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«To meet existing demand, we have to reconstruct and upgrade the entire infrastructure of our airports, introduce cutting-edge technologies, train personnel and introduce modern management systems as quickly aspossible.»

Denis Ilyin
Acting Managing Director, Aviation

Basic Element's aviation assets include:

  • Basel Aero - the operating company for the Sochi, Krasnodar, Gelendzhik and Anapa airports. Basel Aero's priorities are full airport infrastructure reconstruction and modernization, and the implementation of advanced passenger, cargo and aircraft handling technologies.
  • OJSC Kuban Airlines - The Krasnodar territory's leading passenger carrier, linking the region with Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and other major Russian and foreign airports. Operates flights to more than 30 destinations.
  • OJSC Kuban Territorial Air Communications Agency (TAVS Kuban) - ticketing, tourism and freight services.

Russian airlines flew approximately 44 million passengers in 2009.

Passenger numbers on flights to southern regions of Russia will increase from 3.5 million in 2009 to more than 8 million in 2017.

Key facts

  • 4,230 employees
  • Airports handle 8% of Russia's air passengers and 4% of its air freight
  • More than 50 airlines fly to the Aviation Sector's airports
  • Kuban Airlines carried 550,000 passengers in 2009
  • Airports handled 11,700 flights, 3.3 million passengers and 9,900 tonnes of cargo in 2009

Main achievements in 2009

  • Centralized management of Basel Aero's airport business in southern Russia
  • Adjusted marketing policy towards maximum openness towards carriers
  • Brought new carriers (Russian and foreign) to all Group airports
  • Began trial commercial operation of new terminal complex at Sochi airport
  • Completed construction and installation at new terminal complex in Gelendzhik
  • Created ground services complex at Krasnodar International Airport
  • Increased the range of foreign-made aircraft to be handled by airports
  • Implemented lean management system, optimized manufacturing processes

2007 Results

2006 Results




Our priorities

Personnel Development

A key area in which efficiencies can be realized is the ongoing development of employees, both in the manufacturing and management tiers.  This sector conducts performance reviews, which facilitate maximally objective and transparent evaluations of employee performance as compared with corporate standards and requirements.  Employee training programs on all levels will be offered and expanded.

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New technologies

The automation of business processes and integration of various structures and systems of the airport into a single information space will become the leading trends in the field, raising airport administration to a new level of quality. Basel Aero plans to bring the latest technological innovations in the aviation field to its southern airports.

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Environmental protection

Since the airport projects of Basic Element are located in resort areas, сlose attention is paid to protecting the environment and fighting global climate change. All projects under management are designed to preserve the surrounding environment and include substantial ecological components.

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Basel Aero

Basel Aero, the airports operating company, was established in 2007. Basel Aero today operates airports in Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa.

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Sochi Airport

Sochi International Airport is the face of the country's major resort and the air gateway to the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

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Krasnodar Airport

OJSC Krasnodar International Airport (Pashkovsky) - one of the biggest international airports in southern Russia and the main aviation gateway in the Krasnodar territory. The airport is certified to Russian Civil Aviation Certification System standards and the aerodrome holds a Category I International Civil Aviation Organization certificate and has been certified for international flights. Capacity is 700 passengers per hour.

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Anapa Airport

Anapa Airport is certified to Russian Civil Aviation Certification System standards. The aerodrome holds a Category I International Civil Aviation Organization certificate, and has been certified for international flights. Handling capacity is 400 passengers per hour.

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Gelendzhik Airport

Gelendzhik is one of Basel Aero's cluster of airports in the Krasnodar territory. It's the first civilian airport that Russia has built in 25 years.

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JSC Kuban Airlines

The airline operates scheduled and charter flights to more than 30 destinations in Russia, the FSU and elsewhere. The fleet includes 13 owned Russian planes, but foreign planes (Boeing 737-700) will be added in 2010.

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News



04.06.2010

New airport in Gelendzhik welcomes its first passengers

The opening ceremony for the airport in Gelendzhik, one of Basel Aero's cluster of airports in the Krasnodar territory, will be held on June 5, 2010.

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07.03.2010

Gelendzhik airport to open for passenger flights by May 15

The Gelendzhik airport in the Krasnodar territory will open for passenger flights by May 15, airport director Irina Lyashova said.

ITAR-TASS

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Contacts

30, Rochdelskaya Street, Moscow, Russia 123022
Tel.: +7 (495) 729 53 64
Fax: +7 (495) 720 49 12

Media Contact Information
Sergey Babichenko
Press-secretary,
Basic Element
Tel:  +7 (495) 729 53 83
Fax: +7 (495) 729 53 70
SergeyYB@basel.ru

Basel Aero
355, Evdokiya Bershanskaya st., Krasnodar, Russia 350912
Tel: +7 (861) 219 14 96
Fax: +7 (861) 219 13 07

Kuban Airlines
355, Evdokiya Bershanskaya st., Krasnodar, Russia 350912
Tel: +7 (861) 219 14 96
Fax: +7 (861) 219 13 07

TAVS Kuban
129, Krasnaya str., Krasnodar, Russia 350020
Tel.: +7 (861) 255 66 62
Fax: +7 (861) 255 5067