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 UTair Aviation is considering remarketing its 12 Airbus A321s by trying to find new customers for the aircraft that was delivered in 2013-2014.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried 93.2 million passengers in 2014, up 10.2% year-over-year. Several regional airlines carried 20% more passengers last year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Antwerp International Airport will see its renovation begin this year. Operator French engineering group Egis plans to build a new departure hall instead of the one existing in the airport building.
Airports & Networks