THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF SMALL AIRCRAFT IN THE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM OF THE NORTHERN REGION (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE ARKHANGELSK OBLAST AND THE NENETS AUTONOMOUS OKRUG)

The socio-economic development of the northern territories of Russia directly depends on the state of regional transport and logistics systems. It is important to note that small aircraft plays a special strategic role in the connectivity of the northern territories in conditions of limited transport accessibility and the absence of other year-round transport links. Using the example of such northern regions of Russia as the Arkhangelsk oblast and the Nenets autonomous okrug, the author gives a description of the work of air enterprises on local airlines, including the route network, the state of the fleet of ships, examines the financial indicators of regional air detachments, analyzes the dynamics of passenger traffic. According to the results of the SWOT analysis of the development of small aircraft in the Arkhangelsk oblast and the Nenets autonomous okrug, it was found that its weaknesses are: high costs of organizing transportation; lack of qualified personnel; limited possibility of updating the aircraft fleet due to sanctions restrictions; postponement of the production and commissioning of new domestic passenger aircraft. The problems of excessive requirements for air transportation and operation of landing sites, rising prices for fuels and lubricants and components, which leads to an increase in the costs of regional budgets, remain common for the northern regions. For the development of small aviation in the northern regions of Russia, the article proposes such solutions as: reducing the excise duty on aviation fuel for air enterprises engaged in socially significant transportation; approving charter flights within the territory of the subject at unregulated tariffs and other routes to generate additional income within the framework of an approved transport order.