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IrAero is an
retrieved 2 July 2022Airline fleet of IrAero (official)
Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
aerotransport.org
retrieved 7 May 2022 *
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
based in Irkutsk, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. It operates domestic and international scheduled passenger services, charter and cargo flights. Its main base is in Irkutsk Airport
Irkutsk International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Иркутск) is an international airport on the outskirts of Irkutsk, Russia, at a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lake Baikal.
Operations
The ai ...
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History
The airline was established in 1999 in Irkutsk,Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
.
Destinations
IrAero operates a dense network of metropolitan and rural domestic destinations within Russia and also serves few routes to neighboring countries.Fleet
Current fleet
As of July 2022, the IrAero fleet comprises the following aircraft:planespotters.netretrieved 2 July 2022Airline fleet of IrAero (official)
Iraero.ru, retrieved 7 May 2022
Historical fleet
The IrAero fleet previously also included the following aircraft types:retrieved 7 May 2022 *
Antonov An-140
The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.
Design and development
First flown ...
* Boeing 737-800
The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a narrow-body aircraft powered by two jet engines and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third generation derivative of the Boein ...
* Boeing 777-200ER
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap betw ...
Accidents
On 8 August 2011 IrAero Flight 103, operated by an Antonov An-24 (RA-46561), overran the runway atIgnatyevo Airport
Ignatyevo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Игнатьево) is an international airport in Amur Oblast, Russia, located near the village of Ignatyevo north-west of Blagoveshchensk. The large airport services up to medium-sized airliners wi ...
near Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk ( rus, Благове́щенск, p=bləgɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk, meaning ''City of the Annunciation'') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, o ...
during landing at the end of a flight from Chita. Nine passengers and three crew of the five crew and 31 passengers on board were injured, but there were no casualties.
References
External links
* {{Airlines of Russia Airlines of Russia Airlines established in 1999 Airlines banned in the European Union Companies based in Irkutsk 1999 establishments in Russia Russian brands