 20.8% more than for the same reporting period last year. In [...]
UTair plans $350M overseas stock offer
Source: Bloomberg, 12-Nov-12
UTair Aviation, the Russian airline and helicopter company controlled by the nation’s fourth-largest oil producer, will seek to raise as much as $350 million in an overseas stock offering in 2013 (see full story)
UTair helicopter flight hours up 21.7% for first nine months of 2012
Source: UTair, 30-Oct-12
Key KPI for UTair Group helicopter operations for the first 9 months of 2012 have surpassed results for the same period last year. UTair Group helicopter transport operations logged a total of 126,125 flight hours in the first 9 months of 2012, 21.7% more than for the same reporting period last year. In the same [...]
UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov tops list of Best Russian CEOs
Source: UTair, 18-Sep-12
Slon.ru has published its third annual list of the best performing CEO’s of Russian companies listed on the Russian Stock Exchange. The main criterion for the ranking consists of the growth of company share value from the time of the previous ranking evaluations. As ranking organization leaders have remarked, the Russian stock index as a whole fell [...]
UTair Engineering renews Russian MRO certificates
Source: UTair, 29-Aug-12
According to the results of inspections of the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation and the Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee confirmed certification of “UTair-Engineering” to meet its repair production requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation for Civil Aviation and Aviation Rules AP-145, respectively. Extended for another two-year term compliance [...]
UTair finances helicopter purchases outside Russia for first time
Source: UTair, 30-Jul-12
UTair Aviation has attracted financing from British bank HSBC on a security of French insurance agency COFACE. The deal presupposes delivery of 19 new Eurocopter AS 350/355 helicopters. The airline already operates five helicopters of this type. By the end of 2012 UTair will operate another four helicopters, while in 2013 the airline will take [...]
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant delivers first three of 40 Mi-171s to UTair
Source: UTair, 19-Jul-12
UTair has received three MI-171 helicopters from Ulan-Ude Aviation, a subsidiary of the Russian helicopters aircraft manufacturing holding. The delivery is part of a contract for the manufacture of 40 Mi-171 helicopters, signed by “Russian Helicopters” and UTair Aviation in August, 2011 at the MAKS air show in the presence of then Russian Prime Minister [...]
UTair flight hours up 28% in first five months of 2012
Source: UTair, 22-Jun-12
UTair Group helicopters transport operations logged a total of 56,319 flight hours in the first 5 months of 2012, 28% more than for the same reporting period of last year. In the same period UTair Group helicopters transported 287,717 passengers and delivered 42,329.2 tons of cargo. Growth of performance indicators is associated with fleet modernization [...]
UTair Mi-26T sling-lifts oversize cargo over 2,000km
Source: UTair, 22-Jun-12
UTair Aviation Mi-26T has successfully transported two Mi-26T helicopter carcasses with external sling over a distance of 2,000 kilometers. This extreme cargo exploit is the first ever of such weight and distance in the history of Mi-26T helicopter operations. The extremely large size and weight of the cargo excluded the practicality of land based transport. [...]
UTair marks first year as Eurocopter Certified Center
Source: UTair, 25-May-12
On May 18 at HeliRussia 2012 UTair Aviation and Eurocopter marked the 1 year anniversary of their jointly sponsored Training Center for pilots and maintenance personnel of Eurocopter helicopters. The event was attended by the heads of both Eurocopter Vostok – the Russian subsidiary of the Eurocopter Group – and UTair – the leading helicopter [...]
UTair Engineering extends cooperation with Turbomeca Germany
Source: UTair, 24-May-12
On May 17 at the 5th annual International Helicopter Exhibition HeliRussia 2012 held in Moscow, UTair Aviation subsidiary UTair-Engineering and Turbomeca Germany signed an agreement for the construction of a new MRO Center for Turbomeca engines and their components. Turbomeca is a global leader in the manufacture of helicopter engines and components. The purpose of [...]
UTair to operate ten AW139s, becomes Authorized Service Centre
Source: AgustaWestland, 21-May-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that UTair of Russia has recently been certified as an AW139 helicopter operator and is set to operate ten AW139s for passenger, corporate and VVIP transport missions in Russia. The first aircraft is expected to be handed over this summer with deliveries planned to be completed by [...]
