From September 26th to September 30th Aerofuels holds training methods meetings in their branch – the airport of Pulkovo, in which managers of Aerofuels Group regional enterprises take part, as well as representatives of Fuels and Lubricants Departments. During five days the event participants undertake special training in certain key areas of refueling complex activities, in particular: maintaining of refueling facilities, equipment and aviation fuel supply procedures operability in the Russian airports, industrial safety, labor safety and environment protection, emergency situations prevention, arrangement of a complex of measures for aviation fuels and lubricants and refueling equipment quality assurance. On September 30th it is planned to hold a practical training in inspection of pressure control system and emergency refueling shutdown operability (“test-rig”), after which all meeting participants shall take a theoretical and practical test.

The training methods meeting program in Pulkovo is developed with regard to applicable requirements and standards in air transport of the Russian Federation.

On August 14th in the Museum of hockey glory the Aerofuels team players took part in a ceremony of awarding the winners of the first men’s ball hockey championship of Moscow held in “three against three” format. The team took the first place and won all six matches of the inaugural tournament. The following persons attended the ceremony: Mr. S.V.Gerasimov, Ball-Hockey Federation President, Mr. S.V.Alexeev, Head of Sports Law Chair, Mr. L.B.Andryuschenko, Head of Physical Education Chair of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Mr. O.Yu.Mikryukov, TZK AEROFUELS Airport Activities Development Director, and Mr. D.V.Polyanchikov, President of the Jury of Ball Hockey Federation, Head of Hockey Technologies Department of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. Along with the gold medal every player received a special prize – a text-book “Sports Law” included in the Golden Fund of the Russian text-books.

Crucial games of the Moscow ball-hockey championship took place on the 30th of July in the playground of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. Three much-fancied teams having confidently beaten other opponents determined standings. The team named “Hermes” managed to beat the team called “Wolves” in a rivalry game, when they were down 1-4, but tipped the scales in their favor and performed incredible comeback. The result: 7-5 in favor of Hermes. Aerofuels, having shown well-cooperated and scoring play, having lost not a single point in the games, won deservedly the first Moscow championship. The most experience Wolves kept the second place and Hermes – the third place.

The next step in the national ball-hockey development will be the Russian championship planned for September. We do hope our team will keep its leadership in this competition as well.

In July 2022 Aurora Airlines JSC carried out auditing of Aerofuels branch (a member of Aerofuels Group of Companies) in the international airport of Yakutsk. Auditing was carried out in compliance with internal quality control system of the airline operation in regard to assessment of actual status of the service company’s material and technical facilities, safety of work, quality and rendered services time assurance. Airline representatives inspected the tank farm and aviation fuels and lubricants quality control laboratory condition, aerodrome refueling equipment, and TZK compliance with the industrial norms and standards of aviation fuel supply to the aircraft. Based on the audit results, no non-compliance with the airline requirements was revealed.

Previously this year, Aeroflot PJSC carried out inspection of TZK operation in the airport of Yakutsk, and the main goal of that was to assess refueling facilities and equipment operability maintaining status, as well as aviation and fuel supply procedures in the airport. The inspection was performed on behalf of the IATA Pool fuel quality control inspection (IFQP) consisting of the airlines taking part in cooperation for fuel companies inspection in the line stations.

Aeroflot representatives highly appreciated an affirmative approach of Aerofuels management and personnel in the airport of Yakutsk, and favorably evaluated the refueling complex activities.

The refueling complex in the airport of Yakutsk, operated by Aerofuels, has been working since May 2020. It has an up-to-date fuel and lubricant storage, new refuelers and highly qualified personnel. The enterprise renders services meeting the highest Russian and international aviation requirements, and has all required certificates and licenses to undertake refueling activities.