A Moscow City Court has reduced the jail term of a Russian Transport Ministry official, who was convicted of sexually abusing his daughter, from 13 to 5 years . Vladimir Makarov was found guilty of sexually abusing his eight-year old daughter in September. The case sparked widespread public concern as there was no reliable [...]
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November 29, 2011
October 12, 2011
Russia’s Transport Ministry to cut pilot training from 5 to 3 years
The Russian Transport Ministry has proposed cutting the civil air pilot training program from five to three years, a ministry source said on Wednesday. The sector is faced with an acute shortage of personnel, including pilots. Russia’s Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev said in September the airline presently requires another two years in additional training for [...]
October 5, 2011
Russia’s Transport Ministry told to tighten aviation control, upgrade pilot training
The Russian Transport Ministry should tighten oversight of airlines and upgrade pilot training standards, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Flight safety is an overriding concern, he said, adding that this especially applies to flights in poor weather and low visibility, as well as pilot training. “Any airline, even it has just one plane… [...]