South Airlines

South Airlines (Ukrainian: Південні авіалінії, Russian: Южные авиалинии) was a charter airline based in Odessa, Ukraine.

South Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
YG OTL SOUTHLINE
Founded19 April 1999
Ceased operations2013
Operating basesOdesa Airport
Fleet size3
HeadquartersOdessa, Ukraine
Key peopleMolod Yurii (Director General)
Websitewww.otlavia.com

History

The airline was registered in 1999 in Odessa, Ukraine. In 2000, the company was certified by the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. South Airlines operated scheduled and charter flights. In the beginning, the company operated with 6 types of aircraft: Antonov An-24, Antonov An-30, Antonov An-140, Yakovlev Yak-40, Let L-410 Turbolet and Tupolev Tu-134.[1] The airline's license was revoked by the aviation authority in February 2013.[2]

Fleet

As of 14 February 2013, the South Airlines is reported to have had only three aircraft (excluding the An-24 lost in the 13 February air disaster in Donetsk), with types of them being an Antonov An-24RV, Embraer EMB-500, Saab 340B and Yakovlev Yak-42.[3] The South Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Seating
Antonov An-24RV1048
Antonov An-14806n/a
Let L-410 UVP10n/a
Saab 340B[4]2033
Yak-42D10120
Total56

Accidents and incidents

References
  1. "About".
  2. "South Airlines. Airline code, web site, phone, reviews and opinions". www.airlines-inform.com.
  3. "Влада призупинила роботу експлуатанта літака, що розбився в Донецьку". ua.korrespondent.net.
  4. "List of Saab aircraft operated by South Airlines, at ch-aviation.ch".
  5. "Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least five: officials". February 13, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.
  6. "Five killed in Ukraine plane crash". February 13, 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Deaths reported in Ukraine plane crash". CNN.

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