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A TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT THAT

CAN LAND ON ICE

By Atle Staalesen

Russian developers of the North Sea route want a
new transport aircraft that can land on ice, can carry up to
10 tons of goods and have a flight range of 4000 km.
The aircraft is included in the new government plan for
the Northern Sea Route, a document that was signed and
stamped by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on the 21st
of December.
According to the plan, key decisions on the development
of the new Arctic aircraft are to be taken by December
2020. Alternative development proposals as well as
financial sources for its construction are to be prepared,
the Russian government informs.
The plan is authored by Rosatom, the state nuclear
power company that has gotten key responsibilities for
the development of the Northern Sea Route.
The aircraft will have to be able to carry up to 10 tons
and have a flight range of up to 4,000 km. The An-74 has until now been used for remote and
complex flights. Here from the Barneo base near
It must have capacities that enable it to land and take the North Pole. Photo: campbarneo.com
off on the ice as well as on unpaved dirt airfields in the
remote Arctic. A total of three aircrafts of the kind must
be built, the Northern Sea Route planners say. Putin’s decrees from May 2018 and the request to boost annual
The plane could ultimately be based on the Il-112B, a light new shipments on the Northern Sea Route to 80 million tons by year
generation transport aircraft that is built to replace the aging An-24 2024. It includes as many as 84 points and covers a wide range of
and An-26 models. The Il-112B has been under planning since the priorities, from the development of needed infrastructure and
early 2000s and a first test flight was conducted in March 2019, the building of new ships to the mapping of natural resources and
United Aircraft Corporation informs. launch of new satellites and meteorological equipment.
In addition to the new Arctic aircraft, the Russian Northern Sea Included is also the upgrade of four Arctic airports; the ones in
Route planners also want a new transport helicopter that are to be Amderma, Pevek, Chersky and Keperveem.
able to do autonomous flights in the region. The helicopters must The new plan comes at the same time as the federal government
be designed for smooth landings on the current and projected is in the process to complete a new Law on the Arctic. The new
icebreakers and there will be a need for five of them, the plan says. legislation is expected to be adopted in the first quarter of 2020
The new Northern Sea Route document builds on President and include major incentives for natural resource developers. Q

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BAA TRAINING BECOMES ENAC PARTNER

Training Organization (ATO), customer needs, ENAC has development”, said Thierry
with 20 years of experience developed a network of flight de Basquiat, director of ENAC
BAA Training and France BAA Training has been provid- school partners that are flight school.
based ENAC (Ecole Nationale ing ab Initio training since 2009. able to deliver pilot training “We are pleased to
de l’Aviation Civile) have joined Operating in Lithuania and programmes in accordance partner with ENAC to meet
forces to prepare professional Spain, the academy provides with ENAC premium standards. the industry booming demand
pilots for ATPL Integrated cadet training for airlines such In this context, ENAC is very for highly qualified pilots. This
theoretical training. as Turkish Airlines, Wizz Air, pleased to announce a new partnership is built on the
ENAC provides a range aero- Avion Express, SmartLynx and partnership with BAA Training same values we share: safety,
nautics and aviation training, others. Approved by French ATO for the theoretical training competency and efficiency in
including ATPL and MPL pilots Civil Aviation Authority under phase. pilot training. We believe that
for airlines including Air France, ENAC ATO, BAA Training will “ENAC and BAA training have synergy with ENAC will deliver
Transavia, China Eastern, China start providing pilot training worked together and received even more talented aviation
Southern, Lao Airline, Oman Air for first ENAC training at the the approbation by the French professionals to the market”,
and Royal Air Maroc. beginning of 2020. authority. ENAC is confident of said Egle Vaitkeviciute, CEO of
Certified as an Approved ” To address its airline this partnership and its future BAA Training.

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