Georgian Airways
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| Founded | 1994 (as Airzena) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport, Georgia | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Key people | Iase Zautashvili (General Director) | ||||||
| Website | georgian-airways.com | ||||||
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი) or Airzena is the flag carrier of the Republic of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi.[1] 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.[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.
Destinations
As of 2010 the majority of travellers were from Ukraine, Russia, and Israel.[citation needed] In 2014, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Tbilisi to Tel Aviv, Moscow,
Codeshare agreements
As of April 2013 Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
As of 29 July 2014, the Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft:[5][6][7]
| Aircraft | Total | rowspan="2" | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | 12 | 104 | 116 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 1 | 12 | 120 | 132 | ||
| Bombardier CRJ100ER | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 3 | |||||
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 1 | — | VIP | Government of Georgia | ||
| Total | 7 | 6 | ||||
As of October 2014, the average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 14.6 years.[5]
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.
- ^ destinations of Georgian Airways
- ^ a b "Georgian Airways – Details and Fleet History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Georgian Airways Fleet – CH Aviation". Ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Georgian Airways Fleet". georgian-airways.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Georgian Airways at Wikimedia Commons
