Chukotavia

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "ChukotAVIA"
ФГУП «ЧукотАВИА»
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 1 September 1996
Hubs Anadyr Ugolny Airport
Fleet size 19
Headquarters Anadyr
Key people Tomash Troyanovsky (General Director)[1]
Website http://chukotavia.ru

ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, ČukotAVIA, short for Чукотские авиалинии, Čukotskije avialinii; English: Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1996. It was formed by the merger of Anadyr and Chaunski Air Enterprises. It is owned by Anadyr Air Enterprise, Keperveyem Air Enterprise, Mys Shmidta Air Enterprise and Pevek Air Enterprise.

Fleet

Antonov An-26 at Ugolny Airport

As of 2016, the Chukotavia fleet comprises the following aircraft:[1]

Chukotavia Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Antonov An-24RV 1 —
Antonov An-26 3 —
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter 5 — (as of August 2016)[2]
Mil Mi-8 10 —
Total 19

Fleet upgrade

In 2014, Chukotavia leased two DHC-6-400 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to replace helicopters on its regional flights, with additional two aircraft purchased in 2015.[3]

Destinations

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 489
  2. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 29.
  3. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=CHU
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