Natalia Valerievna Fileva (Russian: Наталия Валерьевна Филёва; 27 November 1963 – 31 March 2019) was a Russian businesswoman and chairman of the board of directors of S7 Airlines. In 2018, Forbes listed her as the fourth richest woman in Russia, with a worth estimated at US$600 million.[1] She died in a plane crash in Germany in 2019.
Natalia Fileva | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1963 |
| Died | March 31, 2019 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Novosibirsk State Technical University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Career and personal life
editBorn in Novosibirsk, Fileva graduated from the Novosibirsk State Technical University with a degree in radio engineering and the Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management with a degree in production management.
Fileva was married to Vladislav Filev, general director of S7 Airlines. They had three children.
Death
editOn 31 March 2019, she was a passenger on an Epic LT, when it crashed in a field on approach to Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, killing all the three people aboard, including her father.[2][3]
Fileva was en route to a medical appointment in Frankfurt from France when the crash occurred.[4] Two other people died when a police vehicle travelling to the scene of the crash collided with another car near the airport. The three police officers in the police car suffered serious injuries.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Наталия Филева. Фото". www.forbes.ru (in Russian). 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Natalia Fileva, Russian Aviation Tycoon, Dies in Plane Crash". The New York Times. 1 Apr 2019. Retrieved 1 Apr 2019.
- ^ "В Германии разбился самолёт с главой S7 — Происшествия на TJ" (in Russian). tjournal.ru. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Niles, Russ (1 April 2019). "Wife Of Epic Owner Confirmed As Crash Victim". AVweb. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Natalia Fileva: Russia airline co-owner dies in private plane crash". 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
External links
edit- «Она построила лучший авиационный бизнес в стране»: жизнь и принципы Наталии Филевой. Forbes Russia. 1 April 2019.
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