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The Sky Begins From The Earth. The 5th Exhibition And Forum NAIS-2018 Took Place In Moscow
Friday February 16, 2018 11:11 MSK / M.Vakhneev, Y.Kuzmina
February 7-8, the 5th National Exhibition of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS-2018 was held at Crocus Expo IEC. The event once again confirmed its status as one of the main business sites for the aviation industry specialists, as well as manufacturers and suppliers of solutions for the development of airport and airline infrastructure.

The event was supported by the Ministry of Transport of Russia, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm). The general partner of NAIS 2018 was the Russian airline Aeroflo. Strategic media partner NAIS 2018 - Internet portal AVIA * RU Network.

Within the framework of the exhibition, more than 100 exhibitors presented to the civil aviation experts the latest technologies and products for the development of airport infrastructure, airfields and airlines in the field of design and construction, IT, security, ground handling, non-aeronautical revenues, navigation systems and other sectors. Companies from: Hungary, Germany, Denmark, China, Latvia, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Russia, the USA, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, South Korea took part in the exhibition.

The official opening and inspection ceremony took place with the participation of the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov, the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Alexander Yurchik, the Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko, the Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Oleg Safonov, the Deputy Head of Rostransnadzor Vladimir Chertok and others officials.

As the Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko noted in his speech during the opening ceremony of the exhibition: "For the fifth time we are going to this hospitable site, for the fourth time we will present the award to the airports" Russia's Air Gates ", the second time to airlines for the best service on board" Skyway Service Award ". Thanks to everyone who works on the earth and everyone who creates a cosiness in the sky. I wish success to our exhibitors. "

Within two days, NAIS-2018 participants and guests discussed various aspects of the development of the air transport industry at the round tables. So, on the first day of the forum, the Plenary meeting "The Readiness of the Aviation Infrastructure for the FIFA 2018 World Cup was held", which discussed the development of transport infrastructure in preparation for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, as well as the forecast of tourist flows and new mechanisms of organisation of transport support and readiness of the regions of Russia to host the World Cup. 11 cities of the Russian Federation will host in 2018 matches of the World Cup. Passenger flow to the cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Saransk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg will increase at times. How much will the load on airport services increase? And how did the airports prepare for the reception of the 2018 World Cup guests and teams? These and other issues have become key to the discussion at the Plenary.

On the first day of the NAIS-2018 exhibition and forum, Rosaviatsiya and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey signed a working agreement in the field of airworthiness and aviation equipment certification. The agreement was signed by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko and Deputy Director General of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey Kan Erel. Within the framework of the agreement, the Russian and Turkish aviation authorities will be able to legalise the cooperation of the two countries in the field of certification of aircraft, aviation products, as well as developers and manufacturers of aviation equipment.

Within the business part of the forum there were meetings and round tables on the topics: "Design and construction of the airport infrastructure: modern approaches, new technologies", "Cybersecurity in the aviation industry", "The concept of" AIRPORT-CITY "- new approaches to the management of non-aeronautical airports" , "Aviation and Tourism Business: Points of Growth", "Transport (Aviation) Security", "Human Factor, CRM and Aviation Psychologist - A New Integral Tool for Improving Flight Safety", "IT and Innovation air traffic services and civil aviation infrastructure ".

In addition, as part of the first day of NAIS-2018, the head of the Russian Federal Aviation Administration Alexander Neradko presented awards to the winners and laureates of the competition "Research work of students and young scientists of educational institutions of the CA", as well as awards to employees of the aviation industry in honour of the 95th anniversary of the Civil Aviation of Russia.

Within the framework of NAIS-2018 on February 7, the ceremony of awarding the winners of the Skyway Service Award - airlines for the best for service and client programs according to passengers was held.

Skyway Service Award is the only award in the Russian aviation industry, where the winners were determined not by experts, but by the consumers of air carrier services - by passengers. Airlines were awarded for the service in the following categories: business class, economy class, charter flights, duty free on board, service for passengers with children and passengers with disabilities, on-board entertainment and communication systems, on-line services for clients, loyalty program for passengers.

