UT Air
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Open Joint Stock Company "UTair Aviation" (commonly known as UTair) is an airline based in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic and some international passenger services, scheduled helicopter services (e.g. from Surgut
) plus extensive charter flights with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in support of the oil and gas industry across Western Siberia
. UTair is also involved with relief operations for the United Nations. Its main base is at Roschino International Airport
(TJM).
The airline is owned by Khanty Mansiysk District administration (23%), Surgut City administration (19%), Russian shareholders and companies (33%), the Russian Federation (2%), and private foreign investors (20%).
In 2010 the airline named a Tu-154 aircraft after Boris Evdokimovich Sherbina, a Tyumen
figure.
Included in the fleet figures above are helicopters operated by the UTair Aviation subsidiaries; UTair Europe, UTair SA and UTair Sierra Leone.
fleet with the Sukhoi Superjet 100
. In December, UTair officially placed an order for 24 of the jets to enter service in 2013.
Surgut
Surgut is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River, the largest in the autonomous okrug and the second largest in Tyumen Oblast. Population:...
) plus extensive charter flights with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in support of the oil and gas industry across Western Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
. UTair is also involved with relief operations for the United Nations. Its main base is at Roschino International Airport
Roschino International Airport
-External links:*...
(TJM).
History
In February 1967, the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate was set up in order to meet the transport requirements of the fast-growing oil and gas industry undergoing development in Western Siberia. In the wake of the break-up of the Aeroflot organization, Tyumenaviatrans Aviation (TAT) was formed in 1991 to replace the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate. TAT adopted the name of UTair in early 2003.The airline is owned by Khanty Mansiysk District administration (23%), Surgut City administration (19%), Russian shareholders and companies (33%), the Russian Federation (2%), and private foreign investors (20%).
In 2010 the airline named a Tu-154 aircraft after Boris Evdokimovich Sherbina, a Tyumen
Tyumen
Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...
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Subsidiaries
UTair Aviation has significant stakeholdings in the following companies:- Air Safety Centre, Ltd (80%)
- Berezovo Airport (100%)
- Carriage and Services Sales Centre, Ltd (100%)
- Donbass Helicopters (Ukraine) (100%)
- Igrim Airport (100%)
- Irtyshaviatrans, Ltd (73%)
- Kondaavia (45.5%)
- Mys Kamenny Airport (100%)
- Noyabrsk AirportNoyabrsk AirportNoyabrsk Airport is an airport in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 11 km west of Noyabrsk. It handles small airliners. It serves as hub for UTair. It is a modern airport capable of landing large aircraft.-Airlines and destinations:...
(100%) - Personnel Training Centre (100%)
- Plant No. 26 (55.8%)
- Tyumen-Plekhanovo Airport Ltd (100%)
- Surgut AirportSurgut AirportSurgut Airport , also listed as Surgut North Airport, is an airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia located north of Surgut. It services medium-sized airliners. In 2008 Surgut Airport handled 1,013,179 passengers.-Airlines and destinations:...
(26%) - Tazovsk Airport (100%)
- Tyumenaviatechsnab, Ltd (100%)
- Tyumenspetsavia (100%)
- Ust-Kut AirportUst-Kut Airport- Accidents and incidents :*On 5 March 1970, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-58340 of Aeroflot was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on take-off....
(76.66%) - UT Project Services Pty Ltd (India) (100%)
- UTair-Europe Ltd (100%)
- UTair Express (100%)
- UTair Sierra Leone Ltd (100%)
- UTair South Africa Pty Ltd (100%)
- UTair-Finance, Ltd (100%)
- UTair-Leasing, Ltd (100%)
- UTair-Technik, Ltd (100%)
- UTair-UkraineUTair-UkraineUTair-Ukraine is the Ukrainian subsidiary of UTair Aviation based in Luhansk, Ukraine. Its main base is Luhansk International Airport.-Destinations:UTair-Ukraine operates the following services :**Moscow...