UTair Engineering expect 2012 revenues to exceed 4 billion rubles
Source: UTair, 24-Feb-12
Board of Directors of “UTair-Engineering” summed up the activities for the period 2011 and considered the draft business plan for 2012. In 2011 the company carried out daily support up to 290 helicopters in the amount of linear and time-consuming maintenance in Russia and abroad, which exceeded the 2010 figure by 15%. According to the plan [...]
UTair shops working with two suppliers, including GALS Aero
Source: UTair, 08-Feb-12
Electronic translation from Russian original JSC “Airline” UTair »(UTair Aviation) announces the following disqualification of aviation technical equipment: OOO” Russian helicopter company “GALS” and Haven Investments Ltd. The procedure is applied to the disqualification of these organizations due to the fact that these vendors do not fulfill their obligations in transactions with the Airline and [...]
UTair plans Brazilian rig support joint venture
Source: HeliHub.com, 07-Feb-12
UTair is negotiating with a company in Brazil to create a joint venture for providing helicopter services to offshore oil platforms, reports RAI Novosti. Andrey Martirosov, CEO of UTair, is reported as saying that they expect to make a more formal announcement later this year, and they would like to use Eurocopter EC175s on this [...]
UTair post very healthy figures for 2011
Source: HeliHub.com, 16-Jan-12
UTair have today posted their operational figures for 2011, and comparison to 2010. While this is largely covering their huge fixed wing fleet, they have detailed the following two very impressive helicopter fleet figures. Flight hours in 2011 – 139,580 hours (an increase of 15.3% over 2010) Passengers in 2011 – 798,249 (an increase of [...]
Eurocopter Vostok delivers first AS350B3e to UTair Aviation
Source: Eurocopter, 12-Jan-12
UTair Aviation has received its initial three Eurocopter AS350 B3e enhanced helicopters as this leading Russian and CIS operator builds up the largest fleet of Ecureuil family rotary-wing aircraft in the region. These AS350 B3s are among 20 aircraft ordered from the Eurocopter Ecureuil product line in 2010 by UTair, marking the biggest contract for [...]
UTair suspends Mi-26 operations
Source: UTair, 23-Dec-11
The world’s largest operator of helicopter Mi-26 Airline “UTair” (UTair Aviation) has suspended flights of its fleet of Mi-26 in Russia and abroad as of today. Helicopters will be carried out in-depth inspection of the tail extraordinary beams. The admission of helicopters for further operation will be determined for each aircraft individually on the basis [...]
UTair takes delivery of first aircraft from AS350/AS355 order
Source: HeliHub.com, 25-Oct-11
UTair has taken delivery of a Eurocopter AS350B3e, the airline announced today. This is the first aircraft from a block order for 20 (see original HeliHub.com story of this order), and the company has also announced that 14 of these will be AS350B3e models with the remaining six as AS355NP. All twenty are expected to [...]
Ulan-Ude sells 40 Mi-171s and 39 Mi-8s
Source: Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, 25-Aug-11
At MAKS-2011 International Aviation and Space Salon Russian Helicopters holding company signed two macrocontracts for delivery of Mi-171 helicopters produced by JSC Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (JSC U-UAP). According to the agreements achieved, 40 helicopters of Mi-171 type are planned to be delivered to JSC UTair Aviation, 39 helicopters of Mi-8 type – Gaspromavia Aviation Company [...]
Eurocopter confirms compliance of Russian training centre
Source: UTair, 23-May-11
The company officially concluded its audit of the Eurocopter training center for personnel (LAC), OAO UTair »(UTair Aviation), affirming the right of center to train pilots and mechanics in Russian program Eurocopter. Executive vice president of technical support and maintenance of Eurocopter Group Sharplz Derek (Derek Sharples) on May 19 awarded General Director of UTair [...]
Mil Mi-34C1 – order for ten from UTair
Source: UTair, 23-May-11
May 19 in Moscow at the exhibition HeliRussia 2011 an agreement was signed between OAO UTair »(UTair Aviation) and JSC” Helicopters of Russia “on the production and delivery of ten Mi-34S1. Start delivery expected in 2012. According to the preliminary agreement between UTair and Helicopters of Russia ‘, possibly increasing the number of purchased Mi-34S1 [...]
UTair orders 15 Eurocopter EC175s
Source: Eurocopter, 08-Mar-11
Russia’s UTair Aviation today signed a firm contract for the acquisition of 15 EC175 helicopters, extending its long-term strategic partnership with Eurocopter and the Eurocopter Vostok subsidiary in Russia and the CIS. This agreement, which firms up a letter of intent announced at Heli-Expo in 2008, covers the deliveries of 15 EC175s in 2013 and [...]
