And the budget of the Ministry of Defence saved 22 million roubles.

February 18, 2010 once again Aerofuels Group won the auction for aviation fuel delivery and rendering into plane refuelling services to Air Forces Aviation of the Russian Federation at Tolmachevo airport in the city of Novosibirsk.

The auction, organized by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, took place in Chita. Two companies were allowed to participate in it: Aerofuels Group and Gazpromneft-Aero Novosibirsk, - both of them possessing refuelling complexes and refuelling equipment at Tolmachevo airport.

Owning to the fact that at present there are two certified companies represented at aviation fuel supply market at Tolmachevo airport, competition for the contract started at the auction and resulted in some 22 million roubles saving for the budget of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Aerofuels Ulyanovsk refuelling complex renewed all the necessary conformance certificates for acceptance, storage of aviation kerosene, aircraft refuelling and for quality control execution for aviation Fuels and Lubricants and special fluids. Conformance certificates, issued by the Federal Agency of Air Transport for the period of 3 years, were registered in the Certification Scheme of Civil Aviation of the Russian Federation on February 01, 2010.

For the moment Aerofuels Ulyanovsk company, the resident of SEPZ, is a part of the network consisting of 14 refuelling complexes that belongs to Aerofuels company. Aerofuels Ulyanovsk provides for 100% demand for aviation fuel supply of the central airport in Ulyanovsk and Ulyanovsk-Vostochny international airport. Besides rendering refuelling services to Volga-Dnepr, Polet, Gazpromavia, UTair companies and companies operating charter flights, Aerofuels Ulyanovsk cooperates with CJSC Aviastar-SP, supplying fuel for test flights and participating in aircraft fuel supply systems tests.

Aerofuels Group, as a shareholder of JSC Abakan Airport (it owns 21.54% of shares) is ready to act as investor in the sphere of aviation fuel supply system of the airport with the purpose of leading it up to international norms and standards. Aerofuels has an extensive experience in this area. In the course of 10 years the group built ‘from scratch’ or modernized 14 refuelling complexes all over the country. Total amount of investment is equal to over 2.5 billion roubles. At present all refuelling complexes are using state-of-the-art airfield refuelling trucks for their operations, their own certified aviation Fuels and Lubricants quality control laboratories with modern equipment, airlines are provided with high quality services.

This statement is a response of Aerofuels Group to the recent call of the Governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin for business representatives to get involved in the Khakassia Presentation upcoming at the end of January in Moscow, the purpose of which is to attract investors to the republic.