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| Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Vnukovo Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 127 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 and Charters | ||||||
| Headquarters | JSC Gazprom Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Andrei S. Ovcharenko, Director-General | ||||||
| Website | gazpromavia.ru | ||||||
Gazpromavia (Gazpromavia Aviation) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly in support of the oil and gas industry. It also operates regular domestic flights from Moscow and international charter passenger and cargo services. [1]
The airline was established in March 1995 and started operations on 16 April 1995. It is wholly owned by JSC Gazprom Russia and has 2,736 employees (at March 2007). [1]
Gazpromavia owns and operates the following two Class B airports which accommodate aircraft such as the Tu-154, Il-76, An-74 and all types of helicopters.: [2]
Gazpromavia offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of December 2012): [3]
Russia 
Serbia 
Uzbekistan Gazpromavia also provides the following services:
On 12 July 2024, a Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR, crashed near the city of Kolomna, seven minutes after taking off from Tretyakovo Airport. All three crew members died. [6]
As of January 2018, Gazpromavia fleet consists on the following aircraft: [7] [8]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y | Total | |||||||||||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 102 | 122 | ||||||||||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 8 | VIP | |||||||||
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 10 | — | — | — | 90 | 90 | One crashed | Yakovlev Yak-40 | 4 | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | Saloon variant [7] | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
As of January 2018, Gazpromavia operates the following fleet of helicopters: [9] [10]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurocopter EC135 | 8 | — | 7 | |
| Kamov Ka-26 | 22 | — | 7 | |
| Mil Mi-2 | 39 | — | 8 | |
| Mil Mi-8 | 45 | — | 9 | |
| Total | 106 | — | ||
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