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