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New Russian Airline to be formed from merger of two carriers

New Russian Airline to be formed from merger of two carriers

The Russian Government has announced that it will create a new airline to be based in Krasnoyarsk by merging KrasAIr and Taimyr. The Industrial giant ,Norilsk Nickel, is expected to invest U.S. $60 million to purchase new aircraft for the airline to operate with purchases to start in March 2011. The airline is expected to buy four French-made ATR-4 aircraft and four U.S built Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The new airline will be based at Krasnoyarsk’s Yemelyanovo Airport.