Polina Montag-Girmes

Journalist

Cyprus

Summary

Polina joined the Air Transport World team in 2011, covering Russian and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She studied journalism at Moscow State University and worked as a journalist for Russian business and airline publications since 2000. She has previously worked for Russky Telegraf 1997-1998, Russia Journal 1999-2000, the Vremya Novostei newspaper 2000-2001, the Russky Focus business weekly 2001-2004 and the Kompania business weekly in 2004-2005.

Starting as a journalist for Air Transport Observer Magazine in 2005, she had become deputy editor by the time she left in 2014, moving to Germany.

She has also written and edited a number of surveys and editorial on airline, aircraft and travel issues for a number of Russian and international publications.

She lives with her husband, twins, and a dog and cat in Cyprus.

Articles

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s VIM Avia will add Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet, with the first one to arrive at the end of August, the airline said in a statement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines taking part in the government’s commuter subsidy program have carried more than 281,000 passengers from Jan.1 through Aug.1, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Saratov Airlines plans to resume Saint Petersburg service after seven years, according to a statement by Saint Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport.
Airports & Networks