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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Talagi Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 40 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aeroflot and Aviainvest | ||||||
| Headquarters | Arkhangelsk, Russia | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aeroflot-nord.ru/ | ||||||
CJSC "Aeroflot-Nord" (Russian: ЗАО «Аэрофлот-Норд») is an airline based in Arkhangelsk, Russia. It operates mainly scheduled domestic and regional services. Its main base is Talagi Airport, Arkhangelsk[1].
History
The airline was formed in 1963 as Arkhangelsk United Aviation Squadron (Russian: Архангельский объединенный авиационный отряд) and became AVL Arkhangelsk Airlines (Russian: Архангельские воздушные линии) in 1991. In August 2004 Aeroflot acquired 51% of the airline, with the rest being held by Aviainvest. The company was re-named as Aeroflot-Nord, becoming Aeroflot's second regional airline[2]
Destinations
Fleet
The Aeroflot-Nord fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
Notes |
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| Antonov An-24RV | 5 | ||
| Antonov An-26B | 4 | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 7 | ||
| Boeing 737-500 | 9 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-134 A-3 | 13 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | 2 | ||
| Total Number of Aircraft | 40 |
Accidents & Incidents
Aeroflot Flight 821 operated by Aeroflot-Nord crashed on approach to Perm Airport on 14 September 2008. All 83 passengers and 5 crew members were killed. The weather at the time of accident was rainy and foggy. The aircraft a Boeing 737-500, registration VP-BKO departed from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. A part of Trans-Siberian Railway was reportedly damaged upon crash.<ref>Plane crash claims 88 lives|http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/30400Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
External links
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 47.
- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ Template:Ru icon "Расписание (Schedule)". Aeroflot-Nord. Retrieved 2007-10-01.