Polina Montag-Girmes

Journalist

Cyprus

Summary

Polina joined the Air Transport World team in 2011, covering Russian and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She studied journalism at Moscow State University and worked as a journalist for Russian business and airline publications since 2000. She has previously worked for Russky Telegraf 1997-1998, Russia Journal 1999-2000, the Vremya Novostei newspaper 2000-2001, the Russky Focus business weekly 2001-2004 and the Kompania business weekly in 2004-2005.

Starting as a journalist for Air Transport Observer Magazine in 2005, she had become deputy editor by the time she left in 2014, moving to Germany.

She has also written and edited a number of surveys and editorial on airline, aircraft and travel issues for a number of Russian and international publications.

She lives with her husband, twins, and a dog and cat in Cyprus.

Articles

Polina Borodina
Russia’s UTair (UT) reported a 2011 net profit of RUB261.2 million ($8 million), up 21% from 2010.

Polina Borodina
Russian state corporation Rostechnology’s lessor, Aviacapital-Service, has firmed an order for 35 Irkut MS-21 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Polina Borodina
Russia’s Transaero Airlines (UN) has reported a 2011 net profit of RUB1.83 billion ($54.6 million), more than doubled from 2010. Revenue increased 42% to RUB86.5 billion.