As it has become known, in the nearest future it is planned to rebuild the world’s highest mountain hotel Shelter-11 (Priyut-11) that was situated at Mount Elbrus and went on fire in 1998. A large Moscow company is ready to invest 5 million EUR in this project.

In October 2007 the SaM146 engine for Sukhoi Superjet-100 plane is to go through the first flight test in Zhukovsky town in Russia. The engine has been set into the powerplant of a flying laboratory based on IL-76LL aircraft and the final montage of the systems has almost been over.

On October 9 a conference Cooperation Development of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and Russia in the Altai Region is held in China. The main issue to discuss at the conference is creation of an international travel route Altai – Golden Mountains.

Tomorrow, October 10, the 5th aviation forum Wings of Russia opens in Moscow. The forum is held to discuss the future of air transportation market in Russia, relations of Russian airlines with the EU, and to share experience.

On Monday, October 8, booking offices of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow started selling tickets for football Euro 2008 qualifier with Russia and England that will take place in the Russian capital on October 17.

The company Russian Railways has worked out a programme of development of high-speed railway lines in Russia till 2020 in order to provide comfortable transportation during 6-7-hour train trips.

In the nearest months Russia is planning to open a visa centre in London, the UK, in order to help its consulate section of the Russian Embassy in London, as the deputy head of Russian Tourism Natela Shengelia reports.

On September 4 the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was proposed to order production of blanks for aircraft wings at a new plant in the Urals in Russia.

Chinese circus performers, who came on a tour to Krasnoyarsk in the framework of the year of China in Russia, fear to go outside. During a performance that took place on the very first day of their stay in the city, someone stole almost all documents (passports, visas, and migration cards) from 13 performers.

As the press-service of the Russian Air Navigation reports, in August and September 2007 Russian plane crews came upon balloons in the Moscow flying zone 12 times.