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Utair
ОАО «Авиакомпания Ютэйр»
Utair logo
Utair Boeing 737-800
IATA code : UT
ICAO code : UTA
Call sign : UTAIR
Founding: 1991
Seat: Khanty-Mansiysk , RussiaRussiaRussia 
Turnstile :

Moscow-Vnukovo

Home airport : Tyumen airport
IATA prefix code : 298
Management: Andrei Sarmenowitsch Martirossow
Number of employees: 1850  (2016)
Passenger volume: 07.30 million  (2017)
Freight volume: 23.52 million t  (2016)
Frequent Flyer Program : STATUS
Fleet size:
  • 63 aircraft
    (+ 72 orders)
  • 338 helicopters
    (+ 35 orders)
Aims: national and continental
Website: www.utair.ru

Utair ( Russian ОАО "Авиакомпания Ютэйр" , former spelling UTair) is the fifth largest airline in Russia based in Khanty-Mansiysk based on the number of passengers .

history

The airline emerged in 1991 as Tyumenaviatrans Aviation from the Aeroflot Directorate Tyumen, which was founded in 1967 . In 2003 the name was changed to UTair.

From 2006 the regional airline Komiinteravia was incorporated as Utair Express and in October 2009 the subsidiary UTair Ukraine was founded, which flies to destinations in Russia from Luhansk . At the end of 2009, the Peruvian helicopter operator HeliSur , based in Lima, was taken over.

Despite an already initiated in July 2014 restructuring program called Pulse , Utair end of 2014 came through the through the ruble decline and resulting from the crisis in Ukraine following sanctions against Russia in economic difficulties. The Russian Alfa Bank , Yekaterinburg , Perm and Samara airports , and the leasing companies Yugra and Avialeasing have initiated complaints about outstanding payments. As a result, individual helicopters and planes were confiscated. Impuls envisaged a restructuring primarily through downsizing the fleet and reducing the number of flight destinations. This affected a total of 44 aircraft: six Boeing 737-800s , twelve Airbus A321s and all 15  CRJ200s were withdrawn from active service . Another nine Boeing 757-200s and two Boeing 767-300s were outsourced and handed over to the then subsidiary Katekavia , which specialized in charter flights . Middle management employees were also laid off. An impending liquidity bottleneck should be averted through state aid. The Russian government finally approved state guarantees worth the equivalent of 320 million euros. In March 2015, the subsidiary Utair Express will cease operations.

In 2017, the logo was rebranded and the aircraft fleet was redesigned. In this context, the spelling of the name changed from "UTair" to "Utair". The rebranding will cost around 4 million rubles.

Destinations

Utair offers a dense network of scheduled and charter flights to destinations within Russia as well as some flights to Europe and Central Asia . Air freight also plays a major role in Siberia . Utair's hubs in Russia are mainly the airports in Moscow-Vnukowo , Tyumen , Surgut , Ufa and Krasnodar . In the German-speaking area there are connections from Moscow to Berlin (Tegel) , Munich , Hamburg , Frankfurt , Düsseldorf and Vienna (as of December 2018).

fleet

A Utair Boeing 737-500
A Tupolev Tu-154M of the Utair
A Utair Mil Mi-26T
A Yak-40 of the Utair

Planes

As of March 2019, the Utair aircraft fleet consists of 63 aircraft with an average age of 17.1 years: The cargo planes are operated by Utair Cargo (officially ZAO Utair in Russian ЗАО ЮТэйр ).

Aircraft (active)

Aircraft (decommissioned)

Previously deployed aircraft

In addition, Utair used the following aircraft types in the past:

helicopter

As of the end of 2016, the Utair airline's helicopter fleet consisted of 31 helicopters. The remaining helicopters were handed over to the Utair - Wertoljotnye uslugi company ( Russian ЮТэйр-Вертолетные услуги , German  Utair - helicopter services ) within the Utair Group . Overall, Utair states in its 2016 annual report that the number of helicopters in the group remained at the 2015 level at the end of 2016. In its 2015 report, Utair gives this number of helicopters as 216, while the website continues to give a total of 341 helicopters in the group. In the December 2017 issue of the airline's in-flight magazine, 338 helicopters are listed with the breakdown below. The Utair Group's helicopter fleet is the largest of the Russian-made types in the world, with a quarter of the machines regularly used outside of Russia. There are companies in the helicopter division of Utair in Peru ( Helicopteros del Sur or Helisur ), India ( Utair India ), South Africa ( UTair South Africa ), Slovakia ( Utair Europe ) and a representative office in New York . In addition to many regional directorates, there are also two helicopter flight subsidiaries in Russia: Turukhan ( Krasnoyarsk region ) and Vostok ( Khabarovsk region ).

