Dmitry Yadrov, head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has been appointed minister of transport in a government reshuffle formalized by presidential decree on October 22, 2026. He succeeds Andrei Nikitin, who has moved to the position of deputy prime minister and is to oversee development of the transport complex. The State Duma approved the nominees before the presidential appointments were made, according to the supplied reporting and search results.
The transition connects two roles with different scopes: Yadrov moves from leading the federal civil aviation regulator…