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Nov 29, 2005 (newstodate): To overcome the crisis in Russia's commercial aviation, Russian carriers should be enabled to renew their aircraft fleet with modern aviation technique independently of country of its origin, certification and registration, and all hampering barriers, including customs, should be eliminated.
This is the stance of the Board of Russian Association of Air Transport Operators in its appeal to the Russian government, and now even supported by Aeroflot.
According the opinion of the Association's Board Members, many years of protectionism policy measures with regard to production activities of Russian aviation industry have not proved their effectiveness, but instead acted as a break on development of the entire aviation transport industry.
Within the last two years it led to dramatic continuing decline in the volume of transportation, as well as enormous growth of production expenses and rates. Practically, that means destabilization of the economy of aviation companies which, if relevant measures are not taken, would become irreversible.
-On a temporary basis for a period up to one year, it is necessary to impose a moratorium on the growth of prices, rates and duties for airport and navigation service as well as to take urgent measures on decreasing and stabilising of prices on aviation fuel, says the organisation in a statement to the state.
This is the stance of the Board of Russian Association of Air Transport Operators in its appeal to the Russian government, and now even supported by Aeroflot.
According the opinion of the Association's Board Members, many years of protectionism policy measures with regard to production activities of Russian aviation industry have not proved their effectiveness, but instead acted as a break on development of the entire aviation transport industry.
Within the last two years it led to dramatic continuing decline in the volume of transportation, as well as enormous growth of production expenses and rates. Practically, that means destabilization of the economy of aviation companies which, if relevant measures are not taken, would become irreversible.
-On a temporary basis for a period up to one year, it is necessary to impose a moratorium on the growth of prices, rates and duties for airport and navigation service as well as to take urgent measures on decreasing and stabilising of prices on aviation fuel, says the organisation in a statement to the state.