UT Air
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UT Air | ||
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IATA UT |
ICAO TMN |
Callsign Tyumavi |
Founded | 1991 (As Tyumenaviatrans Aviation) | |
Hubs | Khanty-Mansiysk Airport Tyumen Airport Vnukovo International Airport Noyabrsk Airport |
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Frequent flyer program | UT Air Status Program | |
Alliance | None | |
Fleet size | 120 | |
Destinations | 55+ | |
Headquarters | Khanti Mansiysky, Russia | |
Key people | Andrei Martirosov (General Director) | |
Website: http://www.utair.ru/ |
UT Air is an airline based in Khanty Mansiysk, Tyumen, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services, charter flights and helicopter activities in support of the oil and gas industry in Siberia, and relief operations for the United Nations. Its main base is Tyumen Airport(TJM).
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[edit] History
It was formed as the Tyumen Aeroflot Directorate in 1967 to meet the demands of the fast growing oil and gas industry development in Siberia. In 1991 the airline became Tyumenaviatrans Aviation (TAT), adopting the present title in early 2003. The airline is owned by Khanty Mansiysk District (23%), private foreign investors (20%), Surgut city administration (19%), Russian shareholders and companies (33%) and the Russian Federation (2%).
[edit] Services
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On March 17, 2007, a UT Air Tupolev Tu-134 crash-landed in Samara Kurumoch Airport, Samara, killing seven people and injuring 26.
[edit] Fleet
The UT Air fixed wing air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2006):
Aircraft | # | Seats | Notes |
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Antonov An-2 | 43 | 12 | |
Antonov An-24 | 17 | 50 | |
Antonov An-26 | 1 | ||
ATR 42-300 | 2 | 46/50 | |
Tupolev Tu-134A | 27 | 68/76 | |
Tupolev Tu-134B | 1 | 68/76 | |
Tupolev Tu-154B | 3 | 134/166 | |
Tupolev Tu-154M | 11 | 134/166 | |
Yakovlev Yak-40 | 10 | 30 | |
Yakovlev Yak-40K | 3 | 30 |
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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