Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company Appoints New President

Our Bureau
09:40 AM, April 11, 2019
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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) has appointed Ravil Khakimov, ex-department director of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade as its new president.

Khakimov will take over as the president of the company on April 10, 2019. The decision was taken by the SCAC Board of Directors on April 9.

Ravil Khakimov will also head the civil aviation division in the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

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