The current state and prospects of passenger air transportation market development in Russia
Introduction: The article is devoted to the problems and evaluation of the prospects for domestic passenger air transport in conditions of low market dynamics, price volatility for aviation fuel, and good competitive positions of other types of transport. Data and Metods: The research methods used are systematization of requirements of regulatory and program industry documents, analysis of official statistical information and expert information on air transport activities, abstract review of research results on the development of passenger air transport in Russia, the current state and factors in the development of the aviation industry. Characteristic features of the development of the domestic market of passenger air traffic in modern conditions are presented by estimating the number of passengers transported, the percentage of passenger seat occupancy, flight intensity, aviation mobility of the population in comparison with indicators of the global market for passenger air transport. As factors for the development of civil aviation, the state, age structure and use of civil aircraft fleet and infrastructure, the structure and dynamics of operating costs are considered. Analys of Results: The author's position on the driver development of regional aviation, the conditions for the successful implementation of the business model of low-cost airlines, the creation of business aviation centers, and the strategic interaction of airport enterprises and airlines is presented. Among them: the formation of a national reference three-level network of aerodromes, mitigation of requirements for obtaining an operator certificate and airport infrastructure designed to serve business aviation, attraction of international (foreign) investors in the creation of new airlines, search for non-aviation revenue sources. It was concluded that the passenger transport market by air transport is actively seeking a sustainable mechanism for development and operation, which requires improvement of regulatory, technical and legal regulation, and must also be accompanied by cardinal changes in the markets there, education, aircraft technology.