Information about report: Ensuring of affordable flights within the Arctic

Because of the lack of alternative means of transportation air transport is the only year-round connection with the outside world for a significant part of the Arctic zone. However, air traffic remains inaccessible for the population of the polar regions. Among other things this is related to the high cost of flights, the insufficient number and aging of the ship fleet, and also the state of the airfield infrastructure.

The participants of the discussion will discuss the problems of small aviation development in the macroregion, and the features of regulation and support mechanisms for air traffic in the Arctic zone, and the innovations in the field of aircraft construction for the needs of the Far North.

Issues for discussion:

• State support of air communication in the Arctic
• Development and reconstruction of the airport network
• Formation of regional aviation route network
• Tariff regulation of air traffic
• Development of small Arctic aviation
• Technology, development and innovation in aircraft and helicopter construction. Creation of aircraft on natural gas.
• The state and modernization of the aircraft fleet in the Russian Federation

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