Concern Komiavia, later GAP Komiavia or Komiavia State Air Enterprise (russian: Комиавиа) is a
now-defunct Russian airline.
This concern was founded in 1991 by O. G. Chernov. In 1991 Komiavia operated more than 320 airplanes and helicopters, including
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.
It is now produced by Russia.
In addition t ...
Ts,
Mil Mi-10Ks and a number of civil airplanes.
It existed up to August 1992.
In December 1994 GAP Komiavia was founded by Chernov (December 1994 - February 1997, Chief Director).
Komiavia faded with the rise of
UTair Aviation.
Dmitri Ivanov. Aviation dying but not surrendering
at Maxim Moskow's Zhurnal Samizdat
In April 1997 the ''Joint-stock company
A joint-stock company is a business entity in which shares of the company's capital stock, stock can be bought and sold by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion, evidenced by their share (finance), shares (certificates ...
Komiinteravia'' was founded on the basis of Komiavia by M. V. Kutuzov.
GAP Komiavia losses increased and it finally went bankrupt, after which the company was transferred to the newly created GAP Komiaviatrans (or Komiaviatrans State Air Enterprise), based in Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar (, rus, Сыктывка́р, p=sɨktɨfˈkar; kv, Сыктывкар) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia, as well as its largest city. It is also the capital of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as U ...
, Komi.
In May 1998 OJSC Komiinteravia reorganized by merging with Syktyvkar, a subsidiary of GAP Komiavia.
It operated Tu-134s, An-24s and Yak-40s.
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Airlines disestablished in 1997
Defunct airlines of Russia
Airlines established in 1991
Companies based in Syktyvkar
1991 establishments in Russia
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