Howdy guys It is pretty much safe to tell now, seeing as a public statement has = been made, that the Dash 8s will be operating with SAT Airlines = (Sakhalinski Aviatrassy) out of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.=20 Details are below, although no mention of aircraft is made, I can assure = you that the Dash 8 Srs 100 is the chosen aircraft for this job. Cheers Scotty ----- Exxon Neftegas Limited has awarded Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy a major = five-year contract for aviation services. The contract is among the = largest ever awarded to a Sakhalin company in the framework of the = Sakhalin shelf projects. Under the contract, SAT will provide exclusive private flight operations = for domestic flights on Sakhalin and to the Russian mainland, as well as = internationally to Japan. SAT will acquire two 34-passenger turboprop = aircrafts, and train up to thirty local staff to operate and maintain = them. The contract will provide aviation service to the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas = project throughout the first phase of its development of the Chayvo and = Odoptu oil fields, offshore the northeast coast of Sakhalin island. At = $US 4.0 billion capital investment, the first phase of the Sakhalin-1 = project will be the most significant investment under a Production = Sharing Agreement in Russia, and the first to include Russian partners = /Rosneft and SMNG/, in addition to SODECO /Japan/, ONGC Videsh Ltd. = /India/, and the operator ENL, a subsidiary of the American oil major = ExxonMobil. Neil Duffin, President of ENL, stated that ``we will = continue to seek Russian expertise and integrate our collective skills = and experience to address the many challenges involved in this project = to achieve the maximum value for all stakeholders. We will also continue = working to identify and contract qualified Russian companies and = organizations with the skills and experience required to carry out the = work in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.`` /Rigzone.com/ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Scotty=20 To: aviatsiya@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [aviatsiya] Dash 8 for Russian airline?! I have heard back from the airline MD in question, and he informs me = that the aircraft (2) will be used for a tender they are currently = bidding on for a Russian-American oil/gas joint venture company. The = terms of the tender indicate that Dash 8s must be used. When the process is complete, I will have no problem in giving more = actual details. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Scotty=20 To: Aviatsiya ; airline@listserv.cuny.edu=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: [aviatsiya] Dash 8 for Russian airline?! Whilst this is in no way confirmed as yet (still rumour), a certain = Far-Eastern Russian airline is currently looking at obtaining a certain = number of Dash 8 Srs 100 aircraft. I don't know where they are looking = for them, but this info comes from a person who holds the title Managing = Director. I don't have a timeframe, just yet, on when they will be acquired, by I = know how most of you guys are rumour driven, so thought I would through = another one at ya ;-) Cheers Scotty