Angara Airlines
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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Hubs | Irkutsk International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Tolmachevo International Airport (Novosibirsk) | ||||||
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Fleet size | 27 | ||||||
Destinations | 26 | ||||||
Headquarters | Irkutsk, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Anatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO) | ||||||
Website | https://angara.aero/en/ *EN* |
JSC Angara Airlines (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Ангара») is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1] Established in 2000, it operates on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory[2] out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] It is the leading airline in number of flights out of Irkutsk and is a major player on the domestic Siberian market.[3]
With base airports in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, Angara Airlines operates scheduled flights in the Siberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, and topping it off with one international connection, to Manzhouli, China.
Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offers charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[4]
Destinations[]
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Asia[]
- China
- Mongolia
- Ulaanbaatar - Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport (resumes 14 May 2019)[5]
Europe[]
- Russia
- Blagoveshchensk - Ignatyevo Airport
- Bodaybo - Bodaybo Airport
- Bratsk - Bratsk Airport
- Chara - Chara Airport
- Chelyabinsk - Balandino Airport
- Chita - Kadala Airport focus city
- Irkutsk - Irkutsk International Airport hub
- Kazan - Kazan International Airport
- Kirensk - Kirensk Airport
- Khabarovsk - Khabarovsk Novy Airport (begins 14 May 2019)[6]
- Krasnoyarsk - Yemelyanovo International Airport
- Lensk- Lensk Airport
- Mama - Mama Airport
- Mirnyj - Mirnyj Airport
- Nizhneangarsk - Nizhneangarsk Airport
- Nizhnevartovsk - Nizhnevartovsk Airport
- Novosibirsk - Tolmachevo International Airport secondary hub
- Surgut - Surgut International Airport
- Taksimo - Taksimo Airport
- Tomsk - Bogashevo Airport
- Ufa - Ufa International Airport
- Ulan-Ude - Baikal International Airport focus city
- Ust-Kut - Ust-Kut Airport
- Yakutia - Talakan Airport
- Yakutsk - Yakutsk Airport
- Erbogachen - Erbogachen Airport
Fleet[]
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The Angara Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2019):[3][7]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Antonov An-2 | 2 | — | 12 | |
Antonov An-24RV | 6 | — | 48 | |
Antonov An-26-100 | 3 | — | 43 | |
Antonov An-148 | 5 | — | 75 | [8] |
Irkut MC-21-300 | — | 3 | 163 | To be delivered from 2022 to 2025. |
Mil Mi-8 | 11 | — | 22 | Variable seating capacity |
Total | 27 | 3 |
Fleet Development[]
In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for 3 Irkut MC-21-300s at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow. The airline has yet to decide which engines will be chosen for the aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered from 2022 to 2025.[9]
Accidents[]
- 11 July 2011: Angara Airlines Flight 9007, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47302) operating from Tomsk to Surgut, Russia, suffered an in-flight engine fire, prompting the crew to ditch the aircraft in the Ob River. Of the 37 people on board, 7 passengers were killed. The aircraft was written off.
- 27 June 2019: Angara Airlines Flight 200, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47366) operating a flight from Nizhneangarsk to Ulan-Ude, Russia, suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff. The aircraft skidded off the runway after attempting to make an emergency landing, then hit a building and caught fire. Of the 47 people on board, 2 crew members were killed and 7 others were injured. The aircraft was written off.[10][11]
References[]
- ^ "Contact Information", Retrieved on 30 April 2017
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 75.
- ^ a b "Airline information". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "VIP Transportation". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ Liu, Jim (12 March 2019). "Angara schedules Irkutsk – Ulan Baatar summer service from May 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ ""Ангара" открывает авиалинию Иркутск - Чита - Хабаровск". Airlines Inform. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Airline information". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 29.
- ^ "Russia's MC-21 and IL-114 win new orders at MAKS Air Show". atwonline.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia". themoscowtimes.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "BREAKING Two crew members reported dead after Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 has crash landed into building in Eastern Siberia". airlive.net. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Angara Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
- Airlines of Russia
- Companies based in Irkutsk
- Airlines established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in Russia
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