Bykovo Airport Bashny.Net

Introduction.
I live, comrades, not far from the airport Autograph. Until recently he lived and enjoyed the dazzling beauty of flying low to land at this airport is large and small winged beauties. Rarely flew a couple of times a day, but fly. And after a while I noticed that this beauty was gone. And thoughtful. What really happened? Who I took one of the few sources of pleasure in this life crumbling Rasseyskoy corrupt ??? There was a hell of a desire to understand the situation that occurred, all the more so rosy-pink screens of our zomboyaschiku broadcast with smiles on their faces on the progress of fsem neprelomimom fronts reached our wisest leaders of the country and no less beloved Party EdRo.
In particular the airport recently thrown to the people information about the change of its management, become the property of Defense and as a consequence fabulous prospects. "The plans of the Moscow region - up to 2012 to create on the basis of the existing airport Bykovo modern international airport serviced 500 thousand. People a year, with the formation of the related infrastructure in the form of highways and railways.»
Q: WHERE IT ALL ??? !!!

(Much to ask - do not break the fast, the end of the flight will outline thoughts)





Let's look at the story.
At the turn of 1920-1930 the Soviet Union experienced a boom. A significant increase in the rate of release of new aircraft and airfields required. That was the general aviation airport - in bulls.
Selecting a location for the airport Bykovo was not accidental, as was held near Moscow railway, and the distance to the capital, about 30 km, was considered small.
September 13, 1936 from Bykovo airport began regular flights on the central schedule. This date is considered the birthday of the airport.
In the history of the airport many glorious pages associated with important milestones in the development of the domestic air transport, development of new types of aircraft.
From the beginning of the Great Patriotic War Bykovo he worked extensively in the interests of the front. All four years, even during the evacuation of the industry of Moscow, the airport operated at maximum capacity.
In the early postwar years, the country has been particularly great need for air transportation. Bykovo Airport started to peaceful work. On the airfield there were cargo C-47 and the Soviet version of the TC-62 engines AL-62, and since 1948 and domestic passenger Li-2, a little later - the first post-war domestic airliners IL-12, and then the famous IL-14.
In the mid-1950s Bykovskaya Air Group became a member of the Moscow department of transport aircraft. At the airport built a single control tower and installed surveillance radar. Then build concreted runway length of 1400 m, which allowed to operate year-round, not only aircraft such as IL-14, and replaced them turboprop An-24.
With the creation of on the basis of Air Group in 1963 Bykovsky united squadron (JSC) with his transfer to the Department of Civil Aviation of the Central areas and the Arctic, planes Autograph of performed work on the wiring of ships in the northern latitudes. We flew to New Earth and about. Svalbard.
In 1968, Bykovsky united squadron instructed assignment - to conduct operational tests of the world's first jet passenger aircraft for local airlines Yak-40. His first flight on the route Bykovo - Kostroma - Bykovo Yak-40 made on 30 August this year, opening a new page in the "biography" of the airport.
The introduction of new technology has allowed bykovtsam overcome in 1970, a kind of milestone - in the year the airport handled a million passengers.
April 30, 1975, there was another significant event - was put into operation a new terminal with a capacity of 400 passengers per hour.
In 1979, it extended to 2200 meters runway. At the same time upgraded Lighting equipment using light-signal high-intensity lights. Then we installed the latest radio navigation and communication equipment, which in its capabilities not inferior to existing in larger airports aerouzla Moscow. This allowed the aircraft to operate third generation.
In 1980, the airline Bykovskii entrusted the development and implementation of Aeroflot aircraft on the route of the third generation - the 120-seat Yak-42.
In 1981, the airport put into operation an automated system of air traffic control "Terkas" unite all Moscow airports. By the time the team has mastered the operation and maintenance of aircraft An-24, An-26, Yak-40 and Yak-42.
Airport worked in intense mode, carrying more than 1.5 million passengers a year. Airlines coming from Bykovo linking the capital with Ukraine, northern Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, the central and southern regions of Russia. At the height of its activity per day was carried out up to 550 flights!



Reality ...
Everything changed dramatically at a time when the country began a period of redistribution of property, received the lyrical name of "privatization».
Airport workers and flight technicians, united in 1994, carried out privatization. Share stocks tried honestly staff 49%, 51% of the native state. And never meant to keep a controlling stake of the airport should remain public. Formed of "bulls-air." We work hard as they could, and the results obtained: the airport came in 13% of enterprises in Russia, feeding themselves. Within four years, the "bulls-air" constantly paid as taxes to the state and salaries to workers without delay and in the right quantities, and was one of the largest taxpayers Ramenskoye district. No loans or subsidies from the state airport never begged. Moreover, they have been retained and frames, and the whole social sphere. Airport if not flourished, it really kept afloat, and its CEO Mr. Sitnik was even included in the "Golden Book of Moscow Business" in 1997.
Everything is possible and would have continued, but the trouble is that grasping the handle could not miss such a tidbit of ownership in a number of obvious reasons.
Firstly, a huge piece of land property, state property, which brings considerable profit.
Second, the ability to perform customs operations, which ably directed by the case gave enormous profits without much troubles with the process of repair of useless aircraft.
"Where aviation begins, there ends the procedure", - says the proverb, but what happened next, except the intervention of supernatural forces or suitcases stuffed with crisp bills is difficult to explain, although today it is a completely clear definition inscribed in the Criminal Code. Events that took place around the "bulls-air" - is the theme of detective series if you do not, then the prosecutor's multi-volume business. For 4 days before the shareholders' meeting of the FAS Russia by fiat tone recommends elect the post of general director of the company director Barzakh (Bykovskii Aircraft Repair Plant), the Chernyaev. Of course, the scandal raised, which, however, he is taken razrulit FAS represented by Deputy Head of the Federal Aviation Administration. Then it all happens at lightning speed.

