Air Bashkortostan

Air Bashkortostan
Авиакомпания «Башкортостан»

IATA ICAO Call sign ZU BBT AGYDAL
Founded	2006
Commenced operations	April 10, 2006
Ceased operations	October 9, 2013
Hubs	Ufa International Airport
Secondary hubs	Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Fleet size	5
Parent company	VIM Airlines (74%)
Headquarters	Ufa, Russia
Website	airbashkortostan.ru

Air Bashkortostan, LLC (Russian: ООО «Авиакомпания «Башкортостан») was an airline based in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. It operated scheduled flights and charters between its base at Ufa International Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport on flights operated by VIM Airlines with their aircraft.^[1][2]

History

An Air Bashkortostan Boeing 757-200 on short final to Domodedovo International Airport in 2007

Air Bashkortostan was founded in 2006, based from the now defunct BAL Bashkirian Airlines. The airline started operations on April 10, 2006,^[3] It had 101 employees (at March 2007).^[2]

In 2010 the airline decided to venture into aerial imaging so put into operation one Diamond DA-42 specially equipped for this purpose.^[4]

In August 2011, the Government of Bashkortostan presented claims to the airline regarding the use of the name "Bashkortostan", arguing that the airline is not a solid enterprise, which undermines the image of the republic. The airline's management refused to consider the possibility of changing the name, as they are sure that its use is not a violation of current legislation

On October 1, 2013, the airline has stopped carrying out passenger traffic. Its remaining 3 Boeing 757-200 were transferred back to the fleet of VIM Airlines. On October 9, 2013, Air Bashkortostan was closed down by its parent company VIM ahead of the airline's fleet renewal program, its license was annulled by Rosaviatsia^[5]

On January 10, 2014, the Federal Air Transport Agency canceled the operator's certificate for commercial air transportation No. 490, issued on May 24, 2006.

Fleet

The Air Bashkortostan fleet included the following aircraft (as of December 2013):^[6]

Air Bashkortostan Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 757-200	4	—	220	Leased from VIM Airlines
Diamond DA42 NG	1	—	3	Aerial works, equipped with specialist imaging devices[4]

Owners

• VIM Airlines (74%)
• Government of Bashkortostan (26%)

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Russia

References

1. "Услуги | airbashkortostan.ru". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 53.
3. New Air Carrier Makes Maiden Flight From Ufa Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
5. http://pro.flightglobal.com/news/articles/VIM-Avia-shuts-regional-subsidiary-391673/ ^{[dead link]}
6. "Парк воздушных судов | airbashkortostan.ru". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-07-08.

External links

• Official website