OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 August 2008 was announced, that UTair (UTair Aviation, JSC) and a famous Parisian photo artist Alexandra Kremer-Khomasuridze launched an unusual project called Music in the World and Above the World. Starting in August, the photo works from the LIVE MUSIK project, which were first exhibited during the Moscow World Fine Art Fair in Manezh, will be presented to the public on UTair flights.

Alendra Kremer-Khomasuridze’s LIVE MUSIK project comprises photo images of the most prominent musicians: Gidon Kremer, Yury Bashmet, Vladimir Spivakov, Yury Temirkanov, Valery Gergiyev, Yevgeny Kisin, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, among others.

The collection will begin its journey on UTair’s planes in Khanty-Mansiysk and continue traveling to various parts of the world. Later on, Alexandra Kremer-Khomasuridze’s works will be returned to the capital of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region, where the air carrier will donate them to Yugra-Klassik, one of Russia’s largest theater and concert centers.

UTair is one of Russia’s largest air carriers with the most extensive route network in the country. UTair’s airplanes conduct more than 250 passenger flights daily. The company plans to carry 4 million passengers in 2008, which is 34% greater than in 2007. According to UTair’s business plan, 20 new flight destinations will be introduced. Moreover, the flying time of the company’s jets and helicopters is expected to amount to 240,000 hours in 2008, which is 20% more than in the previous year.