South Airlines
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| Founded | 19 April 1999 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Odessa Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Odessa, Ukraine | ||||||
| Key people | Molod Yurii (Director General) | ||||||
| Website | www.otlavia.com | ||||||
South Airlines (Ukrainian: Південні авіалінії, Russian: Южные авиалинии) is a charter airline based in Odessa, Ukraine.
History
The airline was registred in 1999 in Odessa, Ukraine. In 2000 the company was certified by the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. South Airlines operated scheduled and charter flights. In the beginning the company operate with 6 types of airplanes: Antonov An-24, Antonov An-30, Antonov An-140, Yakovlev Yak-40, Let L-410 Turbolet and Tupolev Tu-134. [1].
As of February 14, 2013, the South Airlines is reported as being merely charter airline[2], specialized in serving VIP passengers from Odessa.
Fleet
Former fleet composition
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The South Airlines fleet earlier consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012)
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Seating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-24RV | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Antonov An-148 | 0 | 6 | n/a |
| Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Let L-410 UVP | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Saab 340B[3] | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Yak-42D | 5 | 0 | 120 |
| Total | 11 | 6 |
Current fleet
As of February 14, 2013, the South Airlines is reported to have only three airplanes (excluding the An-24 lost in February 13 air disaster in Donetsk), with types of them being Antonov An-24RV, Embraer EMB-500, Saab 340B and Yakovlev Yak-42[4].
Accidents and incidents
- On 13 February 2013 South Airlines Flight 8971 crashed when the plane overshot the runway as it attempted an emergency landing at Donetsk International Airport.[5][6][7][8]
External links
References
- ^ History
- ^ Влада призупинила роботу експлуатанта літака, що розбився в Донецьку Template:Uk icon
- ^ List of Saab aircraft operated by South Airlines, at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ Влада призупинила роботу експлуатанта літака, що розбився в Донецьку Template:Uk icon
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/13/us-ukraine-plane-idUSBRE91C1A220130213
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21451432
- ^ http://rt.com/news/ukraine-plane-emergency-landing-153/
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
- ^ link removed because it is incorrect, checked on Feb. 14th 2013
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