Gazpromneft-Aero Commences Refuelling Japan Airlines at Domodedovo Airport

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, December 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Gazpromneft-Aero has started supplying aviation fuel to Japan Airlines (JAL) at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The total volume of supplies under the contract, concluded for a period of one year, will amount to around 7,500 tons. The airline performs regular direct flights departing from Moscow (Domodedovo Airport) to Tokyo (Narita Airport), using Boeing 747 aircraft.  

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JAL became the eighteenth foreign airline with whom Gazpromneft-Aero cooperates at Domodedovo Airport. According to the results over a 10-month period, Gazpromneft-Aero supplied more than 110,000 tons of aviation fuel intended for refuelling aircraft of foreign airlines in Domodedovo, which is a three-fold increase against the same period in 2013.

Gazpromneft-Aero Director General Vladimir Egorov noted: "In 2014, Domodedovo Airport became one of the growth points for our company in terms of the volume supplied to foreign airlines. Our long-term objective is to increase the share of foreign airlines refuelled both in Russia and abroad, which will contribute to strengthening Gazpromneft-Aero's standing in the international market for aviation fuel supplies."

BACKGROUND INFORMATION 

Gazpromneft-Aero is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft. The company has been carrying out aircraft refuelling and selling into-plane aviation fuel since January 1, 2008. Gazpromneft-Aero has been a strategic partner of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the supply of aviation fuel since December 2008. 

Gazpromneft-Aero is the retail sales leader of the Russian aviation fuel market. The company employs technologies that ensure compliance with the highest level of fuelling operations safety: Green. 

To date, Gazpromneft-Aero's foreign network spans over 140 airports worldwide.