Air Company Yakutia (russian: Авиакомпания «Якутия» – ''Aviakompanija «Yakutiya»'') is an

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based in

Yakutsk Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one ...

, Sakha Republic, Russia. It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the

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as well as destinations in Europe, Asia and North America from its hubs at

Yakutsk Airport Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport ( sah, Платон Ойуунускай аатынан аан дойдутааҕы Дьокуускай аэропорт, ''Platon Ojuunuskaj aatynan aan dojdutaaghy'' ''Coquusqay Aeroport'' ; russian ...

and Moscow's

Vnukovo Airport Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...

. The airline was founded in 2002 and is owned by the government of the Republic of Sakha. In 2020, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.

History

The airline was founded as Sakha Avia, the former Aeroflot Yakutsk Division and also previously known as Yakutaviatrans. It operated cargo charters to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East until it filed for bankruptcy in early 1999. It emerged in 2000 and is controlled by the regional government, Neryungri State Air Enterprise. It merged with Yakutavia in 2002 and changed its name to form Yakutia Air Company.

Destinations

As of March 2015, Yakutia Airlines operates more than 55 flights.

Fleet

Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 RA-89011 RJSN

Yakutia Airlines Boeing 757-200 Parfaits

Current fleet

The Yakutia Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft ():

Fleet development

At the 2019

MAKS Air Show MAKS (russian: МАКС, russian: label=short for, Международный авиационно-космический салон, Mezhdunarodnyj aviatsionno-kosmicheskij salon, "International Aviation and Space Show") is an international air ...

Zhukovsky International Airport Zhukovsky , formerly (and still occasionally) known as Ramenskoye (russian: link=no, аэропорт Жуковский, аэродром Раменское) is an international airport, located in Moscow Oblast, Russia, southeast of central ...

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Yakutia Airlines signed a tentative agreement for 5 Irkut

MC-21 The Irkut MC-21 (russian: Иркут МС-21) is a single-aisle airliner, developed in Russia by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and produced by its parent Irkut, a branch of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), itself a 92%-owned subsidiary of ...

aircraft. Delivery of the new aircraft was originally expected to be in the second half of 2021.

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

*On 4 February 2010, Flight 425, operated by an

Antonov An-24 The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Ir ...

RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off from

for Olyokminsk Airport. During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No one was hurt or killed in the crash and the aircraft was subsequently repaired and placed back into service. *On 10 October 2018, Flight 414, operated by a

Sukhoi Superjet 100 The Sukhoi Superjet 100 () or SSJ100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation (now: Regional Aircraft – Branch of the Irkut Corporation). With development start ...

RA-89011 run out of the runway on landing at

from

Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; mn, Улаан-Үд, , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence wi ...

. During the event, the main landing gear of the aircraft collapsed. No one was killed in the crash; however, four people were hospitalised. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

References

External links

Official website

Official website

Official website (archived from 2005)
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