- West-Siberian Air Service Agency, Ltd (51%)
- ZapSibCatering
Fixed-wing Aircraft Fleet
| Aircraft | Active | Orders | Passengers | EIS Retirement |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | |||||
| ATR 42-300 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | ||
| ATR 72-200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | Ret: 2011–12 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 70 | ||
| Boeing 737–400 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | EIS: 2011 | Ex-CSA, 1 stored at PRG Ruzyne International Airport -Ruzyně today:Most flights depart Ruzyně Airport from the North Terminals . The South Terminals handle a few irregular flights, as well as VIP flights, special flights and small aircraft.... |
| Boeing 737–500 | 21 | 0 | 8 10 |
106 94 |
114 104 |
5 in 2011 | 11 equipped with winglets |
| Boeing 737–800 | 7 | 33 | 12 | 147 | 159 | EIS: 2011 | 33 ordered at Paris Air Show 2011 |
| Boeing 737–900ER | 0 | 7 | TBA | 7 ordered at Paris Air Show 2011 | |||
| Boeing 757–200 winglets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 228 | EIS: 2010 | Ex-Finnair Finnair Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest... , charter routes only |
| 2 | Operated for Anex Tour | ||||||
| Boeing 767 Boeing 767 The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail... |
0 | 9 | TBA | EIS: Fall 2011 | Orders to be completed at MAKS 2011 MAKS Airshow MAKS is an International Air Show held near Moscow, Russia on Zhukovskiy LII air field. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, it was renamed to its current name and is held on odd years .MAKS is an important event in Russian business... Two to be operated for Anex Tour |
||
| Bombardier CRJ-200LR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | EIS: 2009, 4 in 2011 | Ex-Lufthansa CityLine Lufthansa CityLine Lufthansa CityLine GmbH is a regional airline based in Cologne, Germany. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa and member of the Lufthansa Regional network. It is the largest regional airline in Europe. Its main base is Cologne Bonn Airport, with hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport... |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100 The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category. With development starting in 2000, the plane was designed by the civil aircraft division of the Russian aerospace company Sukhoi in co-operation with Western partners... |
0 | 24 | 0 | 83 | 83 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 19 | 0 | 0 12 |
166 18+104* |
166 134 |
Ret: 2015 | 3 Tu-154M-100 Tupolev 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... from Slovak Airlines Slovak Airlines Slovak Airlines was an airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was the flag carrier of the Slovak Republic operating a scheduled service to Moscow, Brussels and international charter flights to Russia, Spain, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Tunisia and Italy. The company also ran wet-lease... *18 comfort class Premium economy Premium economy is a travel class offered on some airlines, positioned in price, comfort, and amenities between economy class and business class. As of 2011, the term is not standardized among airlines, and varies significantly when comparing its use on domestic versus international flights or... seats |
| Total | 67 | 77 | Last updated: June, 22nd, 2011 | ||||
- Business class is available on Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737NG and Tu-154Tupolev Tu-154The 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...
aircrafts. Comfort class is available on Tu-154Tupolev Tu-154The 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...
only.
Included in the fleet figures above are helicopters operated by the UTair Aviation subsidiaries; UTair Europe, UTair SA and UTair Sierra Leone.
Future Fleet
In October 2010, UTair announced plans to replace its Tupolev Tu-134Tupolev Tu-134
The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9 and the French Sud Aviation Caravelle, and built in the Soviet Union from 1966–1984. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners , it can operate from unpaved...
fleet with the Sukhoi Superjet 100
Sukhoi Superjet 100
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category. With development starting in 2000, the plane was designed by the civil aircraft division of the Russian aerospace company Sukhoi in co-operation with Western partners...
. In December, UTair officially placed an order for 24 of the jets to enter service in 2013.
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 March 2007, UTair Flight 471UTair Flight 471UTair Flight 471 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Tupolev Tu-134 on March 17, 2007, that suffered heavy structural damage during a hard landing at Samara Kurumoch Airport near Samara, Russia. Of the 50 passengers and 7 crew members on board, 6 people were killed and 20 injured when...
, a Tupolev Tu-134Tupolev Tu-134The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9 and the French Sud Aviation Caravelle, and built in the Soviet Union from 1966–1984. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners , it can operate from unpaved...
, crash-landed at Samara-Kurumoch AirportKurumoch International AirportKurumoch International Airport is the international airport of Samara, Russia located 35 km north of the city. In 2006, it handled 1,218,954 passengers and 4,121 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport was the base of defunct Samara Airlines....
, killing 7 people and injuring 26. - On 2 July 2008, a UTair Mi-8Mil 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....
helicopter crashed in YamalYamalYamal may refer to:*Yamal Peninsula, a peninsula in Siberia*Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia*Yamal Airlines, an airline based in Salekhard, Russia*Yamal , a nuclear-powered Arktika-class Russian icebreaker...
region, killing 9 and injuring 7 on board. - On 16 January 2010, a UTair Boeing 737-500, registration VQ-BAC, overrun the runway on landing at Vnukovo International AirportVnukovo International AirportVnukovo International Airport , is a dual runway international airport located southwest from the centre of Moscow, Russia. It is one of three major airports serving Moscow...
and was substantially damaged when the nosewheel collapsed.