Sverdlovsk Region public prosecution authorities for transportation detected a number of violations in the activity of the three airlines, RIA Novosti refers to head of the authorities Sergey Zabelov as saying. At the same time, no violations were detected in the performance of Yekaterinburg-based Koltsovo Airport, which is where the inspection of frequently delayed flights had taken place. The prosecution authorities began the inspection at the airport at the end of June. According to the data available to the authorities then, seven flights were delayed and four called off on June 27 alone.

The BOD of Ural Diesel Motor Plant (a member of Sinara Transport Machines Holding) appointed Nikolai Ovchinnikov the enterprise’s Director-General. Nikolai Ovchinnikov was previously employed as MSA s.a. Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The former DG Alexei Petrov, who was in office in November 2010-August 2011, took a new job offer.

In the first half of 2011, the revenues of Yekaterinburg-based Koltsovo Airport amounted to 2.15bn RUR, which is a little less than the figure for the first half of 2010. The airport explains the decrease in revenues has to do with the seasonal variations of the air travel market. The company’s net profit increased to 260.79m RUR against the 559m RUR loss in the first half of 2010.

Deputy of Sverdlovsk Region Duma Georgy Persky obtained some detailed information on how the 300m RUR allocated from the region’s budget to prepare Yekaterinburg’s application for hosting the World Universal Exhibition EXPO 2020 will be spent. Now the sum in question is to come from the redistribution of Mid-Urals’ Development Corporation’s budget. 11m is allocated for the official announcement of joining the application process. This figure covers professional advice and coordination on all the papers involved, the analysis of the earlier experience, and some events for the press. In plain

VUZ-Bank (a member of Life Financial Group) and MasterCard announce the start of their special offer called VUZ-Bank and Cirque du Soleil. Under the terms of this special offer, the bank’s customers and MasterCard holders who make at least 10,000 RUR worth of purchases on September 1-30, 2011, will join a lottery; the drawing will take place at the bank’s headquarters on October 7, 2011. The prizes are ten tickets (each valid for two people) for the performance of the legendary Cirque du Soleil that is to bring its show toYekaterinburg on October 15-23, 2011. There will be five tickets for