January 25, 1997 held a meeting of which, according to some reports, allegedly from 1640 shareholders attended the 18! And of course, the director of the company elected Mr. Chernyaev, who was declared the winner of the conclusion of the "bulls-air" of the crisis. Purely Russian - not cope with the area people - give it a province!

And then everything went on well-established pattern: the courts, prosecutors, meetings, riot police, bombings, murders. Classic raider scheme using all available tools. Ultimately, the Charter of the "bulls" which was attended by almost half of the shareholders, changes are made. From now on, no CEO is elected by the General Meeting and the Board of Directors, in which sit the desired person.
Well, for example, Mr. Gritsayev:
1998-1999 of "Interros" leading specialist in the department to work with debt
1999-2001 of "Interros" leading specialist in the department of interaction with the management company of the Office of Enterprise Development
2001-2001 JSC "Airport bulls" First Deputy General Director
2001 - present. NP "AT-Alliance" Deputy Director General

Or Ms. Klimova
1998-2000 of "Bykovskii Aircraft Repair Plant" The secretary-assistant in the Department of Administration
2000-2000 of "A / C" Center-Avia "Leading Specialist Administrative Department
2000 - present. NP "AT-Alliance" manager in the department of corporate relations

What do these people could understand in the air? It remains a mystery to date.
In 2000, the airport was bankrupt, specialists in real estate is not difficult. Documents burned, though for the sake of truth, I must say that in those years, in the nearby forests burned many fires, the smoke of which carried incalculable amount of interest for the investigation of the facts of the life of modern businessmen and officials. Probably, this can be explained by the fact that repeatedly open a criminal case on the facts of deliberate bankruptcy of the airport and did not come to court. Since 2000, the airport operator becomes established "Centre-Avia" OJSC "Airport bulls". In 2003, according to the reference book "Moscow in facts and figures", in the row opposite the airport Bykovo index figures - 17 thous. Passengers and only 550 tons of cargo. The number of passengers and cargo in 2008 can not be official statistics. But people in the know say that the airport Bykovo not carry passengers since 2005!



Why the hype?

Then what was announced in the press campaign on the runway of the aerodrome? A casket is opened simply. July 11, 2008 in Ufa, an enlarged meeting of the Board of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Federal Air Transport Agency). That's what they say in the outcome document:
"Federal Air Transport Agency to continue to work with the Russian Federation in order to speed up their decision to transfer the aerodromes and airports of federal property to the ownership of the Russian Federation, providing high-quality elaboration of feasibility studies and investment projects, borrowing funds and institutional investors, bringing in Whenever possible, private investment, including through the use of schemes of public-private partnerships.
The transfer of airports (airfields) the ownership of the Russian Federation carried out taking into account the need to ensure the smooth functioning of strategically important objects of airfield infrastructure providing territorial security and defense capability of the country. Pay special attention to the exclusion of activities aimed at conversion of aerodrome equipment, including their use in the process of change of ownership.

Addressed to the head of the Russian Federation on the feasibility of reducing or setting zero rate of tax on property airports (aerodromes), realizing the importance of air transport for the people and economies of the regions and the country as a whole, the need for civil aviation attractive conditions for investors ».
And who is of sound mind and sound memory will pass as an attractive environment for the development of any business under the name Rescue oldest airfield, especially in terms of tax cuts?

The photograph corridor going to the waiting room



Today's realities.

The plans of the Moscow Region has been set up until 2012 on the basis of the airport Bykovo modern international airport serviced 500 thousand. People a year, with the formation of the related infrastructure in the form of highways and railways.

Everything turned out well: the building is falling apart, all of it is exported scrap metal, batteries are cut, teams are hard at work "friends from Asia", remove all that is possible ... The majority of aircraft that were previously there, disappeared. Yak-42 at all dragged to the far fence ... The building turns into a sad monument to former power ... Instead of the usual turbo sounds "An 's heard only the sound of wind, snow hiking poles on the empty abandoned airstrip ... The picture is very sad ... Now we are seeing the death of an era in aviation life of our once-mighty motherland ...

PS: In January 2011, the head of the Ministry of Transport Igor Levitin said that the Russian authorities do not plan to transport the development of civil aviation in Bykovo.

This is the finish of the dive airfield ...

The interior condition of the building is terrible. All urgently dismantled ...



Before entering the building lying mountains of scrap metal - from heating pipes to me unknown devices



Near the building is a proud bird with its wings torn off ...



From the second floor opens Airport picture on the tarmac at the planes that will never take off ...



This is the most equipment, which not so long ago ensured the livelihoods of the whole system now nobody needs ...



A proud symbol of Soviet aircraft - as a reproach everything going on, looks very sad what is happening in the background ...



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IL-14 in front of the airport on a pedestal



The atmosphere in the building is impregnated hysterical despair tragic finale, in recent times is quite healthy monster ...



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