Nordavia
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| Focus cities | Pulkovo Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sky Invest[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters |
Talagi Airport Arkhangelsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Vladimir Antonov (Chairman)[2] | ||||||
| Website | Nordavia.ru | ||||||
Nordavia (Russian: Нордавиа), formerly known as Aeroflot-Nord (Аэрофлот-Норд), is an airline with its head office on the grounds of Talagi Airport in Arkhangelsk, Russia.[3] It mainly operates scheduled domestic and regional services. Its main bases are Talagi Airport and Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.[4] Nordavia is a joint-stock company.
History
The airline was formed in 1963 as Arkhangelsk United Aviation Squadron (Russian: Архангельский объединенный авиационный отряд) and became AVL Arkhangelsk Airlines (Архангельские воздушные линии) in 1991. In August 2004 Aeroflot acquired 51% of the airline, with the rest being held by Aviainvest. The company was renamed Aeroflot-Nord, becoming Aeroflot's second regional airline.[5] It joined the European Regions Airline Association in December 2006.
Since the contract with Aeroflot ended on 1 December 2009, the airline has operated independently as Nordavia.[6] Because of the bad press the subsidiary received following the Aeroflot Flight 821 disaster, and Russian aviation officials' 15 July 2009 imposition of restrictions (including a ban on international charter tours) on then Aeroflot-Nord flight operations due to insufficient security and bad finances, Aeroflot has distanced itself from Nordavia.[7]
In March 2011, Aeroflot sold the airline to Norilsk Nickel for a reported US$7 million. Kommersant has quoted experts who believe that Norilsk Nickel may merge Nordavia with Taimyr Air Company, which is already owned by the company.[8] On December 1, 2011 Norilsk Nickel reported that Nordavia is to be merged in Taimyr Air Company.[9]
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Nordavia Airlines also has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
The Nordavia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[11]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seating | Notes | ||
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| Business | Economy | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-500 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 110 | ||
| 0 | 133 | 133 | ||||
| Total | 9 | |||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821, flown under a combined service agreement with Aeroflot,[12] crashed on approach to Perm Airport, Russia. All 88 passengers; including 6 crew members were killed.[13]
References
- ↑ ""Норникель" продал 100% акций авиакомпании "Нордавиа"" ["Norilsk Nickel" has sold 100% of shares of "Nordavia" airlines] (in Russian).
- ↑ Nordavia Chairman
- ↑ "Contact Us." Nordavia. Retrieved on 29 June 2010. "Legal address: Russian Federation, 163053, Arkhangelsk, Talagi Airport." – "Контакты." Address in Russian: "163053, г. Архангельск, Аэропорт "Архангельск"."
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 47.
- ↑ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ↑ "ERA Welcomes Aeroflot-Nord". European Regions Airline Association (ERA). 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "Aeroflot-Nord in trouble". BarentsObserver. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Russia's Aeroflot airline sells Nordavia for $7 mln — paper". Moscow: RIA Novosti. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ "Aviaport digest, Dec. 1st, 2011" (in Russian). Aviaport.ru. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ↑ L, J (6 April 2015). "Nordavia Expands Moscow Domodedovo Service in S15; New Codeshare Partnership with S7 Airlines". Airline Route. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 30.
- ↑ "September 14, 2008." Aeroflot. Accessed September 14, 2008.
- ↑ "Aeroflot-Nord Flight 821 down near Perm". Russiatoday.com. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
External links
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- (English) (Russian) Official website