| Author (Person) | Weaver, Courtney |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 9.9.11 |
| Publication Date | 09/09/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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President Dmitry Medvedev called for an overhaul of Russia’s aviation sector on the 7 September 2011 after an aeroplane crash the previous day left nearly every member of one of the country’s leading hockey teams dead and the country in mourning. 'The situation in Russia’s civil aviation sector must be radically changed', Mr Medvedev. He added that the number of airlines must be reduced dramatically and the remaining carriers must be adequately funded. The President had found himself under fire after a series of devastating air crashes in the summer of 2011, which have brought even further scrutiny to Russia’s beleaguered aviation industry. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia |
