Transaero
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| Transaero Трансаэро |
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| IATA UN |
ICAO TSO |
Callsign TRANSOVIET |
| Founded | 1990 | |
| Hubs | Domodedovo International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Transaero Privilege Program | |
| Fleet size | 40 (+19 orders, 12 options) | |
| Destinations | 58 | |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |
| Key people | Olga Pleshakova (MD) | |
| Website: http://www.transaero.ru/ | ||
JSC Transaero Airlines (Russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «Трансаэро») or simply Transaero (Russian: Трансаэро) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter flights to more than 70 domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport (DME), Moscow and Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg.
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[edit] History
Transaero began as a charter airline with aircraft leased from Aeroflot. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 28 December 1990 and was the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in the Soviet Union. Its first charter service was Moscow to Tel Aviv on November 5, 1991. In July 1992, Transaero received its own Ilyushin Il-86. It became the first non-Aeroflot airline to operate scheduled flights in Russia when it launched its Moscow - Norilsk flight in January 1993 followed by Kiev, Sochi and Almaty later the same year. Its first international scheduled route from Moscow to Tel Aviv was inaugurated in November 1993.
In April 1993, Transaero became the first Russian airline to operate western aircraft when it received its first Boeing 737-200, followed by its first Boeing 757-200 in April 1994.
Transaero was also the first Russian airline with a frequent flyer program, which established in 1995. It was also the first Russian airline with an FAA aircraft maintenance certificate, which it obtained in 1997.
In December 1998 a weekly service between Moscow and London Gatwick was started. Transaero operated its first Boeing 737-700 in 1998, followed by Boeing 767-200 and Boeing 737-300 in 2002 and Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-400 in 2003. An agreement was signed to purchase 10 Tupolev Tu-214-300 in the same year.[1] In 2005. Transaero became the first Russian passenger airline to operate the Boeing 747 when it started services on 11 July 2005 with a leased, ex-Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-200 on scheduled services from Moscow to Tel Aviv. The aircraft will also operate summer charter flights to holiday destinations.
In May 2005, Transaero added a flight between Moscow and Montreal, marking the first time the airline flew to Canada. On June 21, 2006, Transaero also began operating nonstop flights between Moscow and Toronto.[2]
In November 2007 the airline announced a new scheduled bi-weekly service between Moscow and Sydney, Australia via Hong Kong, commencing December 24, 2007. The flight will be operated by Boeing 767-300 equipment.[3]
The daily London-Moscow bmi service is operated under a codeshare partnership with Transaero.[4] The two airlines also award frequent flyer miles for each other's flights.
[edit] Destinations
Domestic flights;
Domodedovo International Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport
International flights
Vienna -(Vienna Schwechat International Airport)
Lyon -(Saint-Exupéry International Airport)
Berlin -(Berlin-Tegel International Airport)
Frankfurt -(Frankfurt Airport)
Amritsar -(Raja Sansi International Airport)
Tel-Aviv -(Ben-Gurion International Airport)
Eilat -(Ovda International Airport)
Almaty -(Almaty International Airport)
Astana -(Astana International Airport)
Uralsk -(Oral Ak Zhol Airport)
Luxembourg -(Luxembourg-Findel International Airport)
Singapore -(Changi International Airport)
Basel -(EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg)
Kiev -(Boryspil International Airport)
London -London Heathrow Airport)
Toronto -(Lester B. Pearson Airport)
Montreal -(Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)
Pattaya -(U-Tapao International Airport)
[edit] Fleet
The Transaero fleet includes the following aircraft as of May 2008:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 118 (16/102) | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 4 | 136 (16/120) | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 8 | 105 (12/93) | one aircraft is operated for UTair Aviation |
| Boeing 747-200 | 6 | 448 (28/440) | to be converted to cargo |
| Boeing 747-300 | 2 | 448 (28/440) | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | ||
| Boeing 767-200ER | 3 | 217 (22/195) | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 5 | 230 (26/204) | |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | (10 orders, 10 options) | ||
| Tupolev Tu-214 | 1 (9 orders) |
184 (8/176) |
As of 3 June 2008, the average age of the Transaero fleet is 18.7 years ([1]).
[edit] Orders
- Transaero has ordered eight A330-200 aircraft and is negotiating an order for 10 Airbus A320 aircraft. Deliveries to start in 2009.[citation needed]
- Transaero has ordered ten Sukhoi Superjet 100 with option for 12 more.[citation needed]
- Transaero has negotiated a deal with Continental Airlines to purchase 10 of their Boeing 737-500 aircraft still in their fleet.[5]
- Transaero is planning to replace all of its Boeing 747-200s with used Boeing 747-400s, with the first replacement entering service by the end of 2007. It plans to convert the -200s into freighter versions to 'develop Transaero's cargo traffic'.[6]
[edit] Retired fleet
- Airbus A310
- Antonov An-124
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-700
- Boeing 757-200
- Ilyushin Il-86
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
[edit] References
- ^ Transaero Agrees To Purchase 10 Tupolev Tu-214-300's
- ^ Transaero Completes First Flight to Toronto Returning to Moscow (Official Press Release: June 27, 2006)
- ^ (Russian) «Трансаэро» открывает регулярные рейсы из Москвы в Сидней (Австралия) с промежуточной посадкой в Гонконге (Official Press Release: November 16, 2007)
- ^ Tranaero Commences Codeshare Agreement with bmi British Midland Airlines (bmi Website: October 2006)
- ^ Transaero to Buy 10 Boeing 737-500's from Continental Airlines (USA Today: July 19, 2007)
- ^ "Transaero to acquire Boeing 747-400s and convert -200s to freighters" Flight Global, 28/08/07
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