Northwest Air Base
Founded | 2007 (company dates back to 1974)[1] |
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Ceased operations | 2014 |
Hubs | Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia |
Fleet size | 13, 4 active[2] |
Destinations | 2 |
Headquarters | Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia |
Website | [1] |
NW Avia was an airline based at in Petrozavodsk. It was the only air company in the Republic of Karelia. Its main purpose was aerial fire-fighting (for which it is licensed,[3] it was part of Avialesookhrana) although it did perform other typical aerial services (including pipeline and forest patrols, medical flights and search-and-rescue), scheduled and charter passenger flights[4] (commenced in 2009[5]) and charter cargo services. NW Avia was undergoing reorganization with massive debts (~10 million rubles, it peaked at ~22 million rubles) and was the largest debtor in the Republic of Karelia.[6] The airlines ceased to exist on July 1, 2014.[7]
Destinations[]
Petrozavodsk, Kizhi
Fleet[]
Aircraft type | Active | Notes |
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Antonov An-2 | 8 | 2 usable as of 2010, down from 4 at the end of 2009[11] |
Mil Mi-8 | 5 | 2 in usable as of 2010, down from 3 at the end of 2009[12] |
External links[]
Homepage (Russian) - http://www.nwavia.ru
References[]
- ^ http://www.nwavia.ru/
- ^ http://www.stolica.onego.ru/news/163200.html
- ^ "Лесной портал Карелии".
- ^ http://www.nwavia.ru/pages/air[dead link]
- ^ ""Северо-Западная база авиационной охраны лесов" начало осуществлять коммерческие рейсы внутри Карелии - Карелия - ИА СеверИнформ / Новости Северо-Запада".
- ^ "Северо-Западная база авиационной охраны лесов названа крупнейшим должником Карелии".
- ^ "Поташов В. Вертолет Северо-Западной авиабазы передали в Бесовец". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ http://www.nwavia.ru/
- ^ http://www.stolica.onego.ru/news/163200.html
- ^ кпрф-карелия.рф/index.php?page=news&item=11
- ^ кпрф-карелия.рф/index.php?page=news&item=11
- ^ кпрф-карелия.рф/index.php?page=news&item=11
Categories:
- Defunct airlines of Russia
- Companies based in Karelia
- Russian airline stubs