Gazpromavia

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Gazpromavia
IATA
4G
ICAO
GZP
Callsign
GAZPROM
Founded 1995
Hubs Vnukovo Airport
Fleet size 22
Destinations 13 and Charters
Headquarters JSC Gazprom Russia
Key people Andrei S. Ovcharenko Director-General
Website gazpromavia.ru

Gazpromavia (Gazpromavia Aviation) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly in support of the oil and gas industry. It also operates regular domestic flights from Moscow and international charter passenger and cargo services.[1]

History

The airline was established in March 1995 and started operations on 16 April 1995. It is wholly owned by JSC Gazprom Russia and has 2,736 employees (at March 2007).[1]

Airports

Gazpromavia owns and operates the following two Class B airports which accommodate aircraft such as the TU-154, IL-76, AN-74 and all types of helicopters.:[2]

Destinations

Gazpromavia Tupolev Tu-154M

Gazpromavia offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of December 2012):[3]

 Italy
  • Cagliari - Cagliari-Elmas Airport Seasonal
  • Pisa - Galileo Galilei Airport Seasonal
 Russia
 Serbia
 Uzbekistan

Codeshare agreements

Aerial services

Gazpromavia also provides the following services:

  • Aerial prospecting, monitoring and patrolling of works in regions that are difficult to access
  • Aerial delivery of the working shifts
  • Aerial logistical support of construction material, equipment, products, and medical supplies
  • Aerial construction and installation work, Air rescue and Air Ambulance services.

The following Gazpromavia divisions provide these services: Kaluga, Perm, Samara, Sochi, Ukhta, Yugorsk.

Aerial Services are provided by KA-26, Mi-2, Mi-8 and Mi-171A helicopters.

Fleet

Yakovlev Yak-42D of GazpromAvia at Pula, Croatia in June, 2004.

Gazpromavia operates a fleet of 140 aircraft, many equipped with modern equipment for international flights such as:

  • КLN-90В satellite navigation systems (Tupolev-154M, Yakovlev-42D, Antonov-74), GPS155Т8SO (Ilyushin-76D),
  • ТСАS-2000 air collision warning systems (Tupolev-154M, Antonov-74) and АСА8-67А (Ilyushin-76D).

Gazpromavia operates 34 fixed-wing aircraft of the following types:[6][7]

Gazpromavia Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
First Business Economy Total
Boeing 737-700 3 0 20 102 122
Dassault Falcon 900 4 0 8 8 VIP
Sukhoi Superjet 100 1 10 TBA
Tupolev Tu-154M 4 0 160 160
Yakovlev Yak-40 2 0 12 12 "Cabin" model
2 16 16
Yakovlev Yak-42 6 0 8 18 26
Total: 21 10 Last updated: 9 July 2012

Gazpromavia operates 106 helicopters of the following types:[6]

Gazprom Ka-226AG at MAKS 2007
  • 32 Ka-226 (includes 14 Ka-226AG of which Gazpromavia the launch customer and 18 Ka-226TG)
  • 22 Ka-26
  • 39 Mi-2
  • 45 Mi-8

See also

  • SonAir

References

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