Air Bashkortostan
LLC Air Bashkortostan (Russian: ООО «Авиакомпания «Башкортостан») was an airline based in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. It operated scheduled flights and charters between its base at Ufa International Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport on flights operated by VIM Airlines with their aircraft.[1][2]
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Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Ufa Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | VIM Airlines (74%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | ||||||
Website | airbashkortostan |
History
The airline started operations on April 10, 2006.[3] It was owned by VIM Airlines (74%) and the government of Bashkortostan (26%) and had 101 employees (at March 2007).[2]
In 2010 the airline decided to venture into aerial imaging so put into operation one Diamond DN-42 aircraft specially equipped for this purpose[4]
On 9 October 2013, Air Bashkortostan was closed down by its parent company VIM Avia ahead of the airline's fleet renewal program; its license was annulled by Rosaviatsia[5]
Fleet
The Air Bashkortostan fleet included the following aircraft (as of December 2013):[6]
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 757-200 | 2 | — | 220 | operated by VIM Airlines, to be returned |
Diamond DA42 NG | 1 | — | 3 | Aerial works, equipped with specialist imaging devices[4] |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 53.
- New Air Carrier Makes Maiden Flight From Ufa Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://pro.flightglobal.com/news/articles/VIM-Avia-shuts-regional-subsidiary-391673/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)