OJSC Ak Bars Aero formerly OJSC Bugulma Air Enterprise , is an airline

Airline

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 based in Bugulma

Bugulma

Bugulma is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population: Bugulma is the birthplace of noted Tatar singer Alsou. It is also the location for a series of short stories by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, some of which have been published in English under the title 'The Red...

, Russia

Russia

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. It operates regional scheduled and charter passenger services in connection with Tatarstan Airlines

Tatarstan Airlines

Tatarstan Airlines is an airline based on the grounds of Kazan International Airport in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It was founded in 1993, and is the regional airline of the Republic of Tatarstan, part of the Russian Federation.-Destinations:...

. Its main base is Bugulma Airport

Bugulma Airport

Bugulma Airport is an airport in Russia located 12 km north of Bugulma. It is a small airport with several hangars, servicing small prop transports. The 2000 m runway was constructed in 2000-2001. Western pilots need permission and a Russian Navigator, since Bugulma is a Russian language only...

.

History

The airline was formerly part of Tatarstan Airlines

Tatarstan Airlines

Tatarstan Airlines is an airline based on the grounds of Kazan International Airport in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It was founded in 1993, and is the regional airline of the Republic of Tatarstan, part of the Russian Federation.-Destinations:...

 and the Aeroflot

Aeroflot

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 Bugulma Division

Destinations

As of March, 2011, AK Bars Aero operates at following destinations:
Azerbaijan

• Baku

Germany

• Munich

Russia

• Begishevo (Nizhnekamsk, Naberezhnye Chelny)
• Bugulma (hub)
• Chelyabinsk
• Kaliningrad
• Kazan
• Magnitogorsk
• Moscow-Domodedovo
• Nizhnevartovsk
• Novosibirsk
• Penza
• St. Petersburg
• Tambov
• Yoshkar-Ola

Fleet

The Bugulma Air Enterprise fleet consists of the following aircraft (at September, 2011):

Aircraft	Role	In fleet	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Bell 407 Bell 407 The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter; a derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The 407 uses the four-blade rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid rotor of the 206L-4...	charter	unknown	1	6
Bombardier CRJ200 Bombardier CRJ200 The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:...	Sheduled/ charter	7	8	50	two to be delivered in 2011-11, 12, others until 2012-03
Bombardier Challenger 600 Bombardier Challenger 600 The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets designed by Bill Lear and produced first by Canadair until that company was bought by Bombardier Aerospace in 1986.-Development:...	VIP charter	1	—	11
CRJ200	charter	unknown	1	4
Eurocopter EC135 Eurocopter EC135 The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules .-Development:...	charter	—	1	TBA
Mil Mi-8 Mil Mi-8 The 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....	charter	unknown	—	24
Robinson R44 Robinson R44 |-See also:-External links:* * * * * *...	charter	unknown	2	3
Yakovlev Yak-40 Yakovlev Yak-40 The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner that is often called the first regional jet transport aircraft...	VIP charter	10	—	11-14	3 more stored

External links

Ak Bars Aero official website