Regulations Concerning Arrival, Transit and Departure of Civil Aircraft on International Flights.

1.1 GENERAL

1.1.1 Any flight on which an aircraft crosses the state border of the Russian Federation and that of another State is deemed to be an international flight.

1.1.2 International flights of foreign aircraft in the airspace of the Russian Federation shall be carried out on the basis of and in accordance with: 1) international air services agreements which the Russian Federation is a party to; 2) special permits for operating single flights issued by the Federal Aviation Authority of Russia; 3) special permits for operating single flights obtained through the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1.1.3 Scheduled flights of foreign aircraft in the airspace of the Russian Federation carried out in accordance with inter national air services agreements which the Russian Federation is a party to are operated on the basis of the flight schedule which is to be submitted by a foreign airline according to the attached Form "R" in four copies for the approval to the International Relations FAAR not later than 30 days before the beginning of the flights. The same procedure is applied if it is necessary to make changes in the already approved flight schedule.

1.1.3.1 Single change of flight schedule is made on the preliminary request of an airline, the request being addressed to the Federal Aviation Service MT of the Russian Federation, unless otherwise stipulated under an appropriate international agreement.

1.1.3.2 The above-mentioned request in para. 1.1.3.1 for a flight is submitted for consideration to the Central Department of Operational Services (CDOS)." Aerotrans" (AT) and ATFMU of Russia in Russian or in English on the following communication channels: AFTN - UUUUYAYW, UUUWZQZX SITA - MOWZGYA, MOWZDYA TELEX - 412303 CDS RU FAX- 155-53-28

1.1.3.3 A request shall be submitted at least two full working days before the beginning of the flight, unless another term is envisaged by a bilateral agreement. Requests are submitted daily, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 07.00 till 15.00 (UTC).

1.1.3.4 Non scheduled flights in the airspace of the Russian Federation by aircraft of designated airlines of Foreign States on the agreed air routes set for these airlines by the Russian Federation international agreements on air service shall be carried out on the preliminary request of an airline, addressed to the Federal Aviation Service MT of the Russian Federation, unless otherwise stipulated under an appropriate international agreement in the order mentioned in para. 1.1.3.2

1.1.3.4.1 Requests for up to four flights per month shall be submitted not later than three full working days, and for more than four flights not l ater than fourteen working days before the flights, unless otherwise stipulated under an appropriate bilateral agreement. Requests are submitted daily, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from 07.00 till 15.00 (UTC).

1,1.3.4.2 Request for a flight should contain the following information: a) date of flight; b) category of flight (additional, charter, technical or others); c) name of an airline (three-letter ICAO designation) and flight number; d) type of aircraft and its nationality (carrier); e) purpose of flight, probable organizations (persons) in the Russian Federation interested in the for forthcoming flight; f) aircraft load (passengers, cargo and its nature); g) flight schedule (in UTC) with indication of points of commercial and technical landings as well as the amount of aviation fuel needed for filling in the Russian Federation airports; h) en-route airways, points and estimated time of entry into and leaving the airspace of the Russian Federation; i) name of leaseholder, co st of contract (only for charter flights).

1.1.4 Single flights of foreign civil aircraft in the airspace of the Russian Federation envisaged by para. 1.1.2.2 are carried out by special permission granted by the Federal Aviation Service MT of Russian Federation, requests for which are submitted in the order and time indicated below:

1.1.4.1 Request for a single flight permission of a foreign aircraft on the Russian Federation international airways and the Russian Federation airports open for international flights shall be submitted in the order envisaged by para. 1.1.3.2.

1.1.4.2 In the cases not envisaged by par. 1.1.4.1 Request for a single flight permission of a foreign aircraft shall be addressed to the Central Department of Operational Services (CDOS) AT, by the appropriate diplomatic representatives of foreign States in the Russian Federation, in Russian or in English, telex 412303 CDS RU.

1.1.4.3 Request for a singl e flight permission envisaged by par. 1.1.4.1 shall be submitted not later than five working days, and request for a flight envisaged by par 1.1.4.2 not later than fourteen working days before the flight.

1.1.4.4. Request for flights permission envisaged by par. 1.1.4.1. and 1.1.4.2 should contain the following information: a) name of an airline (three-letter ICAO designation), State of registry; b) type and modification of an aircraft, its revenue capacity and maximum take-off mass; c) registration marks of basic and stand-by aircraft, owner of an aircraft (operator or leaseholder); d) surname, name of pilot-in-command of an aircraft, amount of crew members and their nationality; e) purpose of flight, probable organizations (persons) in the Russian Federation interested in the forthcoming flight; f) category of flight fcharter, special, technical or others); g) flight number, radiotelephone or radiotelegraphy aircraft call signs, HF and VHF to be used in flight; h) aircraft load (passen gers, cargo and its nature); i) date of flight and flight schedule (in UTC) with indication of points of commercial and technical landings, as well as the amount of aviation fuel for filling in the Russian Federation airports; j) cruising speed, cruising flight level (levels), flight route together with notification of airways, points of transfer from one airway to another one (according to the order of field 15 of the Flight Plan filling), points and estimated time of entry and exit to/from the Russian Federation airspace. 1 k) payment tor services and State charges in the Russian Federation; ' - in cash indicating the currency; - by written order (indicating the payer's address, bank and number of account). NOTE: payment is made in the currency stipulated under the agreement with Aeroflot on settlements. In the absence of such an ; agreement payment is made in convertible currency.

1.1.5 According to par. 1.1.3.1 and 1.1.4 COOS AT Russian Federation; requests for flights that do not observe requirements mentioned in par. 1.1.3.1 - 1.1.4.4 shall not be considered. 1.1.6 On the day of the flight to the Russian Federation it is necessary to send to the address of the Russian Federation ATFMU (UUUWZDZX, UUUWYWYX) as well as to the addresses envisaged by RAC 1 - 1.17 par 4.9 all of the ICAO standard messages on aircraft movement (FPL, DEP, DLA, etc.).

1.1.7 Random flights of foreign aircraft connected with conveyance of heads of Foreign States and Governments and the delegations headed by them, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Defence, as well as random flights of military, state foreign aircraft of the States which have no diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation are conducted on the basis of permissions received through diplomatic channels via the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1.1.7.1 Permission for a single flight conducted in accordance with par. 1.1.7 should be requested on dipl omatic channels not later than five working days before the beginning of the flight, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays.