Gazpromavia

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Gazpromavia
Logo gazpromavia eng.gif
IATA ICAO Callsign
4GGZPGAZPROM
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
Hubs Vnukovo Airport
Fleet size127
Destinations18 and Charters
Headquarters JSC Gazprom Russia
Key peopleAndrei 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]

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The airline's head office is on the property of Ostafyevo Airport, Ryazanovskoye Settlement, Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug. [2]

History

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]

Airports

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.: [3]

Destinations

Gazpromavia Tupolev Tu-154M Gazpromavia Tupolev Tu-154M Beltyukov.jpg
Gazpromavia Tupolev Tu-154M

Gazpromavia offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of December 2012): [4]

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Codeshare agreements

Aerial services

Gazpromavia also provides the following services:

Accidents

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. [7]

Fleet

SSJ100 of GazpromAvia RA-89054 SU95 Gazpromavia OSF UUMO (32813015593).jpg
SSJ100 of GazpromAvia
Yakovlev Yak-42D of GazpromAvia at Pula, Croatia in June, 2004. Yakovlev Yak-42 (3714).jpg
Yakovlev Yak-42D of GazpromAvia at Pula, Croatia in June, 2004.
Gazpromavia Dassault Falcon 900 Gazpromavia Falcon 900 Ilyin.jpg
Gazpromavia Dassault Falcon 900
Gazprom Ka-226AG at MAKS 2007 MAKS-2007-ZVG-021.jpg
Gazprom Ka-226AG at MAKS 2007

As of January 2018, Gazpromavia fleet consists on the following aircraft: [8] [9]

Gazpromavia Fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
FJYTotal
Boeing 737-700 320102122
Dassault Falcon 900 4188VIP
Sukhoi Superjet 100 109090One crashed
Yakovlev Yak-40 41616Saloon variant [8]
Total211

Helicopter fleet

As of January 2018, Gazpromavia operates the following fleet of helicopters: [10] [11]

Gazpromavia Helicopter Fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
Eurocopter EC135 87
Kamov Ka-26 227
Mil Mi-2 398
Mil Mi-8 459
Total106

See also

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  10. "Helicopters".
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