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Aeroflot is Russia’s de facto National carrier and largest Airline. Founded on March 17, 1923, Aeroflot is among the world’s oldest airlines and one of Russia’s most recognised brands. Aeroflot was the first Russian airline company to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 1989. In 2013, Aeroflot carried 20.9 million passengers (18.4 percent up on 2012), 60.2 billion passenger-kilometres were flown (19.2 % increase), the load factor constituted 78.8%. The total of 31.4 million passengers flew with companies of Aeroflot Group in 2013 (+14.3%). Aeroflot under the Winter schedule of 2014, operates flights to 122 destinations in 53 countries (39 destinations in Russia). As part of its commitment to safety, Aeroflot operates the largest Centre of Flight Control (CFC) in Eastern Europe. The company also set up an up-to-date Emergency Operations Centre based on modern technologies. Aeroflot's Hub Control Centre has been put into operation in Sheremetyevo with the purpose to coordinate transfer connection processes and oversee the flight control at the airport. Aeroflot's Ecological Management and Control System incorporates up-to-date technologies and standards. The company has adopted Energy and Ecological Efficiency Program which is in full compliance with IATA's ecological strategy. The airline pays a special attention to its presence in the Russian market, especially Siberia and the Far East. Aeroflot places emphasis on constantly enhancing the quality of its products and services as well as on expanding its range. Aeroflot is committed to deploying the most effective information technologies to increase service quality and economic efficiency and relies on modern systems to power its Internet bookings. The company offers its passengers the most advanced self-service check-in options and in-flight amenities, including widening mobile phone and Internet access.

S7 Airlines is Russia’s largest domestic air carrier, based at three large air transport hubs: Moscow (Domodedovo), Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) and Irkutsk. It also has regular flights to the countries of the CIS, Europe, the Near East, South Asia and to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. S7 Airlines is a member of the global oneworld aviation alliance, world leader in providing quality services to passengers. Branches and representatives of S7 can be found in 37 cities in Russia, 13 cities in the CIS, and in 14 other cities worldwide, including Frankfurt-am-Maine (Germany), Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Antalya (Turkey) and Bangkok (Thailand). S7 Airlines leads the market in the provision of on-line services, allowing passengers to choose flights, reserve tickets, make payments and check in for flights through its website. In 2008 the airline changed over entirely to the use of e-ticket technology, and 2009 saw the launch of the first mobile website of any Russian airline, here at s7.ru. Then, in January 2011, the airline introduced the ‘mobile boarding pass’ service. The S7 Priority program enables frequent flyers to collect miles, and receive bonuses from S7 Airlines, other oneworld members, and from other commercial partners.

Utair Group is the Russian major aviation group with over 50 years of history operating on 4 continents. Utair Group includes companies which engage in aircraft operation (airplanes and helicopters), aircraft repair and maintenance, personnel training, provision of in-flight services, and air transport service sales. The group consists of the companies such as Utair Airlines, Utair Helicopter Services, Turukhan, Vostok, Utair CJSC, Helisur, Utair Europe, Utair South Africa, Utair India, TS Technic, and Utair Engineering JSC, to name a few. Utair Group’s fleet includes 65 airplanes and 338 helicopters. Currently, Utair employs 11,000 highly skilled specialists The Company is headquartered in Surgut. Utair Group offers a wide range of services for private and corporate clients, such as VIP transport services, charter transport flights, tourist charter flights, and air transport services for rotational crews. Utair Airlines is at the core of the Utair Group’s business and is part of the top 5 airlines on the Russian air transport market. Utair Airlines performs flights to 170 destinations, 65 of which are unique to the company. In first half-year of 2017, Utair transported 3,272,530 passengers, up 15,9% as the same period last year. Utair Airlines operates regular passenger flights to Russia’s major cities, such as Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Khanty-Mansiysk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Tyumen, Ufa and Yekaterinburg, to name a few. Baku, Berlin, Dushanbe, Heraklion, Minsk, Munich, Riga, Tashkent, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Vilnius and Yerevan, are some of its international destinations. Utair Helicopter Services is the biggest company in the world for carrying capacity of helicopters. Since 1991, Utair Helicopter Services has been the UN contractor for humanitarian cargo helicopter deliveries. Since 2001, the company has been the largest provider of air transport services for UN.