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Azimuth officially started international flights on 29 September 2018 when it started offering weekly flights to [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]. On 1 October 2018, Azimuth had its first flight to [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], starting a schedule now offering three services a week. The airline, which obtained its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in August 2017, is exempt from the requirement that [[List of airlines of Russia|Russian airlines]] must demonstrate at least two years’ of successful domestic operations before being allowed to perform international services. This is due to the fact that the requirement does not apply to countries of the [[Eurasian Economic Union]], of which Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are a part of.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russias-azimuth-airlines-launches-international-services/|title=Russia’s Azimuth Airlines launches international services|date=2018-10-17|work=Russian Aviation Insider|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
Azimuth officially started international flights on 29 September 2018 when it started offering weekly flights to [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]. On 1 October 2018, Azimuth had its first flight to [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], starting a schedule now offering three services a week. The airline, which obtained its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in August 2017, is exempt from the requirement that [[List of airlines of Russia|Russian airlines]] must demonstrate at least two years’ of successful domestic operations before being allowed to perform international services. This is due to the fact that the requirement does not apply to countries of the [[Eurasian Economic Union]], of which Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are a part of.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russias-azimuth-airlines-launches-international-services/|title=Russia’s Azimuth Airlines launches international services|date=2018-10-17|work=Russian Aviation Insider|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

From 2014 to 2018, the company worked with losses all the time, while in 2018, losses increased 2.8 times - from 165 to 465 million rubles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ростовская авиакомпания "Азимут" показала 300-миллионный убыток |url=http://www.panram.ru/news/transport-i-dorogi/rostovskaya-aviakompaniya-azimut-pokazala-bolshie-ubytki/?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop |accessdate=8 August 2019 |work=Информационный интернет-портал "Панорама". |language=Russian}}</ref>


== Corporate affairs and identity ==
== Corporate affairs and identity ==

Revision as of 07:44, 8 August 2019

Azimuth
АЗИМУТ
IATA ICAO Call sign
A4 AZO AZIMUTH
FoundedFebruary 2017
Operating bases
Fleet size9
Destinations25[1]
HeadquartersRostov-on-Don, Russia
Key peopleVitaliy Vantsev[2] (Co-founder)
Pavel Ekzhanov (General Director)
Websiteazimuth.aero

JSC Azimuth Airlines (Template:Lang-ru, branding itself as azimuth) is a Russian airline based in Platov International Airport in Rostov-on-Don, the capital of Rostov Oblast.

History

Azimuth Sukhoi Superjet 100 taking off at Pulkovo Airport

Due to the merger of Donavia with Rossiya Airlines in 2016, Rostov-on-Don lost its main airline, even though Rossiya continued the flights previously operated by Donavia. As Rostov-on-Don was selected as one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, there was a perceived need for another airline to provide quality flights to connect the cities of Southern Russia and Central Russia.[3] Azimuth registered itself as a legal entity in Krasnodar, but re-registered itself in Rostov-on-Don in February 2017, with shareholders being co-owner of Vnukovo International Airport Vitaly Vantsev, Pavel Udod and Pavel Ekzhanov.[4][5]

In March 2017, contracts were signed with for the delivery of four Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jets. Another contract was signed for the delivery of four more SSJ100s. The delivery of the aircraft began in July 2017, with the airline receiving its first SSJ100 on 7 July through the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK).[6] The airline plans to further increase the fleet to 16 aircraft.[7]

On 18 August 2017, the airline received an air operator's certificate (AOC) giving the airline permission to commence flight operations.[8][9][10] Domestic routes to Kaliningrad, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Surgut and Gelendzhik, as well as international routes to Yerevan, Prague, Frankfurt, Istanbul and Tel Aviv are planned to enter Azimuth's route network by 2021.[11]

On 7 December 2017, Azimuth officially shifted all flights from Rostov-on-Don Airport to Platov International Airport.[12][13]

Azimuth officially started international flights on 29 September 2018 when it started offering weekly flights to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 1 October 2018, Azimuth had its first flight to Yerevan, Armenia, starting a schedule now offering three services a week. The airline, which obtained its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in August 2017, is exempt from the requirement that Russian airlines must demonstrate at least two years’ of successful domestic operations before being allowed to perform international services. This is due to the fact that the requirement does not apply to countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are a part of.[14]

From 2014 to 2018, the company worked with losses all the time, while in 2018, losses increased 2.8 times - from 165 to 465 million rubles.[15]

Corporate affairs and identity

Branding

Azimuth's logo and livery was designed by Asgard Branding based from St. Petersburg. According to the designers, the logo symbolizes the sun, the sea, the sky and southern hospitality.[16]

Destinations

Further information: List of Azimuth destinations

As of October 2018, Azimuth Airlines operates flights to 23 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations in three Eurasian countries: Russia, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.[17]

Fleet

Azimuth Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Vnukovo Airport

The Azimuth fleet operates an all-Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet as of April 2018:[18]

Azimuth fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Sukhoi Superjet 100 9 1 103 One in M-1 Global livery[19][20][21]
Total 9 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flight Map". azimuth.aero. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  2. ^ "Vnukovo co-owner to launch a regional airline". rusaviainsider.com. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Зачем создают авиакомпанию «Азимут»?". www.aif.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ Неведров, Роман. "Авиакомпания "Азимут" переехала в Ростов-на-Дону". rostov.dk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ Ведомости (2016-10-14). "Совладелец «Внуково» Виталий Ванцев займется авиаперевозками". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  6. ^ "Sukhoi Superjet 100 долетел до «Азимута»". Коммерсантъ. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  7. ^ "Авиакомпания "Азимут" договорилась о расширении парка до 16 SSJ 100". Авиатранспортное обозрение (in Russian). 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  8. ^ "Авиакомпания Азимут получила сертификат эксплуатанта". azimuth.aero (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. ^ "Russia's Azimuth Airline receives AOC". atwonline. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Удод Павел Викторович: "Азимут" - креативная классика с "южной изюминкой"". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. ^ "Состоялась встреча главы администрации Аксайского района с руководителем авиакомпании «Азимут»". www.aksayland.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  12. ^ "Авиакомпания Азимут переходит в «Платов»". azimuth.aero (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. ^ "Авиакомпания Азимут продолжает выполнять полеты из действующего аэропорта Ростова-на-Дону". azimuth.aero (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  14. ^ "Russia's Azimuth Airlines launches international services". Russian Aviation Insider. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  15. ^ "Ростовская авиакомпания "Азимут" показала 300-миллионный убыток". Информационный интернет-портал "Панорама". (in Russian). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Суперджеты а/к «Азимут» — лаконично, ярко и эмоционально | Авиация России". aviation21.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  17. ^ "Flight map". azimuth.aero (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  18. ^ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Azimuth-Airlines
  19. ^ "«Азимут» получила последний самолет SSJ 100". ato.ru. 19 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Russia's Azimuth Airlines launches international services". Russian Aviation Insider. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  21. ^ ES (2019-04-16). "A ninth Superjet 100 is added to Azimuth Airlines' fleet". Russian Aviation Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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