Vostok Aviation Company

JSC "Vostok Aviation Company" (Russian: ОАО "Авиакомпания "Восток"), sometimes trading as Vostok Airlines, is a Russian regional airline headquartered in Khabarovsk and a subsidiary of UTair Aviation. It operates domestic scheduled and charter passenger services, freight services, air ambulance, air patrol, firefighting, oil rig support as well as other specialized operations.[2] Its main base is Khabarovsk Novy Airport.[3]

Vostok Aviation Company
Авиакомпания "Восток"
IATA ICAO Callsign
– VTK[1]
ЖТК[1]		 VOSTOK[1]
Founded15 May 1945
Commenced operations15 May 1945
HubsKhabarovsk Novy Airport
Fleet size23
Destinations8 (scheduled)
Parent companyUTair Aviation
HeadquartersKhabarovsk, Russia
Key peopleAleksandr Kuzymich Tkach (General Director)[1]
Websitevostockairlines.ru

History

Vostok Aviation Company was established and started operations as 264 Squadron of the Far Eastern division of Aeroflot on 15 May 1945. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 30 June 1993.[1][4] The airline is owned by Khabarovsk regional administration (51%) and the airline employees (49%).

Fleet
Vostok Airlines Antonov An-38

As of December 2015, the Vostok Aviation Company fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

References
  1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 29 January 2008, p. 169
  2. vostokairlines.com - Flight Operations retrieved 7 December 2015
  3. ch-aviation.com - Vostok Airlines retrieved 7 December 2015
  4. (in English) "Company summary". Skrin.ru. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  5. vostokairlines.com - Aircraft Types retrieved 7 December 2015

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