Sky's the limit for Gazpromneft-Aero

Gazpromneft's jet-fuelling division has big plans for growth, domestically and abroad. Its chief executive, Vladimir Egorov, answered our questions over email

Q. In the first quarter of 2017, the company's "Into the wing" refuelling volumes rose by 3% more than in the same period in 2016. What does this increase tell us about change in Gazpromneft-Aero's business? A. Gazpromneft-Aero is a young company by global aviation standards, celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2017. It was launched as Gazprom Neft's dedicated jet fuel business in 2008, with the plan to grow retail sales, actively invest in state-of-the-art infrastructure and establish a global network of fuelling stations in Russia and abroad. We are seeing the results of our business development strategy. Gazpromneft-Aero's 1H17 sales have continued to demonstrate dynamic growth follo