Nordavia
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| Focus cities | Pulkovo Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sky Invest[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters |
Talagi Airport Arkhangelsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Vladimir Antonov (Chairman)[2] | ||||||
| Website | Nordavia.ru | ||||||
Nordavia (Russian: Нордавиа), formerly known as Aeroflot-Nord (Аэрофлот-Норд), is an airline with its head office on the grounds of Talagi Airport in Arkhangelsk, Russia.[3] It mainly operates scheduled domestic and regional services. Its main bases are Talagi Airport and Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.[4] Nordavia is a joint-stock company.
History
The airline was formed in 1963 as Arkhangelsk United Aviation Squadron (Russian: Архангельский объединенный авиационный отряд) and became AVL Arkhangelsk Airlines (Архангельские воздушные линии) in 1991. In August 2004 Aeroflot acquired 51% of the airline, with the rest being held by Aviainvest. The company was renamed Aeroflot-Nord, becoming Aeroflot's second regional airline.[5] It joined the European Regions Airline Association in December 2006.
Since the contract with Aeroflot ended on 1 December 2009, the airline has operated independently as Nordavia.[6] Because of the bad press the subsidiary received following the Aeroflot Flight 821 disaster, and Russian aviation officials' 15 July 2009 imposition of restrictions (including a ban on international charter tours) on then Aeroflot-Nord flight operations due to insufficient security and bad finances, Aeroflot has distanced itself from Nordavia.[7]
In March 2011, Aeroflot sold the airline to Norilsk Nickel for a reported US$7 million. Kommersant has quoted experts who believe that Norilsk Nickel may merge Nordavia with Taimyr Air Company, which is already owned by the company.[8] On December 1, 2011 Norilsk Nickel reported that Nordavia is to be merged in Taimyr Air Company.[9]
In April 2017, it was announced that the airline would change its name to SmartAvia from the end of October 2017. As well as the new name the airline will also introduce a new livery, the new livery will still be in NordAvia's colours consisting of blue, orange and grey but with a design that moves away from its Aeroflot ancestry. The airline will also introduce four new A320-200s which are due to join the fleet in May.[10]
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Nordavia Airlines also has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
The Nordavia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[12]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | — | 4 | TBA | |||
| Boeing 737-500 | 9 | — | 10 | 100 | 110 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | ||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821, flown under a combined service agreement with Aeroflot,[13] crashed on approach to Perm Airport, Russia. All 88 passengers; including 6 crew members were killed.[14]
References
- ↑ ""Норникель" продал 100% акций авиакомпании "Нордавиа"" ["Norilsk Nickel" has sold 100% of shares of "Nordavia" airlines] (in Russian).
- ↑ Nordavia Chairman
- ↑ "Contact Us." Nordavia. Retrieved on 29 June 2010. "Legal address: Russian Federation, 163053, Arkhangelsk, Talagi Airport." – "Контакты." Address in Russian: "163053, г. Архангельск, Аэропорт "Архангельск"."
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 47.
- ↑ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ↑ "ERA Welcomes Aeroflot-Nord". European Regions Airline Association (ERA). 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "Aeroflot-Nord in trouble". BarentsObserver. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Russia's Aeroflot airline sells Nordavia for $7 mln — paper". Moscow: RIA Novosti. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ "Aviaport digest, Dec. 1st, 2011" (in Russian). Aviaport.ru. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55478-russias-nordavia-confirms-rebrand-as-smartavia-new-livery
- ↑ L, J (6 April 2015). "Nordavia Expands Moscow Domodedovo Service in S15; New Codeshare Partnership with S7 Airlines". Airline Route. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 30.
- ↑ "September 14, 2008." Aeroflot. Accessed September 14, 2008.
- ↑ "Aeroflot-Nord Flight 821 down near Perm". Russiatoday.com. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
External links
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- (in English) (in Russian) Official website