Flights have been operated for the United Nations for over 20 years . In 2016 Utair participated in the UN missions UNAMID ( Darfur , Sudan ), UNISFA (Sudan / South Sudan ), UNMISS (South Sudan), UNAMA ( Afghanistan ), MINUSMA ( Mali ) and MINUSCA ( Central African Republic ) as well as for the World Food Program in South Sudan.

Helicopter (active)

Previously used helicopters

In addition, Utair used the following types of helicopters in the past:

Orders

Planes

Utair announced extensive plans to modernize its fleet ahead of the 2014 economic crisis in Russia. The airline signed a deal with Boeing in September 2011 to purchase 40 Boeing 737s , including 33 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs for a total of $ 3.8 billion  . The order for 20 Airbus A321s for $ 2.07 billion followed just one year later . Boeing's planes were to be delivered between 2013 and 2016, and Airbus planes between 2013 and 2015. Due to the economic difficulties that the airline ran into in 2014, it postponed these orders. In August 2016 it was announced that deliveries would take place between 2016 and 2018. In June 2017, these plans were revised and the delivery period corrected to probably the end of 2018 to 2019. At the end of October 2017, Utair President Pavel Permjakov stated that the new planes would not be delivered until 2019 and that five to seven aircraft per year would then be purchased by 2025. The first thing to do is to part with the Boeing 737-500, which has become too small.

  • Airbus A321-200 : Of the 20 Airbus A321-200s ordered , twelve aircraft were delivered. At the end of 2014, due to Utair's financial difficulties, all aircraft were decommissioned and returned to VEB Leasing . Two aircraft that were currently being delivered were handed over directly to WOW air . The aircraft that Utair was already using were first transferred to Teruel , Spain . The following airlines have now received the aircraft: S7 Airlines (2 planes ), WOW Air (2 more), Airblue (4) and China Yunnan Airlines (2).
  • Boeing 737-800 : Of the Boeing 737-800s ordered at the Paris Air Show 2011 , the manufacturer delivered six by the end of 2014, the first in October 2013. However, these six machines were shut down at the end of 2014 due to the airline's economic problems and also to Teruel, Spain flown. Meanwhile, the machines are operated by the competitor S7 Airlines . Utair continues to operate nine aircraft of this type, some of which are leased in 2011 and some of which were taken over by the bankrupt Moscow Airlines .
  • Boeing 737-900ER : So far no aircraft of this type have been delivered. The delivery is always postponed. There is currently a delivery period between 2019 and 2025 in the room.
  • Sukhoi Superjet 100 : After the letter of intent was signed in November 2010, Utair signed a contract for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and an option for a further 14 machines with the manufacturer Suchoi and the leasing company VEB-Leasing on August 17, 2011 at MAKS . It was assumed that the aircraft could be delivered from 2013. At that time, however, there was no precise agreement on the technical characteristics of the aircraft. Later, Utair did without business class seating and demanded economy seating throughout, which led to a change in price. Therefore, at MAKS 2013, a contract for the delivery of the (first) six aircraft was concluded. The first machine became Utair in May 2014. Because of the airline's financial difficulties, the aircraft that were delivered or ready for delivery by the end of 2014 were decommissioned or not accepted. They were parked at the Zhukovsky airport. It is believed that Aeroflot may have taken over the aircraft.

helicopter

The company has the following orders for helicopters open:

  • AgustaWestland AW139 : A letter of intent for the purchase of 20 AgustaWestland AW139s was signed in 2011 at the MAKS air show . The helicopters are to be assembled at the HeliVert plant (joint venture between Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland ) in Tomilino . By the end of 2013, Utair had received 7 helicopters of this type. The helicopter type will probably be used in 2014. However, the 2015 annual report no longer contains any references to this type of helicopter.
  • Eurocopter EC 175 : The delivery of 15 Eurocopter EC 175 was suspended at the end of 2014 due to the Russian economic crisis . Delivery was actually agreed from November 2014. It is currently unclear when it will be delivered.

