JSC Burundaiavia was a helicopter airline based at Boraldai airport (former name Burundai), which is located about from Almaty,

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. Burundaiavia has Air Operator Certificate No: KZ-01/001 granted by the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan which allows carrying passengers and goods, including dangerous goods, performing aviation works. The Airline's ICAO code is BRY.

History

The “Airline Burundaiavia” Joint Stock Company was established as a legal entity in October 2002, on the basis of “Burundai United Aviation Division” which history dates back to 1946. In 2006, Burundaiavia was contracted to deliver food supplies to

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, and in January 2007 was recognized by the

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as an official supplier of food and aid, enabling the company to bid for

aid contracts. The company was the first an only Kazakhstani company to be awarded such a status. Since then, the company has been contracted by the

for a number of long-term projects in

, Chad, the

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, and Sudan. These projects include supplying

missions, passenger transportation, delivering aid and food, search and rescue operations, and conducting evacuations. The company has also been contracted wildfire fighting services in recent years, and has won contracts to combat such fires in

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and

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Fleet

As of February 2020, the company's fleet consists of 20 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters, equipped with a number of navigational aids meant to help operate in low-visibility conditions

References

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* Defunct airlines of Kazakhstan Helicopter airlines Airlines established in 1946 Airlines disestablished in 2010 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Kazakhstan-transport-stub