Vostok Aviation Company Explained

Airline:Vostok Aviation Company
Авиакомпания "Восток"
Iata:
Icao:VTK
ЖТК[1]
Callsign:VOSTOK
Founded:15 May 1945
Commenced:15 May 1945
Hubs:Khabarovsk Novy Airport
Fleet Size:23
Destinations:8 (scheduled)
Parent:UTair Aviation
Headquarters:Khabarovsk, Russia
Key People:Aleksandr Kuzymich Tkach (General Director)
Website:vostockairlines.ru

JSC "Vostok Aviation Company" (Russian: ОАО "Авиакомпания "Восток"), sometimes trading as Vostok Airlines, is a Russian regional airline headquartered in Khabarovsk and a subsidiary of UTair Aviation. It operates domestic scheduled and charter passenger services, freight services, air ambulance, air patrol, firefighting, oil rig support as well as other specialized operations.[2] Its main base is Khabarovsk Novy Airport.[3]

History

Vostok Aviation Company was established and started operations as 264 Squadron of the Far Eastern division of Aeroflot on 15 May 1945. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 30 June 1993.[1] [4] The airline is owned by Khabarovsk regional administration (51%) and the airline employees (49%).

Fleet

As of December 2015, the Vostok Aviation Company fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 29 January 2008, p. 169
  2. http://en.vostokairlines.com/?q=node/97 vostokairlines.com - Flight Operations
  3. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VTK#al_profile_tab_info ch-aviation.com - Vostok Airlines
  4. Web site: Company summary . Skrin.ru . 5 February 2008.
  5. http://en.vostokairlines.com/?q=node/97 vostokairlines.com - Aircraft Types