OREANDA-NEWS. On June 26, 2014, Transaero Airlines held the meeting of the Board of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors were elected at the General Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 21, 2014.

The Board of Directors elected Alexander Pleshakov as its Chairman.

Olga Pleshakova, CEO Transaero Airlines, was elected as Chairman of the Executive Board.

The Board of Directors approved the members of the Executive Board of Open Joint Stock Company Transaero Airlines. The number of its members has increased from 10 to 12. The decision was made in view of the forthcoming large-scale preparatory works to launch operations of the latest aircraft, i.e. Airbus A380, Boeing B747-8I, Аirbus А321; the growing role of ensuring the highest level of aviation safety; the increasing role of the latest technologies and the introduction of a number of innovative IT-products.

The members of Transaero Airlines' Executive Board are Olga Pleshakova, Ervand Alaverdyan, Georgy Barinov, Sergei Gavrenkov, Pavel Goncharuk, Dmitry Erzakovich, Alexander Ignatov, Mikhail Korobovich, Alexander Krinichansky, Dmitry Lipinsky, Dmitry Stolyarov, Evgeny Temyakov.

The Board of Directors approved the final structure of the deal that is of significant importance for Transaero Airlines on the acquisition of four Airbus A380 aircraft. The deal structure addresses the interests of the manufacturers, suppliers of various nodes and aggregates, as well as the financial companies being parts of VEB-leasing group. The tentative agreement on the acquisition of the world's largest passenger aircraft, that in the configuration chosen by the airline can accommodate more than 650 passengers, was signed on October 28, 2011.Up to the present time, the deals in regard to three of four Airbus A380-800 aircraft have been structured. The Board of Directors highlighted the significant price preferences obtained by the airlines at the talks.