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In 2014, Georgian Airways began operating flights from [[Tbilisi]] to [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Moscow]]. |
In 2014, Georgian Airways began operating flights from [[Tbilisi]] to [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Moscow]]. |
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The Georgian Airways logo is a white [[Borjgali]] on red ground. |
The Georgian Airways logo is a white [[Borjgali]] on red ground. It was removed from the [[vertical stabilizer]] in 2004, and replaced by the Georgian flag on red ground. |
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==Accidents and incidents== |
==Accidents and incidents== |
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| Founded | 1994 (as Airzena) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Key people | Iase Zautashvili, General Director | ||||||
| Website | georgian-airways.com | ||||||
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი), formerly Airzena, is the privately owned flag carrier of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi.[1] Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport.[2]
History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1994 as Airzena, initially operating 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 name on 1 October 2004.
In July 2011 Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia’s national carrier, Armavia, planned to purchase Georgian Airways.[3] As of July 2013, the deal has not been finalized due to the declaration of bankruptcy by Armavia.
In 2014, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Tbilisi to Tel Aviv and Moscow.
The Georgian Airways logo is a white Borjgali on red ground. It was removed from the vertical stabilizer in 2004, and replaced by the Georgian flag on red ground.
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 April 2011, Georgian Airways Flight 860, operated by Bombardier CRJ100ER 4L-GAE crashed at N'djili Airport, Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thirty-two of the 33 people on board were killed.[4]
Destinations
Georgian Airways is operating services from Georgia to destinations in Austria, Israel, the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom
Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[5]
Fleet
The Georgian Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2017:[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | 12 | 120 | 132 | |
| Bombardier CRJ100ER | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Total | 4 | — | ||||
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- 1 Boeing 737-500
- 1 further Bombardier CRJ200LR
References
- ^ "Contacts." Georgian Airways. Retrieved on 28 May 2012. "12 RUSTAVELI AVE. 0108 TBILISI, GEORGIA" – Georgian address: "რუსთაველის გამზირი 12 0108 თბილისი, საქართველო.", Russian address: "Грузия, Тбилиси, проспект Руставели 12, 0108"
- ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ "Armenian businessman intends to buy Georgian air company | Armenia News". NEWS.am. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Investigation Report of accident involving Georgian Airways aircraft CRJ-100ER (4L-GAE) at Kinshasha's N'djili Airport Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 4 April 2011" (PDF). Ministry of the Transportation and Ways of Communication. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Profile on Georgian Airways". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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External links
Media related to Georgian Airways at Wikimedia Commons