Incidents

In its history, Utair records five incidents with fatalities or loss of the aircraft:

  • On November 9, 2002, an Antonov An-26 ( aircraft registration number RA-26012) crashed while approaching Antalya Airport after touching a power line during heavy rains. All 28 people on board survived, but the machine was destroyed.
  • On March 17, 2007, a Tupolev Tu-134 (RA-65021) touched down 300 m from the runway when approaching Samara Airport . Even when asked, the crew had received completely wrong weather data on the approach, but also fell below the prescribed decision height without having the runway in sight. The machine broke on impact and rolled on its back. Six passengers died, 51 people survived, some seriously injured.
  • On August 4, 2018, a Mi-8 helicopter hit the trailer load of a machine accompanying it in the area of ​​the northwest Siberian oil field Wankor and crashed. The 15 passengers - workers who were supposed to be brought to a conveyor station - were killed as well as the three-person crew.
  • On September 1, 2018, a UTair Boeing 737-8AS (VQ-BJI) shot over the end of the runway when landing at Sochi Airport . The left engine caught fire and the aircraft was destroyed. All inmates survived, with 18 injured. A ground worker was killed with a heart attack while the rescue was in progress .
  • On February 9, 2020, the landing gear of a Boeing 737-500 of the UTair (VQ-BPS) with the flight number UT95 collapsed when landing at Ussinsk Airport . According to initial statements, it is a "short landing" of the flight coming from Moscow Vnukowo Airport , which the airline attributes to wind shear . All inmates survived.

Trivia

  • On November 25, 2014, the passengers successfully freed a Tupolev Tu-134 rented from Katekavia , which was frozen to the ground at minus 52 degrees at Igarka airport.

