Georgian Airways
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| Founded | 2004 | |||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport, Georgia | |||
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| Fleet size | 8 (+3 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 12 | |||
| Company slogan | Fly with us | |||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | |||
| Key people | Georg Okujava, (General Director) | |||
| Website | www.georgian-airways.com | |||
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი) is the flag carrier of the Republic of Georgia. It is a privately-owned airline operating services from Georgia to destinations mainly in Europe and Western Asia. Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in September of 1994 as Airzena, initially operating business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November of 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004.
“The majority of travellers coming to Georgia nowadays are still from Ukraine, Russia, and Israel,” said Nino Giorgobiani, Head of the Airzena PR Department, in 2010. 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.[2] 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 a new Boeing 737NG and for a Boeing 787. It expects to receive the 737 in late 2012, and the 787 in 2018.[3]
[edit] Destinations
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Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
[edit] Fleet
The Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 9, 2012).[4][5][6][7]
| Aircraft | Total | Oders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 16 | 132 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | — | 16 | 92 | 108 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 0 | 2 | TBA | Entry into service: 2012[3] | ||
| Boeing 787-900 | 0 | 1 | TBA | Entry into service: 2018[3] | ||
| Bombardier CRJ100ER | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Operated for UN | |||||
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 1 | — | VIP | Operated for Government of Georgia | ||
| Total: | 8 | 3 | ||||
As of August 2011, the average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 14.7 years.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ http://news.am/eng/news/66949.html
- ^ a b c "Airzena" will purchase Boeing 737 and 787
- ^ Georgian Airways Fleet - CH Aviation
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ "Georgian Airways - Details and Fleet History". Planespotters.net. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Airzena-Georgian-Airways. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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