Ak Bars Aero
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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 |
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, Tatarstan, Russia.[1] It operated regional scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main base was Bugulma Airport.[2]
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 CRJ200 aircraft to other airlines.[3][4][5]
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History
The 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]
Destinations
As of February 2014, AK Bars Aero operated to the following destinations:[6]
International destinations
Domestic destinations
- Moscow - Domodedovo International Airport (secondary hub)
- Bugulma - Bugulma Airport (hub)
- Kazan - Kazan International Airport (hub)
- Nizhnekamsk / Naberezhnye Chelny - Begishevo Airport
Fleet
The Bugulma Air Enterprise fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2012)
Fixed-wing aircraft fleet
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. Two to be updated with GPWS, others to be retired as non-compliant to current law. |
Helicopter fleet
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] |
References
- ↑ "Main." Ak Bars Aero. Retrieved on 20 November 2013. "Bugulma, Airport" (in field in bottom of page where street address would be) - Address in Russian: "г. Казань, Аэропорт"
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- ↑ AK Bars Official timetable Updated 04.02.2014
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- ↑ AK Bars Aero official website
External links
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- Ak Bars Aero official website (Russian)
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