Ural Airlines opened a linear aircraft maintenance station in Pulkovo

A linear maintenance station for Ural Airlines (LSTO) aircraft with its own warehouse complexes was solemnly opened at Pulkovo airport.
The station will use advanced production process automation systems. For example, on the basis of Ural Airlines, the AMOS system has been implemented, which allows to reduce communication time and improve interaction between the divisions of the airline, and the previously opened training technical center in Yekaterinburg makes it possible to quickly train competent technical specialists.

The solemn event was attended by: Head of the Department of Economics
and resource management of the ATC Ural Airlines Anton Slinko, head of the new line station of Ural Airlines Alexander Govorov, general to introduce Ural Airlines in St. Petersburg Elena Ikchurina, as well as deputy general director, chief operating director of Northern Capital Gateway LLC »Michael Hoenberger.

Anton Slinko, Head of the Department of Economics and Resource Management, ATC Ural Airlines:
- This event will mark a new milestone in the history of the company, in its continuous development
and striving to improve the processes that affect the quality of the services provided to our passengers. It should be noted that the implementation of the company's plans to open the LSTO
in the shortest possible time it would have been impossible without the support of the Pulkovo airport staff and the Northern Capital Gateway management company, their high professionalism, responsiveness and striving to achieve mutually beneficial results.

Michael Hoenberger, Deputy General Director, Chief Operating Officer of Northern Capital Gateway LLC:
- Our partner, Ural Airlines, despite the negative impact of COVID on civil aviation, continues to develop. The opening of an aircraft maintenance station is proof of this. Ural Airlines is one of the largest airlines in Russia, and we would like to thank the carrier for developing its presence at Pulkovo airport. We are confident that the opening of Ural Airlines' line maintenance stations will provide new opportunities for both the carrier and Pulkovo Airport.

After the opening ceremony, a sightseeing tour of the production areas of the new linear station took place.

Recall that Ural Airlines has an extensive flight program from St. Petersburg and is one of the five leaders of Russian airlines in terms of the number of flights to Pulkovo: from January to September 2021, the carrier's passenger traffic increased by 53% compared to the same period last year. The airline carried more than 832 thousand passengers, the number of take-offs and landings was 3 thousand. This year, new destinations have appeared in the wide route network of Ural Airlines, such as Fergana, Navoi, Kulyab, Gyumri and other cities of the CIS.

The linear service station at Pulkovo airport is the fifth anniversary opening. Earlier, the airline has already launched linear service stations in Chelyabinsk, Samara, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky. Expansion of the network of service stations allows not only maintaining the regularity of flights, maintaining the planned schedule, but also completely eliminating the participation of subcontract organizations.

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Ural Airlines is a multiple winner of international and national awards, including: National Wings of Russia Award, SafetyLeaders Awards, Best Social Projects in Russia, National Geographic Traveler Awards, Loyalty Awards Russia, Time for Innovation " and etc.
The Ural Airlines' air fleet consists of aircraft from the European concern Airbus. Today the carrier operates 51 airliners (3 А320neo, 4 А321neo, 25 А320, 14 А321 and 5 А319).

Pulkovo Airport ranks fourth in terms of passenger traffic in Russia. In 2020, Pulkovo served 11 million people and was included in the list of the best airports in Europe in terms of service quality in its category.
Since 2010, the main operator of Pulkovo is the international consortium "Northern Capital Gateway". VVSS, on the basis of a public-private partnership, manages the airport and a project for its reconstruction and development.