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Russian Helicopters to deliver 40 Mi-171 helicopters to UTair before 2014

RIA Novosti

21:05 17/08/2011

MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Helicopters holding closed a deal on Wednesday to sell 40 Mi-171 helicopters to Russia's UTair Airlines, a spokesman for the holding said.

"The contract terms involve the delivery of the entire batch of Mi-171 helicopters to the customer before the end of 2013," Russian Helicopters said in a statement.

UTair, a leading airline in Russia and former Soviet republics, presently has 50 Mi-171 helicopters in its fleet.

The Mi-171 is capable of transporting 37 passengers to a distance of 610 kilometers (380 miles) at a speed of 250 km/h. Its loading capacity is four tons.



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