Pobeda (airline)
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| Founded | 16 September 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 December 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Vnukovo International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 26 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aeroflot | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Andrey Kalmykov, CEO | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Pobeda Airlines LLC (Russian: Победа, Budget Carrier, LLC) is a Russian low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflot. It is based in Vnukovo International Airport, with secondary bases in Anapa and Sochi. It operates scheduled services to domestic and international destinations.[1] "Pobeda" is the Russian word for victory.
History
The company Budget Carrier, LLC was registered on 16 September 2014 with Aeroflot as the only shareholder. It is the second attempt of Aeroflot to form a low-cost carrier, after Dobrolet, which ceased operation in August 2014.[2] Pobeda received an air operator's certificate on 11 November 2014, and commerced its maiden flight on 1 December of the same year,[3] from Moscow-Vnukovo to Volgograd. The carrier surpassed 2 million passengers in September 2015, after nine months of operation.[4]
The airline had hoped to introduce a Moscow to Bratislava service in October 2015,[5] but the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency turned down an application to operate international flights as the airline has to operate internally for at least two years first.[6] Bratislava Airport and Pobeda, however, announced the launch of first international flight to Bratislava, to be commenced on 19 December 2015. Pobeda also market their service from Moscow to Vienna, Austria via a fly-and-ride scheme, with a bus trip from Bratislava to Vienna included as part of the service.[4]
In December 2015, Pobeda cancelled their planned route to Salzburg after only 34 tickets were sold.[7]
Destinations
Fleet
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The Pobeda Airlines fleet included the following aircraft as of July 2018:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | 4[9] | 189 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 15[10] | TBA | Deliveries from late 2019 |
| Total | 20 | 19 | ||
References
- ^ Расписание полетов [Timetables] (in Russian). Победа. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Aeroflot launches new low-cost carrier to replace sanctioned Dobrolet". Moscow: RT. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Авиакомпания "Победа" запускает продажу авиабилетов по шести направлениям (Press release) (in Russian). Pobeda. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Победа" открыла продажу билетов на первые международные рейсы (Press release) (in Russian). Pobeda. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015.
{{cite press release}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Crossing Borders?". Airliner World: 10. October 2015.
- ^ "Red Light for Pobeda". Airliner World: 10. November 2015.
- ^ austrianaviation.net – "Salzburg: Only 34 Pobeda bookings" Archived 15 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine (German) 14 December 2015
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 30.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Russia's Pobeda inks deal with Boeing for 10 B737s". ch-aviation. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "LCC Pobeda is reportedly ordered 15 Boeing 737MAX8s". rusaviainsider.com. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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External links
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