Berkut Air

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
-	BEC	BEC

Founded

2000

Operating bases

Astana International Airport

Fleet size

Headquarters

Astana, Kazakhstan

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

History

Berkut was founded in 2000.^[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.^[2]

Fleet

Boeing 757-200 of Berkut Air operated by the Government of Kazakhstan

As of August 2015, the Berkut Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[1]

1 Airbus A320-214 Prestige, UP-A2001
1 Boeing 757-200ER, UP-B5701

Retired fleet:

1 Antonov An-12, UP-AN205, Cargo
1 Fokker 100, UP-F1004, Charter
1 Yakovlev Yak-40, UP-Y4023, Charter
1 Tupolev Tu-154M, UN-85713, Charter
1 Boeing 747-200, 9G-MKS, Cargo

References

1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 85.
1 2 Information on Berkut at the Aviation Safety Network

External links

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