See also

Web links

Commons : UTair Aviation  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UTair: UTair airline staff. December 6, 2016, Retrieved June 15, 2017 (Russian).
  2. ↑ Russian Aviation Agency : Passenger Statistics of Russian Airlines 2016/2017. (PDF, 236 KB) Retrieved January 27, 2018 (Russian).
  3. ↑ Russian Aviation Agency : Freight Statistics of Russian Airlines 2016/2017. (PDF, 238 KB) Retrieved January 27, 2018 (Russian).
  4. ↑ FliegerRevue November 2010, pp. 16–17, UTair climbs up.
  5. ↑ Utair takes stock of the implementation of the Impulse program . April 2, 2015, Retrieved December 5, 2017 (Russian).
  6. ↑ 44 fewer aircraft - Utair decimates fleet. April 8, 2015, accessed December 5, 2017 .
  7. ↑ aerotelegraph: Russian Utair is threatened with bankruptcy , accessed on December 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ Russian airline Utair in the new design . In: Design Diary . ( Online [accessed November 21, 2017]).
  9. ↑ a b Utair begins rebranding. Vedomosti , October 31, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 (Russian).
  10. ↑ UTair's fleet. Utair, accessed December 5, 2017 (in Russian).
  11. ^ UTair Aviation Fleet Details and History. In: www.planespotters.net. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b c Annual Report of the OAO Utair 2016. (PDF, 850 KB) (No longer available online.) Utair, June 30, 2017, p. 8 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.utair.ru  
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the OAO Utair 2015. (PDF, 5.3 MB) (No longer available online.) Utair, 30 June 2016, p. 12 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.utair.ru  
  14. ↑ Utair Helicopter Fleet. Utair, accessed November 25, 2017 (in Russian).
  15. ↑ Utair on-board magazine December 2017 (PDF, 13.9 MB) Utair, November 30, 2017, p. 92 f. , accessed November 25, 2017 (Russian).
  16. ↑ Annual Report of OAO Utair 2016. (PDF, 850 KB) (No longer available online.) Utair, June 30, 2017, p. 31 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.utair.ru  
  17. ↑ Utair UTair finalize order for 40 737s. Boeing , September 27, 2011, accessed December 15, 2017 .
  18. ↑ UTair orders 20 Airbus A321s. Airbus , July 12, 2012, accessed December 15, 2017 .
  19. ↑ UTair orders 20 A321 jets. Reuters , July 12, 2012, accessed December 15, 2017 .
  20. ↑ Utair postpones the expansion of its aircraft fleet. ato.ru, October 4, 2014, accessed December 15, 2017 (Russian).
  21. ↑ Utair gives data on fleet renewal. ato.ru, August 15, 2016, accessed December 15, 2017 (Russian).
  22. ↑ UTair revises fleet renewal plans. rusaviainsider.com, June 7, 2017, accessed December 15, 2017 .
  23. ↑ Current list of orders and deliveries from Airbus. Airbus , November 30, 2017, accessed December 16, 2017 .
  24. ↑ Utair cuts fleet by 33 aircraft. Izvestia , April 1, 2015, accessed December 16, 2017 (Russian).
  25. ↑ Utair fleet of A321 (History). airfleets.net, accessed December 16, 2017 (Russian).
  26. ↑ Utair test & delivery flight information. a320archive.com, accessed December 16, 2017 (Russian).
  27. ↑ Utair Boeing 737-800. airfleets.nat, April 6, 2016, accessed on December 17, 2017 .
  28. ↑ Current Boeing 737-800 from Utair. airfleets.net, October 6, 2011, accessed December 17, 2017 .
  29. ↑ Orders and deliveries of the Sukhoi superjet by Utair. superjet.info, accessed December 25, 2017 (Russian).
  30. ↑ Utair agrees on financing terms upon delivery of the SSJ-100. superjet.info, June 19, 2013, accessed December 25, 2017 (Russian).
  31. ↑ The contract for the delivery of the (first) six superjets to Utair has been signed. Sukhoi , August 27, 2013, accessed December 25, 2017 (Russian).
  32. ↑ Suchoi Superjets from Utair Express receive special paint. Utair, May 30, 2014; Retrieved December 25, 2017 (Russian).
  33. ↑ Suchoi Superjet built for Utair could get Aeroflot. TASS , January 29, 2015, accessed December 25, 2017 (Russian).
  34. ↑ austrianwings.info - UTair buys 20 AW139 , September 9, 2011.
  35. ↑ ruaviation.com - UTair will acquire 10 Mi-34S1 helicopters (English), May 23, 2011.
  36. ↑ Utair confirms plans to purchase 20 AW 139 helicopters. Russian Helicopters , September 1, 2011, accessed November 25, 2017 (Russian).
  37. ↑ Annual report of the OAO Utair 2013. (PDF, 2.4 MB) (No longer available online.) Utair, June 30, 2014, p. 24 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.utair.ru  
  38. ↑ Annual Report of OAO Utair 2014. (PDF, 2 MB) (Not available online.) Utair, June 29, 2015 page 23 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.utair.ru  
  39. ↑ Utair signs order for 15 Eurocopter EC175 helicopters. Airbus Helicopters, March 8, 2011, accessed November 25, 2017 .
  40. ↑ Utair is the first owner of an EC175 in Russia. ATO.ru, January 25, 2015, accessed November 25, 2017 (Russian).
  41. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the incident on November 9, 2002 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on September 10, 2011.
  42. ^ Accident report TU-134 RA-65021, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 24, 2016.
  43. ^ Accident report ATR 72 VP-BYZ, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 24, 2016.
  44. ↑ 18 people die in a helicopter crash in Siberia. Die Welt , August 5, 2018, accessed the day after.
  45. ^ Accident report B-737-800 VQ-BJI , The Aviation Herald (English), accessed on January 31, 2019.
  46. ↑ Utair cites windshear as 737-500 suffers landing accident at Usinsk , FlightGlobal.com (English), accessed February 10, 2020.
  47. ^ Accident report B-737-500 VQ-BPS (UT595) , The Aviation Herald (English), accessed on February 10, 2020.
  48. ↑ Passengers iron Tu-134 los , accessed on November 26, 2014.