JSC "Aircompany Grozny Avia" (ОАО "Авиакомпания Грозный Авиа"), operating as Grozny Avia (russian: Грозный Авиа), was a Russian
airline
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with its head office at
Grozny Airport
Grozny Airport ( ce, Соьлжа-ГӀалан аэропорт, russian: Аэропорт «Грозный») is an airport in Chechen Republic, Russia located 7.5 km north of Grozny.
History
First Grozny Airport began its work in 1938, ...
in
Grozny
Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
,
Russia
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. Its main base is Grozny Airport.
History
The airline was formed on 17 August 2007 by
Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...
regional public fund on the order of the
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of
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
. In 2014 a deal to acquire two
Sukhoi Superjet 100
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aircraft fell through due to cost.
Fleet
The Groznyyavia fleet included the following aircraft as of 7 November 2012:
References
External links
Official website
Defunct airlines of Russia
Airlines established in 2007
Airlines disestablished in 2016
Companies based in Grozny
Russian companies established in 2007
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