In the first half of 2016, the enterprises of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) earned a profit of 6.5 billion rubles, Igor Komarov, the head of Roscosmos, said. “Our companies have reported a profit of 6.5 billion rubles in the first six months of the year and are on schedule under the Federal Space Program.…
Russian airport operator Basel Aero has signed an agreement with Gelendzhik authorities to construct a new terminal at Gelendzhik Airport, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2018. It was originally planned to be ready at the end of 2017. Basel Aero will invest up to 520 million rubles ($8.3 million) in the…
The upgraded Pantsir-SM combined surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system, equipped with a multifunctional targeting system, will be able to destroy targets 40 kilometers away – twice the range of the current configuration, the first deputy CEO, chief designer of the Instrument Design Bureau KBP in Tula (an affiliate of Rostec) Alexander Khomyakov reported.…
The separate naval aviation regiment of the Black Sea Fleet has received the ninth Su-30SM fighter. The fighter’s crew has passed a training course in the Yeysk training center and has already started performing combat training tasks. The regiment is to receive another aircraft this year. (Russian Aviation/Business World Magazine)
Russia may freeze the export of RD-180 rocket engines, as well as components for high-tech industries to the United States in retaliation for unfriendly policies, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma’s economic policy and industry committee Vladimir Gutenev has suggested. “Our further steps will depend on how our opponents go about the business…
On September 28, the credit rating of Moscow Domodedovo Airport was affirmed at the same level, which evidences sustainability of the airport’s business model in challenging market conditions. According to Fitch Ratings’ evaluation, the external environment and associated changes have a certain impact on the company, however the removal of a set of limitations will…
IFRS net profit of LLC Aeroexpress for H1 2016 grew by 42.09% to 459.802 million rubles from 323.601 million rubles for the same period in 2015, the company reported. Revenue increased by 2.09% to 2.72 billion rubles from 2.664 billion rubles, operating profit – by 29.73% to 831.215 million rubles from 640.728 million rubles, pre-tax…