‘At the moment, Aviaprad CJSC air carrier is running two YaK42D planes and is acquiring the third one. The planes were manufactured in 1998, 1990 and 1992, respectively. Each aircraft has flown less than 20,000 hours,’ Commercial Manager of Aviaprad CJSC Vladimir Kravchenko said to UrBC representative.

According to Mr Kravchenko, the operation life and durability of every single YaK42D are defined by the joint decision of the manufacturer and of the State Civil Aviation Scientific Research Institute.