Yakutia Airlines Explained

Airline:	JSC "Aircompany "Yakutia" АО «Авиакомпания „Якутия“»
Fleet Size:	13
Destinations:	32
Iata:	R3
Icao:	SYL
Callsign:	AIR YAKUTIA
Headquarters:	Yakutsk, Russia
Key People:	Vladimir Gorbunov (General Director, CEO)
Hubs:	Yakutsk Airport Sokol Airport, Magadan
Secondary Hubs:	Khabarovsk Novy Airport Vnukovo International Airport
Focus Cities:	Chulman Airport Irkutsk International Airport Khabarovsk Novy Airport Sokol Airport Tolmachevo Airport
Website:	yakutia.aero

Air Company Yakutia (Russian: Авиакомпания «Якутия» – Aviakompanija «Yakutiya») is an airline based in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia.^[1] It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the Commonwealth of Independent States as well as destinations in Europe, Asia and North America from its hubs at Yakutsk Airport and Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. The airline was founded in 2002 and is owned by the government of the Republic of Sakha.^[2] In 2020, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.^{[3] [4]}

History

The airline was founded as Sakha Avia, the former Aeroflot Yakutsk Division and also previously known as Yakutaviatrans. It operated cargo charters to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East until it filed for bankruptcy in early 1999. It emerged in 2000 and is controlled by the regional government, Neryungri State Air Enterprise. It merged with Yakutavia in 2002 and changed its name to form Yakutia Air Company.^[5]

Destinations

See main article: List of Yakutia destinations. In March 2015 Yakutia Airlines operated more than 55 flights.^{[6] [7]} As of November 2023, the airline serves two countries on 47 routes.^{[8] [9]}

Fleet

Current fleet

The Yakutia Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft :^[10]

Yakutia Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
	2	—	—	148	148
	2	—	4	168	172^[11]
	4	—	—	50	50
Irkut MC-21-300	—	5^[12]	TBA
	2	—	8	85	93
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR	3	—	—	103	103
Total	13	5

Fleet development

At the 2019 MAKS Air Show at Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Yakutia Airlines signed a tentative agreement for 5 Irkut MC-21 aircraft. Delivery of the new aircraft was originally expected to be in the second half of 2021.^[13]

Former fleet

Aircraft	Fleet	Year Introduced	Year Retired	Notes
Antonov An-24^[14]	6
Antonov An-26		2002	2012	Cargo aircraft
Antonov An-140-100	4	2010	2015	All aircraft are currently stored
Boeing 737-300	1
Boeing 757-200APF	1	2011	2015
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400	3
Tupolev Tu-154M		2002	2014

Accidents and incidents

• On 4 February 2010, Flight 425, operated by an Antonov An-24 RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off from Yakutsk Airport for Olyokminsk Airport. During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.^[15] No one was hurt or killed in the crash and the aircraft was subsequently repaired and placed back into service.
• On 10 October 2018, Flight 414, operated by a Sukhoi Superjet 100 RA-89011 ran off the runway on landing at Yakutsk Airport from Ulan-Ude. During the event, the main landing gear of the aircraft collapsed.^[16] No one was killed in the crash; however, four people were hospitalised.^[17] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^[18]

External links

• Official website
• Official website
• Official website (archived from 2005)

Notes and References

1. "About Us." Yakutia Air Company. Retrieved on 18 July 2010. "JSC "Air Company Yakutia" Address: 9, Bykovsky st., Yakutsk, Russia, 677014." Russian address: "Contact Us." "АО «Авиакомпания «Якутия» Адрес: Республика Саха (Якутия), 677014, г. Якутск, ул. Быковского, 9"
2. https://airrussia.us/about/partners/yakutia-airlines About Yakutia Airlines
3. Web site: О компании - «ЧукотАвиа» . 2022-12-06 . chukotavia.com.
4. Web site: Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд . 2022-12-06 . РБК . ru.
5. Web site: Yakutia Airlines – Air Russia. airrussia.us. 13 April 2018.
6. Polet-Sirena
7. Sirena-Yakutia
8. Web site: Yakutia Airlines on ch-aviation . 2023-11-21 . ch-aviation . en.
9. Web site: 2023-11-21 . Yakutia Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections . 2023-11-21 . www.flightconnections.com . en.
10. Web site: Yakutia Airlines fleet details and history . Planespotters.net . 2 July 2022.
11. Web site: Yakutia Airlines introduces lie-flat sleeper seats on domestic flights. rusaviainsider.com. 31 May 2019.
12. News: UAC goes "all in" and signs agreements for 20 MC-21s at MAKS. aerotime.aero. 2 September 2019.
13. MC-21 Scores New Orders . Airliner World . October 2019 . 17.
14. Web site: Авиакомпания Якутия. www.yakutia.aero. 13 April 2018.
15. Web site: Accident: Yakutia AN24 at Yakutsk on Feb 4th 2010, rejected takeoff, presumably early gear retraction . Simon . Hradecky . Aviation Herald. 4 February 2010.
16. Web site: Yakutia Superjet damaged in Yakutsk landing excursion. flightglobal.com. 10 October 2018.
17. Web site: Четыре пассажира рейса «Улан-Удэ-Якутск» обратились в больницу . arigus.ru. 10 October 2018.
18. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B RA-89011 Yakutsk Airport (YKS). aviation-safety.net. 17 May 2019.