In 2016 the airline "Gazprom Avia" is going to become the only one in the territory of the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries authorized center for operational and basic maintenance of business jets produced by the French company Dassault Aviation.
Source ATO.ru in the industry said that in the structure created "Gazprom Avia" at the Moscow airport Ostafyevo Center MRO business aircraft has successfully passed a technical audit of Dassault Aviation, but the final decision was required to pay an expensive insurance.
"In the pre-crisis conditions, it was impractical because" Gazprom Avia ", in fact, engaged in service only of its six aircraft Falcon, - said the source. - But today the situation has changed. Perform maintenance and repair aircraft in Russia has become more profitable at the airline were appropriate agreement on the Falcon Russian owners flying the flag of [European business] airlines Global Jet, Avcon Jet et al. ".
As part of EASA Part 145 certificate, OTAR-145 and FAP-145 experts "Gazprom Avia" perform maintenance business jet Falcon 900/2000 / 7X various modifications to the forms A-check inclusive. At the airport Ostafyevo from "Gazprom Avia" has two hangar complex can simultaneously accommodate 11 aircraft of type Falcon 900.
