Charter & Fractional
Moscow’s Jet Expo Show Reveals Russian Bizav Recovery
After being dented by the financial crisis, Russian business aviation is back in growth mode.
Nearly 30 aircraft–28 airplanes and one helicopter, and none of them made in Russia–crowded the ramp at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport for last month’s Moscow Jet Expo.
Nearly 30 aircraft–28 airplanes and one helicopter, and none of them made in Russia–crowded the ramp at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport for last month’s Moscow Jet Expo.

After being dented by the financial crisis, Russian business aviation is back in growth mode. This trend was confirmed by Moscow’s Jet Expo show (September 14 to 16), staged for the first time in the Vnukovo-3 business aviation center of the Russian capital’s Vnukovo Airport. The move from the downtown Crocus City Hall, 20 miles away, allowed for indoor exhibits to be co-located with a busy static display area occupied by 28 fixed-wing aircraft and one helicopter.

Jet Expo 2011 drew 75 exhibitors, which was 22 more than in 2010 but still 16 fewer than the previous high point in 2008. The event, which is supported by the Russian United Business Aviation Association, attracted almost 7,000 visitors.