Sibia (airline)

"Aircompany "SIBIA" ltd (Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Авиакомпания «СИБИА», Obçestvo s ograničennoj otvetstvennostjju «Aviakompanija») is a Russian airline specialising in various forms of aerial work[2] including crop-spraying, medical flights and search-and-rescue. It also provided charter passenger services.[3] In 2007 it was taken over by ChelAvia who mainly deal with airline training/teaching and aircraft sales but who also provide aerial work themselves.[4]

"Aircompany "SIBIA" ltd
ООО «Авиакомпания «СИБИА»
IATA ICAO Callsign
SBD SIBIA
Founded1991
HubsKurgan
HeadquartersKurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Key peopleGennady M. Shironosov (CEO)[1]
Websitehttp://sibia.ucoz.ru/
Antonov An-2 RA-54946

Fleet

Aircraft typeActive
(February 2013)[5]
Notes
Antonov An-27
Tecnam P2006T1with 2012[6]

Incidents

On June 1, 2002, the CEO personally vowed to investigate an incident where youths came across and hijacked an Antonov An-2 about to take off in Nagaybaksky District (Chelyabinsk Oblast); they flew it over the town for a while. They were apprehended on landing and later charged.[7]

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