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Revision as of 23:48, 1 November 2009
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| Founded | 1990 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Domodedovo International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Transaero Privilege Program | ||||||
| Fleet size | 48 (+18 orders, 10 options) | ||||||
| Destinations | 58 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Olga Pleshakova (MD) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.transaero.ru/ | ||||||
JSC Transaero Airlines (Russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «Трансаэро») or simply Transaero (Russian: Трансаэро) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter flights to more than 70 domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport (DME), Moscow and Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg.
History
Transaero began as a charter airline with aircraft leased from Aeroflot. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 28 December 1990 and was the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in the Soviet Union. Its first charter service was Moscow to Tel Aviv on November 5, 1991. In July 1992, Transaero received its own Ilyushin Il-86. It became the first non-Aeroflot airline to operate scheduled flights in Russia when it launched its Moscow - Norilsk flight in January 1993 followed by Kiev, Sochi and Almaty later the same year. Its first international scheduled route from Moscow to Tel Aviv was inaugurated in November 1993.
In April 1993, Transaero started operating western aircraft when it received its first Boeing 737-200, followed by its first Boeing 757-200 in April 1994.
Transaero was also the first Russian airline with a frequent flyer program, which established in 1995. It was also the first Russian airline with an FAA aircraft maintenance certificate, which it obtained in 1997.
In December 1998 a weekly service between Moscow and London Gatwick was started. Transaero operated its first Boeing 737-700 in 1998, followed by Boeing 767-200 and Boeing 737-300 in 2002 and Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-400 in 2003. An agreement was signed to purchase 10 Tupolev Tu-214-300 in the same year.[1] In 2005. Transaero became the first Russian passenger airline to operate the Boeing 747 when it started services on 11 July 2005 with a leased, ex-Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-200 on scheduled services from Moscow to Tel Aviv. The aircraft will also operate summer charter flights to holiday destinations.
In May 2005, Transaero added a flight between Moscow and Montreal, marking the first time the airline flew to Canada. On June 21, 2006, Transaero also began operating nonstop flights between Moscow and Toronto[2]. The service to Toronto was temporarily suspended in September 2008, but has since been restored.
In November 2007 the airline announced a new scheduled bi-weekly service between Moscow and Sydney, Australia via Hong Kong, commencing December 24, 2007. The flight will be operated by Boeing 767-300 equipment.[3]
The now quadruple daily London-Moscow bmi service is jointly operated by bmi in partnership with Transaero via a codeshare agreement. Bmi operates two daily services in each direction and Transero operates the other two.[4] The two airlines also award frequent flyer miles for each other's flights and status miles on the LHR-DME route.
Destinations
Fleet
The Transaero fleet includes the following aircraft (at 6 September 2009)[5][6]:
| Aircraft | Photo | In Service |
Orders | Options | Passengers (First*/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 118 (16/102) | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 136 (16/120) | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 105 (12/93) | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 (8/168) | ||
| Boeing 747-200 | 
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 448 (28/440) | to be converted to cargo |
| Boeing 747-300 | 
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 448 (28/440) | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 352 (11*/56/285) | |
| Boeing 767-200ER | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 217 (22/195) | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 230 (26/204) | |
| Boeing 777-200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 306 (12*/14/280) | ||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 306 (12*/14/280) | |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Tupolev Tu-214 | 
|
3 | 7 | 0 | 184 (8/176) | |
| Total | 48 | 18 | 10 |
As of 29 March 2009, the average age of the Transaero fleet is 18.2 years ([1]).
Orders
- Transaero has ordered ten Sukhoi Superjet 100 with option for 12 more. [citation needed]
- Transaero has negotiated a deal with Continental Airlines to purchase 10 of their Boeing 737-500 aircraft still in their fleet.[7]
- Transaero is planning to replace all of its Boeing 747-200s with used Boeing 747-400s. The first replacement entered service at the end of 2007. It plans to convert the -200s into freighter versions to 'develop Transaero's cargo traffic'.[8]
Retired fleet
- Airbus A310
- Antonov An-124
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-700
- Boeing 757-200
- Ilyushin Il-86
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Cabin
Tourist Economy Class: Transaero's Economy Class features standard seat pitch, recline and width. The airline provides free food for Economy passengers and an In-Flight-Entertainment system is available for a small fee. [9]
Premium Economy Class: Premium Economy Class offers the same seat width as Tourist Economy but a greater seat pitch of just under 35.5 inches and enhanced recline features for a recline of 29 degrees. Transaero also offers a larger choice of meals to Premium Economy travellers as well as an amenity kit for flights over 3 hours. The In-Flight-Entertainment system is available for a small fee. Passengers flying premium Economy will also be able to make use of a dedicated check-in desk at selected airports. [9]
Business Class: Business Class offers passengers a wider seat than Premium Economy along with additional legroom and deeper recline. Each seat has two armrests and In-Flight-Entertainment is free of charge and includes are larger selection of music, films and television. The menus offer more choice and better quality food than Premium Economy and there are free taxi transfers from Moscow Airports on some international routes.[9]
Imperial Class: Imperial Class is Transaero's First Class. The seats offer extra privacy and are the widest seats of all on the aircraft. The seat reclines fully flat to form a large bed for passengers and the food on offer is Russian or European. Complimentary taxi transfers are available to Imperial Class passengers. [9]
Codeshare agreements
Transaero codeshares with the following airlines:
Incidents
Transaero has the best safety record of any carrier based in Russia. There have been no incidents with fatalities as of September 2009.
References
- ^ Transaero Agrees To Purchase 10 Tupolev Tu-214-300's
- ^ Transaero Completes First Flight to Toronto Returning to Moscow (Official Press Release: June 27, 2006)
- ^ Template:Ru icon «Трансаэро» открывает регулярные рейсы из Москвы в Сидней (Австралия) с промежуточной посадкой в Гонконге (Official Press Release: November 16, 2007)
- ^ Tranaero Commences Codeshare Agreement with bmi British Midland Airlines (bmi Website: October 2006)
- ^ Transaero Fleet - Official Site
- ^ Transaero Fleet - Airfleets.net
- ^ Transaero to Buy 10 Boeing 737-500's from Continental Airlines (USA Today: July 19, 2007)
- ^ "Transaero to acquire Boeing 747-400s and convert -200s to freighters" Flight Global, 28/08/07
- ^ a b c d "From Russia With Love — Transaero Airlines" - Airliner World, March 2009