UTair-Helicopter Services Confirms Leadership in Helicopter Business

UTair-Helicopter services, part of the UTair Group, has once again claimed the Wings of Russia Award for Helicopter Services, the most prestigious Russian aviation accolade.

The Wings of Russia Award was established in 1997 by the Russian Air Transport Operators Association, the air transport industry magazine Air Transport Observer and the Infomost consulting agency. In its 18 year history, the Wings of Russia Award has been recognized as the most prestigious accolade in the Russian air transport industry and has not only became a mark of success among the winners, but also a reflection of the realities and trends of Russian aviation market today.

Over the years UTair-Helicopter services has been named the best helicopter operator of the year many times and has also received awards in Service Provider for Russian Industries category.

"We want to thank the organizers of the Wings of Russia award ceremony and the expert community for the high professional assessment of UTair activities," said UTair-Helicopter services President Aleksey Vinogradov. "This award is, first and foremost, an achievement of our highly professional team which is able to cope with tasks of any level of difficulty. As a company with one of the largest rotorcraft fleets in the world, UTair-Helicopter services will continue to realize its most ambitious and large-scale projects. We are proud to once again win the Wings of Russia Award for Helicopter Services and the high prestige that comes with it."

UTair-Helicopter services, part of UTair Group, is the world's largest helicopter operator in terms of fleet size and capacity with more than 350 helicopters of various types, primarily of the Mil and Airbus Helicopters families. UTair helicopters meet customer service needs on four continents. The main customers of UTair helicopter operations in Russia are leading oil and gas companies with which the airline has maintained cooperation for over 40 years.

Since 1991, UTair has been a provider of air transport services for the humanitarian missions of the United Nations, and has been a leading provider since 2001. The capabilities of the UTair Helicopter fleet and its professional teams provide safe, high quality air transport operations of any degree of complexity in all geographical and climatic zones of the world.

The Wings of Russia award is the only Russian professional rating event aimed at the objective evaluation of the performance of Russian airlines in a range of criteria. The purpose of the award is to draw public attention to the achievements of Russian airlines in competitive conditions, to aid in the development of professional civil aviation community in Russia, to increase the prestige of Russian civil aviation among the international aviation community and to create a positive environment for investment in the industry.

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