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.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been granted its type certificate A-176 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for meeting airworthiness and environmental requirements. The certificate will be presented to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) Feb. 24, the manufacturer said in a statement. The European validation program comprised several flights and ground tests.
S7 Group, which includes Sibir (S7) and Globus (GH), carried 6.6 million passengers in 2011, up 11.4% on the year-ago period. The number of flights increased 11.5% to 61,464. The group did not disclose the exact numbers for each carrier but the Russian Ministry of Transport stated on its website that S7 in 2011 carried 5.13 million passengers, up 6.1% year-over-year. GH carried 1.47 million passengers, up 34.7% from 2010.
Makhachkala-based Dagestan Airlines (N2) is disputing the decision by Rosaviatsia—Russia’s Dept. of Aviation/Ministry of Transport—to withdraw the carrier’s air operators certificate (AOC) at the end of 2011, Russian RIA Novosti agency reported ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 21).
