February 14, 2013. The collective agreement that is currently used at Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ) was estimated very highly by a trilateral committee comprising some regional government officials, the trade union federation representatives, and PromAss (an employers’ organization) executives, Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s press service reports. This collective agreement was declared one of the best in the course of the regional scale competition. At the end of the contest, Chelyabinsk Region Economic Development Minister Elena Murzina awarded the enterprise’s

February 14, 2013. Uralvagonzavod’s railway carriage assembly line is now fitted with the American Lincolns – 60 U.S.-manufactured welding machines that were delivered onto Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s head plant within the framework of a large-scale technical upgrades program. All in all, 120 welding units are used in this department, Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s press service says. A half of all the new machines has already been installed and used. The sets will have become fully integrated into the production process by this summer,

February 14, 2013. Ural Airlines is introducing a new service: checking in online. Online check-in is now available via the passengers support service and is a convenient option that allows a passenger who travels without any luggage to check in for Ural Airlines flights and book the seat they want without setting foot outsides their home or office. The new service comes with the Customer Support experts’ advice; these employees are ready to help a passenger go through all the stages of checking in online. To use their help, a passenger needs to call the toll-free number 8-800-2000-262 (free

February 14, 2013. This January, the flights operated by Moskoviya, VIM Avia, and Rusline were delayed much more often than others, Rosaviation reports. For one, Moskoviya delayed 18.9% of its flights (31 out of 164 flights operated in January), VIM Avia delayed 14.32% of its flights (64 out of 447 flights operated in January), and Rusline delayed 13.78% of its flights (145 out of 1,052 flights operated in January). These air carriers are followed by I Fly, which delayed 12.15% of its flights (26 out of 214 flights operated in January), Alrosa, which delayed 12.14% of its flights (42 out of

February 14, 2013. Mikheevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise, which is under construction at the moment, has already become one of Chelyabinsk Region’s major employers. About 700 people are currently working on building the enterprise. Once the business has been launched, about 680 new jobs for both white- and blue-collar workers will be created, the press officer of Russian Copper Company (RMK) reports. By February 1, Mikheevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise has already taken on 169 employees: miners, preparators, energy sector workers, geologists, mineral surveyors,