U.S.-Russia Pacific Aviation Roundtable Mikhail Kalugin Head of Economic Section Embassy of the Russian Federation May 13, 2013 Washington

Contents  Historical Background  Current Russian-American ties  Growing potential of the region

Background – Alaska Airlines

Background - Dalavia

Background – Magadan Airlines

What is today  According to FANA, in the current Russian-American agreements there are no regulatory or commercial restrictions on flight operations between the Russian Far East and the U.S. West Coast

Flights are too long and costly  Only possible through Asian aiports  Average duration – 24 hours  Need to wait overnight  $1.5-2 thousand for one-way

Business ties Sakhalin-1

We are ready to offer  Infrustructure  Cross-region investments  Energy efficiency exchanges  “E-government” experience

Tourism  “Big Vladivostok” Zone – 1.5 million people  USA accounts for 40% tourists to Kamchatka  Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Education and Science  University of Alaska – Khabarovsk State University  Far Eastern State University – University of Washington

Even Higher Potential  Russia’s pivot to Asian-Pacific Region  Far East – key priority  $20 billion state investments by 2018 (95% for transport)  60 airports to build and modernize

Open Sky Regime in Vladivostok  Growth in passenger traffic by times

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