Perm Airlines
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Perm Airlines was an airline
based in Perm
, Russia
. It operated domestic and international scheduled and charter services within Russia and the CIS
. Its main base was Bolshoye Savino Airport
, Perm.
Perm Division (Ural RCAD).
Throughout its operational history, Perm Airlines offer routes from Perm Bolshoye Savino airport to Moscow Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports, Ekaterinburg, Surgut, Baku, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg (codeshare flight with St. Petersburg based Pulkovo Airlines). Furthermore it operated charter flights among which to Adler/Sochi, Simferopol and Dubai.
As a result of an agreement between Perm Airlines and Siberian Airlines (the current S7 Airlines), all regular Perm Airlines passenger flights were carried out by Sibir Airlines.
Perm Airlines had its license revoked on May 16, 2009.
The Perm Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2008):
All three Tu-154 aircraft were leased by Sibir Airlines in 2006, to be phased out in 2008. Although the aircraft still stand at Perm Bolshoye Savino airport, the engines were removed and sold off in 2009.
belonging to Perm Airlines and successfully flew to Moscow
. He suffered from frostbite and had his fingers amputated. An employee of Perm Airlines will be tried in the court because of his failure to inspect the plane carefully before departure.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It operated domestic and international scheduled and charter services within Russia and the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
. Its main base was Bolshoye Savino Airport
Bolshoye Savino Airport
Bolshoye Savino Airport is an international airport in Perm Krai, Russia located 16 km southwest of Perm, in the village of Bolshoye Savino. It is the only airport in Perm Krai with regular scheduled passenger flights. The majority of flights are between Perm and Moscow...
, Perm.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1968. It was formed from the AeroflotAeroflot
OJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation, based on passengers carried per year...
Perm Division (Ural RCAD).
Throughout its operational history, Perm Airlines offer routes from Perm Bolshoye Savino airport to Moscow Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports, Ekaterinburg, Surgut, Baku, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg (codeshare flight with St. Petersburg based Pulkovo Airlines). Furthermore it operated charter flights among which to Adler/Sochi, Simferopol and Dubai.
As a result of an agreement between Perm Airlines and Siberian Airlines (the current S7 Airlines), all regular Perm Airlines passenger flights were carried out by Sibir Airlines.
Perm Airlines had its license revoked on May 16, 2009.
Fleet
- 1 Antonov An-24Antonov An-24The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
- 2 Antonov An-26Antonov An-26The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
- 3 Mil Mi-8TMil Mi-8The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
- 4 Tupolev Tu-134A
- 2 Tupolev Tu-154B2
- 1 Tupolev Tu-154M
- 1 Yakovlev Yak-40Yakovlev Yak-40The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner that is often called the first regional jet transport aircraft...
All three Tu-154 aircraft were leased by Sibir Airlines in 2006, to be phased out in 2008. Although the aircraft still stand at Perm Bolshoye Savino airport, the engines were removed and sold off in 2009.
Accidents and incidents
In October 2007, a 15 year old boy snuck into the landing gear compartment of a Tupolev Tu-154Tupolev Tu-154
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engine medium-range narrow-body airliner designed in the mid 1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. As the mainstay 'workhorse' of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades, it serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried half of all passengers flown...
belonging to Perm Airlines and successfully flew to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He suffered from frostbite and had his fingers amputated. An employee of Perm Airlines will be tried in the court because of his failure to inspect the plane carefully before departure.