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Apr 11, 2007 (newstodate): The Russian Khabarovsk-based carrier Dalavia Airways is seeking Aeroflot's support to realise its development plans.
Dalavia needs to find new funding to renovate its aircraft fleet and its passenger and cargo flights network.
The two carriers have agreed on jointly building Khabarovsk into a major regional hub to serve both domestic and international flights.
In 2006, Aeroflot was reported to be targeting a merger of state-owned Dalavia and VladivostokAvia into a regional new company, tentatively called Aeroflot Vostok, where Aeroflot will have 70 percent shares.
Sources said the projected company will set up a regional subsidy and split off cargo and airport business into separate companies.
The plan is a further step in the on-going consolidation trend in Russia's civil aviation, where Aeroflot has earlier vented vision that the state pay for the newly issued shares in the company with its stakes in Pulkovo Airlines, Rossiya, Dalavia, KrasAir, and Vladivostokavia.
The plan would also secure Aeroflot a strong hand against Russia's succesful airline alliance, AiRUnion.
Dalavia needs to find new funding to renovate its aircraft fleet and its passenger and cargo flights network.
The two carriers have agreed on jointly building Khabarovsk into a major regional hub to serve both domestic and international flights.
In 2006, Aeroflot was reported to be targeting a merger of state-owned Dalavia and VladivostokAvia into a regional new company, tentatively called Aeroflot Vostok, where Aeroflot will have 70 percent shares.
Sources said the projected company will set up a regional subsidy and split off cargo and airport business into separate companies.
The plan is a further step in the on-going consolidation trend in Russia's civil aviation, where Aeroflot has earlier vented vision that the state pay for the newly issued shares in the company with its stakes in Pulkovo Airlines, Rossiya, Dalavia, KrasAir, and Vladivostokavia.
The plan would also secure Aeroflot a strong hand against Russia's succesful airline alliance, AiRUnion.