Vostok Aviation Company
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| Founded | 15 May 1945 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 15 May 1945 | ||||||
| Hubs | Khabarovsk Novy Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Parent company | UTair Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Khabarovsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Aleksandr Kuzymich Tkach (General Director)[1] | ||||||
| Website | vostockairlines.ru | ||||||
JSC "Vostok Aviation Company" (Russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «Восток»), sometimes trading as Vostok Airlines, is a Russian regional airline headquartered in Khabarovsk and a subsidiary of UTair Aviation. It operates domestic scheduled and charter passenger services, freight services, air ambulance, air patrol, firefighting, oil rig support as well as other specialized operations.[2] Its main base is Khabarovsk Novy Airport.[3]
History
Vostok Aviation Company was established and started operations as 264 Squadron of the Far Eastern division of Aeroflot on 15 May 1945. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 30 June 1993.[1][4] The airline is owned by Khabarovsk regional administration (51%) and the airline employees (49%).
Destinations
As of December 2015, Vostok Aviation Company serves the following scheduled passenger destinations:
- Ayan - Munuk Airport
- Bogorodskoye - Bogorodskoye Airport seasonal
- Chumikan - Chumikan Airport
- Khabarovsk - Khabarovsk Novy Airport Base
- Kherpuchi - Kherpuchi Airport
- Nelkan - Nelkan Airport
- Novokurovka - Novokurovka Airport seasonal
- Pobeda - Pobeda Airport seasonal
Fleet
As of December 2015, the Vostok Aviation Company fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 29 January 2008, p. 169
- ↑ vostokairlines.com - Flight Operations retrieved 7 December 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Vostok Airlines retrieved 7 December 2015
- ↑ (English) "Company summary". Skrin.ru. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ↑ vostokairlines.com - Aircraft Types retrieved 7 December 2015
External links
Media related to Vostok Airlines at Wikimedia Commons