Astrakhan Airlines Explained

Airline:Astrakhan Airlines
Iata:OB
Icao:ASZ
Callsign:Air Astrakhan
Founded:1994
Ceased:2005
Headquarters:Astrakhan, Russia
Key People:Vladimir Stepanovich (General Director)
Hubs:Narimanovo Airport
Fleet Size:1

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

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

Upon closure, Astrakhan Airlines operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Fleet

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 79 . 2007-04-03.
  2. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/europe/russia.htm Astrakhan Airlines at airlineupdate.com