UTair-Express (Syktyvkar) has launched new services in the Far East: Irkutsk-Bodaybo: 6x weekly An-24 service has started on August 2 Irkutsk-Ust Kut: daily An-24 service has started on August 2 Its parent UTair (UT/Khanty-Mansiysk) has signed a cooperation agreement with the regional government of Kirov and is planning to take over scheduled services of Kirov Air Enterprise (KTA/Kirov) later this year with its employees and three An-24s being transferred to UTair-Express.