Angara Airlines Explained

Airline:Angara Airlines
Авиакомпания «Ангара»
Fleet Size:22
Destinations:16
Iata:2G
Icao:AGU
Callsign:SARMA
Headquarters:Irkutsk, Russia
Key People:Anatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO)
Hubs:Irkutsk International Airport
Focus Cities:
Website:angara.aero

JSC Angara Airlines (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Ангара») is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1]

Overview

Established in 2000, it operates on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] With base airports in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, Angara Airlines operates scheduled flights in the Siberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, and topping it off with one international connection, to Manzhouli, China. Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offers charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[3]

In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for 3 Irkut MC-21-300s at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow. The airline has yet to decide which engines will be chosen for the aircraft. The aircraft, when an order is placed, were originally scheduled to be delivered from 2022 to 2025.[4]

Destinations

As of May 2022, Angara Airlines serves the following destinations:[5]

Fleet

The Angara Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[7]

AircraftTotalOrdersPassengersNotes
Antonov An-22 - 12
Antonov An-24RV6 - 48
Antonov An-26-1003 - 43
Mil Mi-811 - 22
Total22 -

Accidents

External links

Angara Airlines Official website

Notes and References

  1. "Contact Information", Retrieved on 30 April 2017
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 75 . 2007-04-03.
  3. Web site: VIP Transportation. angara.aero. 2017-04-30.
  4. Web site: Russia's MC-21 and IL-114 win new orders at MAKS Air Show. 19 July 2017. atwonline.com. en-GB. 19 July 2017.
  5. https://booking.angara.aero/websky/search#/schedule booking.angara.aero - Schedule
  6. News: «Ангара» третье лето подряд возобновляет полёты из Хабаровска . 5 June 2024 . todaykhv.ru . 5 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Airline information. angara.aero. 7 May 2022.
  8. Web site: 2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia. themoscowtimes.com. 27 June 2019.
  9. Web site: BREAKING Two crew members reported dead after Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 has crash landed into building in Eastern Siberia. airlive.net. 27 June 2019.