Vladivostok Avia
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| IATA code : | XF |
| ICAO code : | VLK |
| Call sign : | VLADAIR |
| Founding: | 1932/1994 |
| Operation stopped: | 2014 (now Aurora Airlines ) |
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Vladivostok , Russia
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| Home airport : | Vladivostok |
| IATA prefix code : | 277 |
| Management: | Vladimir Alexandrovich Saibel (General Director) |
| Passenger volume: | 1,084,020 (2008) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Leader Program |
| Fleet size: | 17 (+ 4 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | vladivostokavia.ru |
| Vladivostok Avia ceased operations in 2014 (now Aurora Airlines ) . The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Vladivostok Avia ( Russian Владивосток Авиа ; English also Vladivostok Air ) was a Russian airline based in Vladivostok and its home base at Vladivostok Airport .
history
Vladivostok Avia emerged from the Vladivostok Directorate of Aeroflot , founded in 1932 , which was privatized in 1994. In 1994 the then newly privatized airline began flight operations with short-haul aircraft of the type Antonov An-2 , Jakowlew Jak-40 and a large number of helicopters . In 1995 three Ilyushin Il-76s and several Tupolev Tu-154s were also procured. The Antonov An-2 were shut down and sold.
After privatization in 1994, the company also took over Mil Mi-2 , Kamow Ka-26 , Mil Mi-8 and Kamow Ka-32 helicopters . The helicopters have been chartered worldwide, including in Papua New Guinea , Haiti , Greece , Malaysia , New Zealand , Japan , South Korea , Bulgaria and the Antarctic .
In 2003 it was decided to enter the long-haul business. For this purpose developed Tupolev Tu-204-300 were procured. A second base was also set up in Moscow-Vnukowo .
In 2007, Vladivostok Avia took over the first western aircraft type, an Airbus A320-200 . In August 2007, the 75th anniversary of Aeroflot's founding in 1932 was celebrated.
On February 15, 2008, Vladivostok Avia and Vladivostok Airport became two legally and organizationally independent companies. Until then, the airport was operated by Vladivostok Avia. On September 25, 2008, on instructions from the Russian Ministry of Transport, Vladivostok Avia took over a large part of the flights from Dalavia, which was in economic difficulty, until further notice . From the 2008 summer flight schedule, the Airbus A320s were also used from the second Moscow-Vnukowo base.
In June 2009, Vladivostok Avia put its first Airbus A330-300 into operation. This type was given up a little later.
The company's main shareholder, Aeroflot , announced in spring 2013 that it would merge Vladivostok Avia with SAT Airlines . The new company was finally announced as Aurora Airlines in November 2013 and began operations on December 8, 2013. Vladivostok Avia definitely ceased operations under the original brand in the summer of 2014.
Destinations
Vladivostok Avia offered national and international liner and charter flights, international mainly to South Korea and Japan . Seasonal charter destinations were, for example, Barcelona , Antalya and Hurghada .
fleet
As of August 2013, the fleet of Vladivostok Avia consisted of 12 aircraft and five helicopters:
- 6 Airbus A320-200
- 5 Mil Mi-8 ( helicopter )
- 6 Tupolev Tu-204-300 ; two of them (RA-64044 and RA-64045) were transferred to Roskosmos in 2019 .
In addition, 4 Antonov An-148 were ordered.
Incidents
- On July 4, 2001, Vladivostok Avia flight 352 crashed while approaching Irkutsk . All 145 people on board were killed. The Tupolev Tu-154 was on its way from Yekaterinburg to Vladivostok and was scheduled to make a stopover in Irkutsk.
See also
Web links
- Website of Vladivostok Avia (Russian, English)
Footnotes
- ↑ a b FAA: official abbreviations of FAA (ICAO code of Vladivostok Air S. 3-1-90) (PDF, 4.4 MB)
- ↑ vladivostokavia.ru: Vladivostok Air Performance ( 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.
- ↑ vladivostokavia.ru: Vladivostok - Moscow - Vladivostok on А330 ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Aeroflot creates new airline , April 23, 2013
- ↑ aero.de - Aeroflot presents new Far East subsidiary November 7, 2013
- ↑ russianplanes.net - Vladivostok Avia (Russian), accessed on August 22, 2013
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Vladivostok Avia (English), accessed on August 22, 2013
- ↑ Tupolev 204-300 for the cosmonaut transport in Flugrevue, accessed on May 10, 2019
- ↑ ifc-leasing.com - Regional passenger aircrafts ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ BBC: Russians search for plane crash clues July 4, 2001
- ^ Aviation Safety Network
