Angara Airlines

JSC Angara Airlines (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Ангара») is an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1] Established in 2000, it operates on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory[2] out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] It is the leading airline in amount of flights out of Irkutsk and is a major player on the domestic Siberian market.[3]

Angara Airlines
Авиакомпания «Ангара»
IATA ICAO Callsign
2G AGU SARMA
Founded2000
HubsIrkutsk International Airport
Secondary hubsTolmachevo International Airport
(Novosibirsk)
Focus cities
Fleet size27
Destinations26
HeadquartersIrkutsk, Russia
Key peopleAnatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO)
Websitehttps://angara.aero/en/ *EN*

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 of with one international connection, to Manzhouli, China.

Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offers charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[4]

Destinations
Angara Airlines Antonov An-148 cabin

Asia
China
Mongolia

Europe
Russia

Fleet
Antonov An-24RV
Antonov An-148

The Angara Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2019):[3][7]

Angara Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
Antonov An-2 2 — 12
Antonov An-24RV 6 — 48
Antonov An-26-100 3 — 43
Antonov An-148 5 — 75 [8]
Irkut MC-21-300 — 3 163 To be delivered from 2022-2025.
Mil Mi-8 11 — 22 Variable seating capacity
Total 27 3

Fleet Development

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 are scheduled to be delivered from 2022-2025.[9]

Accidents
  • 11 July 2011: Angara Airlines Flight 9007, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47302) operating from Tomsk to Surgut, Russia, suffered an in-flight engine fire, prompting the crew to ditch the aircraft in the Ob River. Of the 37 people on board, 7 passengers were killed. The aircraft was written off.
  • 27 June 2019: Angara Airlines Flight 200, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47366) operating a flight from Nizhneangarsk to Ulan-Ude, Russia, suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff. The aircraft skidded off the runway after attempting to make an emergency landing, then hit a building and caught fire. Of the 47 people on board, 2 crew members were killed and 7 others were injured. The aircraft was written off. [10][11]

References
  1. "Contact Information", Retrieved on 30 April 2017
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 75.
  3. "Airline information". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  4. "VIP Transportation". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  5. Liu, Jim (12 March 2019). "Angara schedules Irkutsk – Ulan Baatar summer service from May 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ""Ангара" открывает авиалинию Иркутск - Чита - Хабаровск". Airlines Inform. 9 April 2019.
  7. "Airline information". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  8. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 29.
  9. "Russia's MC-21 and IL-114 win new orders at MAKS Air Show". atwonline.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  10. "2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia". themoscowtimes.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  11. "BREAKING Two crew members reported dead after Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 has crash landed into building in Eastern Siberia". airlive.net. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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