IrAero

IrAero
IATA code :	IO
ICAO code :	IAE
Call sign :	IRAERO
Founding:	1999
Seat:	Irkutsk
Turnstile :	Ulan-Ude; Blagoveshchensk; Chita; Novosibirsk;
Home airport :	Irkutsk
Number of employees:	675
Passenger volume:	1,280,000 (2018)
Freight volume:	4,975
Fleet size:	30th
Aims:	National and international
Website:	iraero.ru

IrAero ( Russian ИрАэро ) is a Russian airline with headquarters in Irkutsk . It operates national and international scheduled flights , charter flights and cargo flights .

history

IrAero was founded in Irkutsk in 1999. Before 2006, the main business consisted of freight transport in the Far Eastern and North Eastern regions of the country. IrAero has been transporting passengers since 2006.

Financial difficulties

In March 2019, the administration of the Irkutsk region within the framework of the Corporation for the Development of Irkutsk Region (CDIR) (German: Cooperation for the development of the Irkutsk region) agreed to board the financially troubled private airline IrAero Airlines from Irkutsk Take over a 51 percent majority stake.

Efforts to save IrAero were also supported by Ramport-Aero, the operator of Schukowsky Airport, and Solidarnost Bank, one of the airline's key partners. The three companies and IrAero have signed a letter of intent, according to a statement from Ramport-Aero.

Destinations

The airline mainly serves destinations within Russia and the neighboring countries of China , Mongolia , Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan .

fleet

Current fleet

As of April 2019, the IrAero fleet consists of 30 aircraft:

7 Antonov An-24
10 Antonov An-26 (in different versions)
3 Boeing 777-200ER ( taken over by VIM Airlines in 2018 )
3 Bombardier CRJ200LR (delivered 2011–2012)
7 Suchoi Superjet 100 (delivery 2016-2018)

Orders

10 Irkut MC-21-300 (2019)

Incidents

On August 8, 2011, an Antonov An-24RW shot over the runway in Blagoveshchensk . Four of the 41 occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was totaled.
An Antonov AN-26B touched down too hard on December 27, 2002, resulting in a total write-off of the aircraft. None of the six inmates died.

Web links

Commons : IrAero - collection of images, videos and audio files

Web presence of the IrAero (English)
Photos of the IrAero on Airliners.net

Individual evidence

↑ О компании. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
↑ Irkutsk's regional administration takes control of troubled IrAero Airlines. In: Russian Aviation Insider. March 7, 2019, Retrieved April 3, 2019 (American English).
↑ Карта полетов. Retrieved March 31, 2019 (Russian).
↑ Авиапарк компании IrAero. Retrieved March 31, 2019 (Russian).
↑ IrAero Fleet Details and History. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
↑ With Boeing 777: Iraero wants to go the long haul. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. March 23, 2018, accessed April 3, 2019 (German).
↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV RA-46561 Blagoveshchensk Airport (BQS). Accessed March 31, 2019 .
↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B RA-26053 Ust-Kuiga. Accessed March 31, 2019 .

[1] О компании. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .

[2] Irkutsk's regional administration takes control of troubled IrAero Airlines. In: Russian Aviation Insider. March 7, 2019, Retrieved April 3, 2019 (American English).

[3] Карта полетов. Retrieved March 31, 2019 (Russian).

[4] Авиапарк компании IrAero. Retrieved March 31, 2019 (Russian).

[5] IrAero Fleet Details and History. Accessed March 31, 2019 .

[6] With Boeing 777: Iraero wants to go the long haul. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. March 23, 2018, accessed April 3, 2019 (German).

[7] Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV RA-46561 Blagoveshchensk Airport (BQS). Accessed March 31, 2019 .

[8] Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26B RA-26053 Ust-Kuiga. Accessed March 31, 2019 .