... in such a mountainous area. Its wreckage was later found on a spur of Mount Salak, a volcano that has been the site of numerous air crashes in the past. The claims follow speculation that the crash, which killed 45 people, could have been an act of industrial sabotage. "The main question is, why did the controller authorize the request to reduce altitude?" a source in Sukhoi asked Komsomolskaya Pravda. "Maybe he didn't see that the plane was heading straight at the mountain. On the...

... director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant 2000-2001: Commercial director of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant 2001-2003: Deputy chairman of the State Investment Corporation (Gosincor) 2003-September 2007: General directer of Oboronprom, a state-controlled industrial-investment group in the engineering and high technologies sectors September 2007: Appointed deputy industry and energy minister (from 2008 the Industry and Trade Ministry) February 2012: Appointed acting industry and trade minister May 21,...

... valign="top"><b>Employment history:</b></td><td><p><b>Sales Engineer</b><br>11/2010 – present time. Russian office of international manufacturing group <br>Company’s direction of activity: production and sales of industrial sealing solutions. Functions: searching for the customers within industrial sectors; technical support and consultation of new and existing clients concerning company’s capabilities, materials and technology; carrying out of meetings and presentations...

Russia is ending its long love affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has come to symbolize the decline of its automobile industry and, for some, the country itself. Russia is ending its long love affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has come to symbolize the decline of its automobile industry and, for some, the country itself. The decision by state carmaker AvtoVAZ to halt production of the last models in the Lada Classic...

... former President Dmitry Medvedev to start a new six-year term last Monday, championed the development of the Superjet regional airplane during a previous stint as president. Analysts say Putin wants to revive the aerospace sector to demonstrate Moscow's industrial clout abroad and help project the Kremlin's authority to voters. Built by the former Soviet Union's largest warplane maker, the Superjet is a 78- to 98-seat regional airliner designed for sale on a global market, which has historically shied...

Protesters believe that plans to build a road through Zhukovsky Forest are a pretext to construct a multi-billion-dollar aviation center. Activists removing a fence in Zhukovsky Forest, in the Moscow region, and a confrontation between protesters and police, on April 30. Video by Alexandra Odynova / MT ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow Region — They wrote protest letters and research papers, appealed to higher authorities and fought with police — all to protect a beloved pine forest slated for destruction...

... industry. Moscow hotels are gaining more and more international recognition and nominations for outstanding results and excellent service. And from here, we must go forward — take a good look at our processes, listen to our guests, learn from other industries and constantly improve and refine our services. 449371 459450

... well. The service sector, which is the last great bastion of human workers, is succumbing to more and more automation. In the hotel industry in particular, operators are trying to benefit from the technology-induced productivity enhancements that other industries have been exploiting for quite some time. In some cases, machines replace humans, such as in the completely automated check-in and departure systems that are implemented across many budget properties throughout Europe. Such form of automation...

The hospitality industry, traditionally more focused on the physical product, is waking up to a consumer who is demanding consistent delivery of the brand promise and, in the upscale to luxury segments, will define a successful brand as much as the finer points of the product design. Konstantin Goriainov Senior General Manager Holiday Inn Moscow Lesnaya and Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky The hospitality industry, traditionally more focused on the physical product, is waking up to a consumer who...

... the opposite tactic. However, he said because officials often don't know they are violating the law, increasing punishments would have limited effectiveness in preventing future violations. On competition, Tsarikovsky said there were few problems in industries where new forces had emerged or in newly-developed industries starting from zero, like information technology and textile industries. Most problems come from large-scale Soviet era industries, especially in natural resource extraction. High...

Russia has been widely touted as the world's most deadly place to fly after a series of air crashes. The Russian aviation industry faces another pressing issue that may eventually compound safety problems – a shortage of personnel, especially pilots. Russia has been widely touted as the world's most deadly place to fly after a series of air crashes. The Russian aviation industry faces another pressing issue that may eventually compound safety problems –...

... Cabinet didn’t spell out any other responsibilities for the deputy prime ministers. Former Deputy Finance Minister Alexander Novak will head the Energy Ministry, replacing Sergei Shmatko. He said Dvorkovich would take charge of oil, gas and other industries, RIA-Novosti reported. Anton Siluanov, the former acting finance minister, will continue heading the ministry. A long-serving ministry official, he was a deputy to former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin before replacing him last fall. Andrei...

Emerging economies like Russia have long been the bane of industries dependent on intellectual property rights, such as the software industry. Sixty-five percent of software in Russia is stolen, Bloomberg reported last year. The country's accession to the WTO, however, has already resulted in important steps...

Tourism industry website TripAdvisor recently ranked Moscow fourth on its list of &quot;15 destinations on the rise,&quot; and the Moscow government will invest $11 million into developing tourism in the city this year. The capital is also undergoing a massive beautification project to increase the total area of city parks fivefold in the next five years. Tourism industry website TripAdvisor recently ranked Moscow fourth on its...

... been killed in Syria during a yearlong popular revolt against President Bashar Assad's rule, a conflict in which the military's use of heavy vehicles has been prominent. Shortages of gas oil, which can be marketed as diesel, are already hurting local industries. In the northeast, for instance, agriculture is suffering because farmers have been unable to secure fuel for tractors and other agricultural machinery. "We can't farm because they've cut off the electricity and they haven't been distributing...

Foreign and local drugmakers on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Veronika Skvortsova as health minister, saying they expect her to enforce initiatives promoted by her predecessor, Tatyana Golikova, but bring a scientific approach to resolving industry problems. ST. PETERSBURG — Foreign and local drugmakers on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Veronika Skvortsova as health minister, saying they expect her to enforce initiatives promoted by her predecessor, Tatyana Golikova, but bring...

... failed to sign contracts in a timely manner due to disagreements with manufacturers on pricing, which resulted in a series of dismissals in the defense industry. Rogozin, who participated in the meeting, proposed that the government’s military-industrial commission moderate price disputes between the Defense Ministry and manufacturers. “We should solve the issue of a fair arbiter, which will hold talks on prices,” Rogozin said, adding that a detailed proposal will be sent to Putin...

... English-language newspaper. 22 May 2012 Environmentalists responded with stoicism to the appointment of career oil man Sergei Donskoi as the new natural resources and environment minister. Donskoi, 43, comes with strong links to the oil and mining industries — he was responsible for geology as deputy natural resources and environment minister until a year ago when he left to head Rosgeologia, a newly formed state holding of geological assets. But the contradiction inherent in a ministry...

... programs the ministry launched under his predecessor. Before joining the federal government, he did a stint in the St. Petersburg government's committee for investment and strategic projects, and later as chairman of the committee for economic development, industrial policy and trade. But according to his official biography, he has mostly been involved in business. He studied economics and later law at St. Petersburg University — the alma mater of many members of the current government — and...

A dark cloud was cast Wednesday on the revival of Russia’s aviation industry when a Sukhoi-built Superjet 100 with 50 people on board disappeared from the radar screens of Indonesian flight controllers. A dark cloud was cast Wednesday on the revival of Russia’s aviation industry when a Sukhoi-built Superjet 100 with 50 people on board disappeared from the radar screens of Indonesian flight controllers. On a promotional tour of Asia to drum up interest among potential buyers, the plane...