Kavminvodyavia

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Federal State Unitary Air Enterprise "Kavminvodyavia"
ФГУАП «КМВ»
Kavminvodyavia logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
KVMVDAIR MINVODY
Founded1995
Ceased operations1 October 2011
Hubs Mineralnye Vody Airport, Vnukovo International Airport, Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations18
Parent company Government owned
Headquarters Mineralnye Vody, Russia
Key peopleVasiliy Viktorovich Babaskin (General Director) [1]
Website kmvavia.aero

Kavminvodyavia (KMV Avia) was an airline based in Mineralnye Vody in the Caucasus, Russia. It operated scheduled services to over 20 destinations in the northern Caucasus region and abroad, as well as charter services. Its main base was Mineralnye Vody Airport, [2] which was also operated by the company.

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History

The first airport operation was in 1925, when a French Dornue-Comet was the sole aircraft. The present three-story airport building opened in 1965.

The airline was established in 1961 as the Mineralnye Vody Aviation Group. Its first international destination was Berlin in 1980. The airport and its civil aviation service was reorganized into the Mineralnye Vody Civil Aviation Enterprise in 1988, under the direction of V.V. Babaskin. It was reorganized again in 1995 into the State United Venture Kavminvodyavia, more commonly known as KMV. [2] The airline purchased several Tupolev Tu-204 aircraft in 1997.

Following the 2010 decision of the Russian government to transfer the assets to Aeroflot, the airline ceased operations on 1 October 2011. [3]

Destinations

KMV Tu-154M at Moscow airport KMV Avia Tu-154.jpg
KMV Tu-154M at Moscow airport
KMV Tupolev Tu-154 at Mineralnye Vody Airport KMV Tu-154 Min Vody.jpg
KMV Tupolev Tu-154 at Mineralnye Vody Airport
KMV Tupolev Tu-204 at Salzburg Airport KMV T204 RA-64022.jpg
KMV Tupolev Tu-204 at Salzburg Airport

In August 2010, Kavminvodyavia operated flights to the following: [4] [5]
All flights to the European Union were suspended on 19 June 2007 due to fleet issues. [6]

Scheduled

Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Charter

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Fleet

In April 2011 the Kavminvodyavia fleet included: [7] [1] [8] [9]

Aircraft typeActiveOrdersSeatsAge, yearsNotes
BusinessEconomyTotal
Tupolev Tu-154M 8130110213219,8Two more stored [10]
0165165
Tupolev Tu-204-100 22019219213,1

112 first class (3 rows, 4 abreast) and 18 (3 rows, 6 abreast) seats.

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References

  1. 1 2 (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 221
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 3 April 2007. p. 100.
  3. "Kavminvodyavia stops the operation - {Travel Daily News}". www.traveldailynews.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. "Polet-Sirena" . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. (in Russian) KMV Avia official website Charter schedule Archived 22 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "О распоряжении Ространснадзора и Росавиации о запрете полетов в страны Евросоюза. | Официальный сайт ФГУАП "Кавминводыавиа"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007. Official explanation
  7. KMV Avia official fleet page Archived 1 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Aerotransport.org Kavminvodyavia fleet details" . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. "Planespotters.net page for KMV Avia" . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. "CH-Aviation plane list for KMV Avia". Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2008.