OJSC Ak Bars Aero (Russian: ОАО «Ак Барс Аэро»), formerly OJSC Bugulma Air Enterprise (Russian: ОАО «Бугульминское авиапредприятие»), was an airline with its head office at Bugulma Airport in Bugulma, Russia.[1] It operated regional scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main base was Bugulma Airport.[2]
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| Founded | 10 July 1953 (as Bugulminskoe Aviapredpriyatie) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2010 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 12 January 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bugulma Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Kazan International Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | Ak Bars Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bugulma Airport Bugulma, Russia | ||||||
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recreated as UVT Aero | |||||||
History
editThe airline was formed in 1993 as Bugulma Air Enterprise from the former Aeroflot division based at Bugulma. The airline was renamed Ak Bars Aero in 2010.[3]
Due to financial difficulties, the airline filed for bankruptcy and suspended scheduled passenger services from 12 January 2015 and planned to lease its fleet of 15 CRJ-200 aircraft to other airlines.[3][4][5]
Destinations
editAs of February 2014, AK Bars Aero operated to the following destinations:[6]
International destinations
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Domestic destinations
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- Moscow – Domodedovo International Airport (secondary hub)
- Bugulma – Bugulma Airport (hub)
- Kazan – Kazan International Airport (hub)
- Nizhnekamsk / Naberezhnye Chelny – Begishevo Airport
Fleet
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The Bugulma Air Enterprise fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2012)
Fixed-wing aircraft fleet
edit| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Role | Notes |
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| Bombardier CRJ200 | 16 | 50 | Scheduled/ charter |
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| Bombardier Challenger 600 | 1 | — | 11 | VIP charter | |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 10 | — | 11–14 | VIP charter | 3 more stored. |
Helicopter fleet
edit| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Bell 407 | unknown | 1[12] | 6 | |
| Eurocopter EC135 | — | 1[12] | TBA | |
| Mil Mi-8 | unknown | — | 24 | |
| Robinson R44 | unknown | 2[12] | 3[13] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Main Archived 5 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Ak Bars Aero. Retrieved on 20 November 2013. "Bugulma, Airport" (in field in bottom of page where street address would be) – Address in Russian Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine: "г. Казань, Аэропорт"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 90.
- ^ a b "AK Bars Aero Suspends Flights". Airliner World: 10. March 2015.
- ^ Информация для пассажиров и партнеров АК БАРС АЭРО (in Russian). Ak Bars Aero. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "New Carrier for Tatarstan". Airliner World: 8. July 2015.
- ^ AK Bars Official timetable Updated 04.02.2014 Archived 15 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Авиакомпания "Ак Барс Аэро" начинает реализацию рейса Казань – Баку". Trend News Agency. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "В аэропорту "Казань" открыли новый авиарейс в Курск". РосБизнесКонсалтинг. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Магасумова, Роза (3 September 2013). "Аэропорт "Нижний Новгород" открывает прямые рейсы на Ростов-на-Дону". БИЗНЕС-ТАСС. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Плохотниченко, Юрий (23 October 2012). ""Ак Барс Аэро" хочет открыть рейс Сочи – Ростов – Нижний Новгород". TRAVEL.RU. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "НОВЫЕ РЕЙСЫ ИЗ САМАРЫ". АвиаПорт.Ru. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Aviaport digest
- ^ AK Bars Aero official website Archived 5 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Ak Bars Aero at Wikimedia Commons
- Ak Bars Aero official website (in Russian)
