East Line Group
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East Line Group ({{langx|ru|Группа Ист Лайн}}) is an airport infrastructure business in Russia. It operates Domodedovo International Airport near Moscow,{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasnavigator.com/airlines/east-line.html|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=EAST LINE}} although the runways are controlled by the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.payloadasia.com/article-2248-domodedovovictimofitsownsuccess-PayloadAsia.html|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Domodedovo victim of its own success? : PayloadAsia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715055312/http://www.payloadasia.com/article-2248-domodedovovictimofitsownsuccess-PayloadAsia.html|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
Overview
File:East Line jet bridge and truck.jpg]]
East Line was founded in 1992 as a cargo agent and freight forwarding business;{{cite web|url=http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/news/publ_press/?ID=760|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Moscow Domodedovo Airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930223848/http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/news/publ_press/?ID=760|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead}} after gaining control of Domodedovo airport it reduced fees and improved ground transport to attract customers.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122808467831367443|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Moscow Points the Way With Airport Competition – WSJ.com | work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Daniel|last=Michaels|date=2008-12-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.russiajournal.com/node/4648|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Domodedovo-2, Sheremetyevo-3 taking off|publisher=The Russia Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308074557/http://www.russiajournal.com/node/4648|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=usurped}}
In 1993–1994, East Line Group, founded by Urals entrepreneurs Anton Bakov and Dmitry Kamenschik,{{Cite web |date=2013-10-07 |title=Ветеран обороны Домодедово |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2309763 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru}} who built capital in the early 1990s on hauling cargo from Asian countries to Russia, invested in several facilities at Domodedovo, including a new customs terminal and catering services.{{cite news |url= http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/259843/domodedovo_otkrojsya|script-title=ru:"Домодедово", откройся!|publisher= Vedomosti |date= 10 May 2011|accessdate= 15 November 2011|language=ru}}
In December 2010, East Line displaced director Vyacheslav Nekrasov, following disruption at Domodedovo caused by electrical problems and severe winter weather.{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/31/351416/aeroflot-sacks-deputy-chief-after-moscow-airport-mayhem.html|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Aeroflot sacks deputy chief after Moscow airport mayhem}}
East Line has recently reconstructed more airport facilities, and has continued to attract more passengers and more airlines.{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2003/01/01/159836/domodedovo-reborn.html|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=Boeing Airbus Data and Airline Industry News from Flightglobal}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bsr-russia.com/en/aviation/item/24-east-line-to-press-on-with-domodedovo-expansion.html|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=East line to press on with Domodedovo expansion}}{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-business.com/2009/03/east-lines-strategy-to-grow-cargo-and-international-traffic-at-dme/|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=East Line's strategy to grow cargo and international traffic at DME | publisher =Airport Business}} Domodedovo is now the busiest airport in Russia;{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/awx/2010/09/16/awx_09_16_2010_p0-255438.xml|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=New Runway For Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport | work= AVIATION WEEK}} there are plans to construct a third runway.{{Cite web |last=Oliphant |first=Roland |date=2011-09-27 |title=$3.9Bln Plan to Turn Domodedovo Into 'Aerotropolis' |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2011/09/27/39bln-plan-to-turn-domodedovo-into-aerotropolis-a9805 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}} Double-level passenger bridges were installed in May 2012, to support the Airbus A380 which will be used on some Emirates flights to Domodedovo.{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/emirates-to-operate-a380-to-moscow-domodedovo-373722/|accessdate=5 July 2012|title=Emirates to operate A380 to Moscow Domodedovo|work=Flightglobal}}
Domodedovo's rivals, Sheremetyevo International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport, are state-owned.{{cite web|url=http://www.visahouse.com/news-single-company-will-manage-sheremetyevo.asp|accessdate=2011-01-02|title=A single company will manage the airport "Sheremetyevo"}}
See also
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- Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Domodedovo International Airport
- Vnukovo International Airport
- Transport in Russia
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110623083343/http://www.domodedovo.ru/index_en.asp Domodedovo International Airport Homepage] {{in lang|en|ru}}
- [https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.eastline.ru/index_e.asp East Line Group] (Archive)
- [https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.eastline.ru East Line Group] {{in lang|ru}} (Archive)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161202210432/http://www.ticketonline.ru/ East Line Online Agency] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:Transport in Moscow Oblast