UTair signs for 20 AS350/AS355 helicopters
Source: Eurocopter, 29-Sep-10
Russia’s UTair will acquire 20 AS350/AS355 light helicopters in a new agreement that extends this leading rotary-wing aircraft operator’s long-term strategic relationship with Eurocopter. The acquisition contract was signed by Andrey Martirosov, the Director of UTair Aviation, and Eurocopter Vostok CEO Laurence Rigolini, in the presence of Christian Gras, Executive Vice president – Customers – [...]
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant delivers forty Mi-171s to UTair
Source: Russian Helicopters, 14-Sep-10
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP), a part of Russian Helicopters industrial holding, has delivered 40 Mi-171 helicopters (in the Mi-8AMT variant) to the commercial operator UTair. After the fortieth helicopter was accepted by UTair specialists on 9 September 2010, the new Mi-171 departed the UUAP airfield, heading for its base in Tumen. “We’re finalizing our obligations [...]
Airleasing to supply six Ka-32s to UTair
Source: AVE, 01-Sep-10
It has been disclosed that a contract was signed on August 21 at the Tyumen air show between OAO UTair and Investment Financial Company Airleasing to supply six helicopters Ka-32A11BC.
Missing Russian helicopter pilot found safe in Darfur
Source: United Nations, 30-Jul-10
29 July 2010 – A Russian helicopter pilot missing since the start of the week was found safe late today in southern Darfur, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese region confirmed. On Monday, a UNAMID helicopter had picked up three representatives of the rebel group known as the Liberty and Justice [...]
Ulan-Ude delivers two Mi-171s to UTair ahead of schedule
Source: Ulan-Ude, 05-Jul-10
Ulan-Ude aviation plant (UUAP) incorporated into Russian helicopter industry holding company “Russian Helicopters” delivers helicopters ahead of schedule under the contract with “UTair” air carrier. In the beginning of July UUAP dispatched ahead of time two Mi-171 helicopters (in Mi-8AMT version) to air carrier “UTair”, which should have been manufactured as per the terms of [...]
UTair Engineering wins manufacturer approval from Eurocopter
Source: HeliHub.com, 20-May-10
Following an audit by Eurocopter, UTair Engineering in Russia has been approved as an authorised maintenance centre by the Euroopean manufacturer. This approval covers the AS350, AS355 and Bo105 products. This is the second manufacturer approval of UTair Engineering – they had previously achieved R44 approval from Robinson.
Russia’s UTair plans expansion from new Peruvian base
Source: Flightglobal, 13-Mar-10
UTair plans on making the Peruvian company the base for Latin American expansion. Ecuador, Chile and Brazil are on the short-list for their next steps
Eurocopter and UTair Aviation sign MoA to establish certified Eurocopter Flight Training Center in Russia
Source: RotorNews, 28-Aug-09
This agreement is a new step in the cooperation that Eurocopter and UTair have started to establish several years ago. In 2008, the two companies decided to create an integrated technical maintenance center in Tyumen to support the Eurocopter fleet in Russia. This Eurocopter certified maintenance center will open its doors towards the end of [...]
UTair buys Peruvian operator Helisur
Source: Kommersant, 14-Aug-09
Helisur operates ten Mi-8 helicopters and one MI-171, which serving offshore oil and gas rigs
UTair launches operations from Murmansk with Mi-8 helicopters
Source: UTair, 30-Jul-09
The new subsidiary signed an agreement with the authorities of Murmansk Region to carry passengers and cargoes into some not easily accessible areas of the Region and perform MEDEVAC flights. UTair Murmansk is also planning to enter into contracts on rendering air services along the North Sea Route – the shortest Arctic waterway connecting European [...]
Naryan-Mar United Air Group and UTair sign Arctic helicopter alliance
Source: Barents Observer, 17-Jun-09
UTair continues to receive new Mi-171s
Source: Aviaport, 15-May-09
OJSC “Airline” UTair “continues to receive new Mi-171 helicopter production of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAZ) under contract for the supply of 40 vehicles, said at a press conference CTO airline” UTair “Meyramhan Bekmuhanbetov.
UTair is testing navigational equipment for the helicopters
Source: UTair, 20-Feb-09
Check and flight tests of short-range navigation equipment and the landing of the helicopter Mi-8PC took place on the productive-technical base of JSC UTair Aviation
