UTair Signs Agreement for 50 Mi-8AMT Helicopters

UTair Helicopter Services has signed a deal with Russian Helicopters for about 50 Mi-8AMT helicopters.

Delivery is expected to commence at the beginning of 2022.

Andrei Boginsky, Director General of Russian Helicopters, said, "UTair is the largest operator of Russian helicopters and today's agreement aimed at the timely and systematic airline's fleet renewal. One of the agreement terms is to improve aircraft's efficiency further operation, which will allow operating flights with a two-person crew. This option has been implemented successfully on another helicopter, the most modern Mi-171A2 whose first operator was UTair airline."

The Mi-8AMT can transport up to 27 passengers and up to 4 tons of cargo. With a wide range of additional equipment available, Mi-8AMT helicopters are often used for transport, passenger flights, fire fighting, EMS and SAR.

"In our plans to use 50 latest modification helicopters to carry passengers and cargo within the oil and gas projects framework for our customers, first of all - in the Vostok Oil project of PJSC Rosneft," said Andrei Martirosov, CEO of UTair. "Utair already operates more than 100 helicopters from the modern Mi-17 family. The 50 new machines are an important part of our fleet management plan implementation, as outlined in the airline's financial model. Fleet replenishment will bring a positive budgetary effect and will create many new jobs for pilots, engineers and ground service workers."

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