For the American airline owned by the state of Georgia, see
GeorgiaSkiesGeorgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი) is the national airline of Georgia based in the capital, Tbilisi.[1] It is a privately owned airline operating services from Georgia to destinations mainly in Europe and Western Asia. It is based at the Tbilisi International Airport.[2]
[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1994 as Airzena and started with business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004. In 2010 Airzena served 146,938 passengers. Kiev, Tel Aviv and Moscow were the most popular destinations with its customers. “The majority of travellers coming to Georgia nowadays are still from Ukraine, Russia and Israel,” said Nino Giorgobiani, Head of the Airzena PR Department. Airzena owns a Boeing 737-500 equipped with a modern navigation system and comfortable salons. “According to the decision of heads of Airzena the company added CRJ-200 and CRJ-100 type jets in 2009,” Giorgobiani said.
It was revealed in July 2011, that Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia’s national carrier Armavia, plans to purchase Georgian Airways.[3] The issue is being considered and is not finalised. Mr. Bagdasarov gave appraisal of the airline's potential, stressing its good reputation.
In 2011, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Batumi to Tel Aviv, Baku, Moscow, Kharkov, Odessa and Donetsk. It also launched flights from Georgia to Tehran.
On 16 October, 2011, Georgian Airways announced its intention to sign a contract with Boeing for new Boeing 737NG and for a Boeing 787. It will receive the Boeing B737 in late 2012, and B787 in 2018.[4]
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[edit] Codeshare agreements
Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
The Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 9, 2012).[5][6][7][8]
The average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 14.7 years as of August 2011.[9]
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