Berkut Air

Berkut State Air Company, commonly known as Berkut Air, is an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, operating VIP charter flights out of Almaty International Airport.^[1]

History

Berkut Air was founded in 1999.^[2] Along with all other commercial Kazakh airlines with the exception of Air Astana, it was banned from entering EU airspace in April 2009, due to the poor maintenance standards in the country. As a consequence, Berkut Air was re-registered as a non-commercial airline, allowing the ban to be lifted again.^[2]

Fleet

As of 12 March 2011, the Berkut Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[1]

• 1 Airbus A320-214 Prestige (operated for the Government of Kazakhstan)
• 1 Antonov An-12
• 1 Antonov An-148 (on order)
• 1 Boeing 757-200ER (operated for the Government of Kazakhstan)
• 1 Boeing 767-200ER (operated for the Government of Kazakhstan)
• 1 Bombardier Challenger 601
• 1 Ilyushin Il-76TD
• 4 Let L-410 UVP
• 1 Tupolev Tu-154B
• 3 Yakovlev Yak-40
• 1 Yakovlev Yak-40K

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