The list of winners in 2018:

The best business class (Russian and foreign airlines) on international routes

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

The best economy class (Russian airlines) on international routes

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

The best economy class (foreign airlines) on international flights

Turkish Airlines

The best Russian airline business class on domestic flights

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

The best Russian airline economy class on domestic flights

S7 Airline

The best airline in the international charter category

Nordwind Airlines

The best airline in the category of domestic charter flights

Airline "Russia"

Best Duty-free on board

Flydubai

The best loyalty program for passengers (foreign airlines)

Turkish Airlines

The best service for passengers with children and passengers with disabilities

Korean Air

The best on-board entertainment and communication system

Turkish Airlines

The best on-line services for clients

S7 Airlines

The best loyalty program for passengers (Russian airlines)

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

The Skyway Service Award is sponsored by the AVIA * RU Network, an aerospace Internet portal, with the support of Rosaviatsiya. The strategic partner of the award is the National Exhibition of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS. Partners of passenger voting: Aviasales and Biletix.

Within the framework of NAIS-2018 on February 7 the ceremony of rewarding the airports - prize-winners of the award "Air Gates of Russia" was held for the fourth time.

The main nomination of the Prize - "The best airport" is awarded with regard to the categories and airport capacity. The evaluation is carried out according to criteria that objectively reflect the operation of airport terminals and services: the quality of customer service (passengers and airlines), operational indicators, transport security, non-aeronautical activities of airports and the like.

Within the framework of the Prize, special nominations are also provided. Among them there is a premium from passengers, journalists and a special award of the Expert Council on the results and achievements of the year, as well as awards for the best investment project, the best innovation project and the best cargo terminal.

List of winners of 2018:

Best Innovative Project of the Year

Sheremetyevo International Airport

The best investment project of the year

International airport Platov (Rostov-on-Don)

The best cargo terminal

 Tolmachevo International Airport (Novosibirsk)

Journalistic Prize

FKP "Airports of the North"

Award on the results of passenger voting

(Group 1, more than 10 million passengers per year) - LLC "Air Gate of the Northern Capital" (Pulkovo)

(group 2, more than 1 million passengers per year) - International Airport Ufa

(group 3, less than 1 million passengers per year) - The Altai Enterprise

"The best airport in 2017" (among Federal state-owned enterprises)

Winner Airport Chokurdah (FKP "Airports of the North")

"The best airport in 2017" (in the category "Airport of regional importance", less than 0.5 million passengers per year)

The winner is Belgorod International Airport

Laureate of the II Prize International Airport Sabetta

Prize-winner of the III Prize Abakan Airport

"The best airport in 2017" (in the category "Airport of regional importance", up to 2 million passengers per year)

Winner Strigino International Airport (Nizhny Novgorod)

Laureate of the II prize Anapa International Airport

Laureate of the III Prize Airport Khabarovsk

"Best Airport 2017" (in the category "International Airport", less than 0.5 million passengers per year)

Winner International Airport Zhukovsky

Laureate of the II Prize Altai Enterprise

Laureate of the III award International Airport Magnitogorsk

"The best airport in 2017" (in the category "International Airport", up to 2 million passengers per year)

Winner Airport Roshchino (Tyumen)

Laureate of the II prize Begishevo Airport

The III prize winner Irkutsk International Airport

"Best Airport 2017" (in the category "International Airport", up to 4 million passengers per year)

The winner is Ufa International Airport

Laureate of the II prize Vladivostok International Airport

Laureate of the III award International Airport "Kazan"

"Best Airport 2017" (in the category "International Airport", up to 7 million passengers per year)

Winner International Airport Sochi

Laureate of the II prize Koltsovo International Airport (Yekaterinburg)

The winner of the III award Tolmachevo International Airport (Novosibirsk)

"Best Airport 2017" (in the category "International Airport", from 10 million passengers per year)

Winner International Airport Vnukovo

Laureate of the II prize Sheremetyevo International Airport

Laureate of the III award Domodedovo International Airport

Best regional airport on domestic flights

The international airport "Simferopol"

The best project of the North-Caucasian Federal District

Makhachkala International Airport

The award was established by the organising committee of NAIS, the Federal Air Transport Agency and the news portal AVIA * RU Network. The Expert Council of the Prize includes representatives of the leading Russian airlines: Aeroflot, S7, Utair, Ural Airlines; leaders of associations IAAM, AATO, HIA, ATB; leading journalists of AVIA * RU Network, ATO, RBC, TASS, Kommersant Publishing House and others.

photo: Yulia Kuzmina