IrAero
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IATA code : | IO |
ICAO code : | IAE |
Call sign : | IRAERO |
Founding: | 1999 |
Seat: | Irkutsk |
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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.
See also
Web links
- 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 .