Aeroflot-Nord

CJSC "Aeroflot-Nord" (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.

History

The airline was formed in 1963 as Arkhangelsk United Aviation Squadron (Архангельский объединенный авиационный отряд) and became AVL Arkhangelsk Airlines (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 It joined the European Regions Airline Association in December 2006.

Destinations

As of October 2007, Aeroflot-Nord operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
Country	City	Airport	Notes
Russia
Russia	Amderma	Amderma Airport
		Amderma-2 Airport
	Anapa	Vityazevo Airport
	Apatity	Khibiny Airport
	Arkhangelsk	Talagi Airport	Hub
	Belgorod	Belgorod Airport
	Chelyabinsk	Balandino Airport
	Kaliningrad	Khrabrovo Airport
	Kotlas	Kotlas Airport
	Leshukonskoye	Leshukonskoye Airport
	Mezen	Mezen Airport
	Moscow	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Hub
	Murmansk	Murmansk Airport
	Naryan-Mar	Naryan-Mar Airport
	Nizhnevartovsk	Nizhnevartovsk Airport
	Novosibirsk	Tolmachevo Airport
	Omsk	Tsentralny Airport
	Perm	Bolshoye Savino Airport
	Saint Petersburg	Pulkovo Airport
	Samara	Kurumoch International Airport
	Sochi	Sochi International Airport
	Solovetsky Islands	Solovki Airport
	Surgut	Surgut Airport
	Tyumen	Roschino International Airport
	Usinsk	Usinsk Airport
	Volgograd	Gumrak Airport
	Yekaterinburg	Koltsovo International Airport
	Yeysk	Yeysk Airport
International
Norway	Tromsø	Tromsø Airport
Ukraine	Simferopol	Simferopol Airport

Fleet

The Aeroflot-Nord fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008):

Aeroflot-Nord fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Business*/Economy)	Notes
Antonov An-24RV	5
Antonov An-26B	4
Boeing 737-300	7
Boeing 737-500	8
Tupolev Tu-134 A-3	13
Tupolev Tu-154B-2	2
Total number of aircraft	40

Accidents and incidents

Flight 821, flown under a combined service agreement with Aeroflot, crashed on approach to Perm Airport on 14 September 2008. All 88 passengers, including 7 children, and 6 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 the Trans-Siberian Railway was reportedly damaged by the crash. Following the accident and concerns about safety procedures, Aeroflot chief executive Valery Okulov announced it would be stripping Aeroflot-Nord of the right to use the brand name Aeroflot and would be severing all ties between the companies. On spite of Mr Okulov's declarations, Aeroflot Nord denied the company would change its name.

External links

• Aeroflot-Nord
• Aeroflot-Nord Fleet

References