Yakutia Airlines
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| Founded | 2002 | |||
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| Hubs | Yakutsk Airport | |||
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| Fleet size | 12 (+1 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 40 | |||
| Headquarters | Yakutsk, Russia | |||
| Key people | Fyodorova Ol'ga Nikolaevna (General Director)[1] | |||
| Website | www.yakutia.aero | |||
Inside Yakutia's Antonov An140-100.
Yakutia Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания „Якутия“ – Aviakompaniya “Yakutiya” "Air Company "Yakutia"") is an airline based in Yakutsk, Russia.[2] It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the CIS, as well as charters to destinations in Europe from its hubs at Yakutsk Airport and Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.
History
Yakutia Airlines Tu-154
The airline was founded as Sakha Avia, the former Aeroflot Yakutsk Division and also previously known as Yakutaviatrans. It also operated cargo charters to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East until it filed for bankruptcy in early 1999. It emerged in 2000 and is controlled by the regional government, Neryungri State Air Enterprise. It merged with Yakutavia in 2002 and changed its name to Yakutia Airlines.
Destinations
Dash 8 Q400 of Yakutia in Yakutsk in a special new livery
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Boeing 757-200 in Vnukovo International Airport in old livery.
Main article: Yakutia destinations
As of March 2015, Yakutia Airlines operates more than 55 flights.[3][4]
Boeing 757-200 at Vnukovo International Airport (2010).
Fleet
The Yakutia Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2015)
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seats | Notes | ||
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| Business | Economy | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 118 | 126 | operated for Alrosa |
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 162 | 170 | |
| Boeing 757-200PCF | 1 | 0 | freighter | |||
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | 2 | 1 | — | 50 | 50 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 3 | 0 | — | 72 | 72 | one operated for Alrosa |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 93 | |
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 February 2010, Flight 425, operated by Antonov An-24 RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off from Yakutsk Airport for Olekminsk Airport. During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.[5]
References
- ↑ (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 514
- ↑ "About Us." Yakutia Airlines. Retrieved on 18 July 2010. "JSC "Air Company Yakutia" Address: 9, Bykovsky st., Yakutsk, Russia, 677014." Russian address: "Contact Us." "ОАО «Авиакомпания «Якутия» Адрес: Республика Саха (Якутия), 677014, г. Якутск, ул. Быковского, 9"
- ↑ (Russian) Polet-Sirena
- ↑ (Russian) Sirena-Yakutia
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Yakutia AN24 at Yakutsk on Feb 4th 2010, rejected takeoff, presumably early gear retraction". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
External links
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- Official website (English)
- Official website (Russian)
- Official website (archived from 2005) (Russian)
- Yakutia Airlines Fleet
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