Ural Airlines
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| Founded | 1943 (as part of Aeroflot) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1993 | ||||||
| Hubs | Yekaterinburg-Koltsovo | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Travelling Club "Wings" | ||||||
| Fleet size | 35 | ||||||
| Destinations | 40 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Sergei Skuratov (General Director) | ||||||
| Website | uralairlines.ru | ||||||
Ural Airlines (Russian: Ура́льские авиали́нии, Ural’skiye avialinii) is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia,[1] operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights out of Koltsovo International Airport. In 2012, the company transported 3.5 million passengers.[2]
Overview
The airline was founded in 1943 as Sverdlovsk State Air Enterprises, and later became part of Aeroflot, the Soviet state airline, being in charge of Yekaterinburg Airport. Following the split-up of Aeroflot, Ural Airlines became a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation on 28 December 1993, and the airline business was separated from the airport.
In 2010, Ural Airlines retired all of its Antonov An-24s, Ilyushin Il-86s and Tupolev Tu-154B2s.[3] The airline's Tupolev Tu-154M, in 164-seat two-class configuration, was retired on October 16, 2011.[4]
Ural Airlines has 2262 employees. The technical base of the airline is one of the biggest and most modern in Russia. Its technical equipment and experienced engineers allow Ural Airlines to provide necessary services in-house. In 2012, the airline opened its training complex for pilots. The system of training for Airbus A320 was 7.5 million euro. The complex included the construction works too, with 9 million euros. The airline's CEO says that pilot training now is not 4 days, but 4 hours.[5] The airline also plans to buy the training complex for the Airbus A330-300.[6]
Corporate affairs
A million passengers per year was first achieved in 2006. Since then, the airline and its passenger numbers have both grown. In 2013, the airline transported 4.419 million passengers, the sixth most in Russia that year.[7]
Passengers transported from 2007-2014:
- 2014 — 5.1 million [8] (+ 17%);
- 2013 — 4.419 million [7] (+ 25%);
- 2012 — 3.525 million[9] (+ 40%);
- 2011 — 2.513 million [10] (+ 40%);
- 2010 — 1.792 million [10] (+ 12%);
- 2009 — 1.497 million (+ 3%);
- 2008 — 1.450 million (+ 19%);
- 2007 — 1.217 million;
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Ural Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: [11]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2016, the Ural Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Seats[13] | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | E | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 120 | 124 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 144 | 156 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 182 | 198 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | — | 5[14] | TBA | to be leased and delivered from 2016[13] | ||
| Total | 37 | 13 | ||||
Retired fleet
| Aircraft | Date retired | Number of aircraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-12 | 1998 | 2 | Accepted from Aeroflot's break up. |
| Antonov An-24 | 2006 | 2 | Retired from the re-branding of the airline. |
| Ilyushin Il-86 | 2010 | 4 | One was leased from Siberia Airlines. Until 2016, It was the only wide-body aircraft in the airline's fleet It will be replaced by Airbus A330-300. |
| Tupolev Tu-154B | 2006 | 3 | Retired from the re-branding of the airline. |
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2011[4] | 5 | The last soviet-built aircraft. |
| Total | 16 |
See also
References
- ↑ Home page. Ural Airlines. Retrieved on 18 July 2010. "Address: Utrenniy 1g, Ekaterinburg Russia, 620025, SITA SVXTOU6" Russian address: Home page. "Адрес: 620025, Россия, Екатеринбург, пер. Утренний, 1г"
- ↑ "Ural Airlines Activity in 2012". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ↑ "Ural Airlines Fleet Expansion Information". Ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- 1 2 "Уральские авиалинии" вывели из эксплуатации все имеющиеся в компании четыре Ту-154М и намерены продать их (in Russian). Aviaport.ru. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания "Уральские авиалинии" открыла тренажерный комплекс". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания "Уральские авиалинии" выбирает второй тренажер для подготовки пилотов". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- 1 2 Перевозки пассажиров | Росавиация
- ↑ "Ъ-Екатеринбург - Пассажиропоток «Уральских авиалиний» в 2014 году составил более 5 млн человек". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Пассажиропоток «Уральских авиалиний» за год вырос на 40 %
- 1 2 Росавиация, Основные показатели работы гражданской авиации России за январь-декабрь 2010—2011 годы
- ↑ "Profile on Ural Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Ural Airlines". Planespotters.net. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- 1 2 Ural Airlines Official seating charts, russian only
- ↑ ""Уральские авиалинии" подтвердили планы взять в лизинг A330". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Ural Airlines at Wikimedia Commons