Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev named Innovator of the Year

Moscow, 15 December 2015. — Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev has been named Innovator of the Year at the Innovation Time 2015 awards in the Transport and Engineering category. The awards ceremony celebrating achievements in the field of innovation took place yesterday at the President Hotel in Moscow.

Aeroflot is regularly cited as Russia’s most innovative transport company. As head of the Company’s Committee for Innovation Development, Vitaly Saveliev focuses on establishing corporate structures and fostering an environment in which creativity and innovation can flourish.

One of the fastest growing companies on the Russian market, Aeroflot has introduced high-tech solutions across its operations and actively pursues promising innovations. Russia’s flagship carrier is one of Europe’s leading airlines in terms of quality of service and safety performance, and operates one of the youngest fleets of any major airline worldwide.

The Innovation Time awards were founded by Social Projects and Programmes and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development. The prize aims to identify and promote projects and practices that promote and implement innovations.