Astrakhan Airlines

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Astrakhan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
OB ASZ Air Astrakhan
Founded1994
Ceased operations2005
HubsNarimanovo Airport
Fleet size1
HeadquartersAstrakhan, Russia
Key peopleVladimir Stepanovich (General Director)
Astrakhan Airlines Tupolev Tu-134, Moscow, 2001

Astrakhan Airlines was an airline based in Astrakhan, Russia. It operated scheduled and chartered, domestic and international passenger and cargo flights out of Narimanovo Airport, Astrakhan.[1]

History[edit]

Astrakhan Airlines was established in 1994 and was owned by the Board of Directors (65%), the local Concrete Structures Plant (a Gazprom subsidiary) (25%) and employees and investors (10%).[1] In 2005, the airline was shut down.[2]

Services[edit]

Upon closure, Astrakhan Airlines operated scheduled flights to the following destinations: [citation needed]

Fleet[edit]

The Astrakhan Airlines fleet consisted of only one Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  2. ^ Astrakhan Airlines at airlineupdate.com Archived June 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine