OREANDA-NEWS. UTair Europe, a subsidiary of UTair (UTair Aviation, JSC), with its offices and home base in the International Piestany Airport in Slovakia, has been certified for flight operation.

UTair Europe will launch its helicopter services in Europe in the near future. The airline’s helicopters will be used for different cargo, assembly and fire-fighting operations.

At this moment, 60 helicopters of UTair’s fleet provide export services in various parts of the world from North America to South Africa. In 2006, UTair helicopters were put into operation in Canada and Lebanon. The airline expects a 25-percent rise in revenue from helicopter operations in 2006 and 2007.