Orenburg AirlinesorJSCOrenair(Russian:Оренбургские авиалинии[2][3]) was a Russianairlinewith its head office on the property ofOrenburg Tsentralny AirportinOrenburg.[4]It operated domestic passenger services and inclusive tour charters, as well as aerial work and special flights. Its main base wasOrenburg Tsentralny Airportand it had hubs atDomodedovoandSimferopol International Airport.[5]
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2016 (merged withRossiya) | ||||||
| Hubs | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aeroflot | ||||||
| Headquarters | Orenburg,Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Victor Zyukin (Acting General Director) | ||||||
| Website | orenair.ru | ||||||
History
editThe airline was formed from theAeroflotOrenburg Division, which was established in 1932. In 1992, it began to operate under the nameOrenair.It was the first Russian domestic airline to introduce the hub system of connecting flights in Orenburg, providing a full service for transfer passengers, and was the first Russian domestic airline to introduce through air fares.[5]
In 2010, Orenair was acquired by Aeroflot and was likely to engage in fleet modernization as a result of the merger.[6]In 2015, Orenair acquiredAir Austral's B777-200ER F-ORUN, which Air Austral had been trying to sell for a year.[7]
In April 2016,Aeroflotplanned to merge Orenair andDonaviaintoRossiyato form one larger airline based in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow and Rostov-On-Don. The former Orenair fleet will carry theRossiyalivery.[8]On 26 May 2016, the airline's air operator's certificate was revoked after integration intoRossiya.
Fleet
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Fleet at time of merger
editIn April 2016, the entire Orenair fleet was assigned toRossiya.The remaining Orenair fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2016 the remaining 777 was at Phoenix Goodyear Airport):[9][10][11][12]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | — | 14 | 34 | 316 | 364[9] | Stored at PUJ, to be transferred toRossiya |
| Total | 1 | ||||||
Previously operated
editAs of August 2006 the airline also operated:[13]
Incidents
edit- On 10 February 2016, Orenair Flight 554 departing fromPunta Cana International AirporttoDomodedovo International Airportexperienced an engine failure, which caused fire and smoke in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Punta Cana, without fatalities or injuries.
References
edit- ^abc"The Airline Codes Website".Retrieved4 June2015.
- ^With the official name ofFederal State Unitary Enterprise–Russian:Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие „Оренбургские авиалинии”.
- ^The B.737s bear the title “Orenair”, while the Tu-134s and Tu-154s carry either “Orenburg Airlines” or “Orenair”, as seen in the pictures onAirliners websiteand other sources.
- ^"Contacts"ArchivedNovember 20, 2012, at theWayback Machine.Orenair. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. JSC "ORENAIR" Airport, Orenburg district, Orenburg region, 460049, Russian Federation. "460049, Оренбургская область, Оренбургский район, Аэропорт"
- ^ab"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.2007-04-10. p. 59.
- ^"Aeroflot looks for consolidation boost | News | Flight Global".
- ^"Actualités".4 June 2015.Retrieved4 June2015.
- ^"Объединенную авиакомпанию" Россия "сформируют к апрелю 2016 года".25 December 2015.
- ^abOrenair official pageArchivedJanuary 1, 2015, at theWayback Machined Jan. 01, 2015
- ^"Orenair - ch-aviation".ch-aviation.Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2011.Retrieved12 October2015.
- ^"Orenair Fleet - Airfleets aviation".Retrieved12 October2015.
- ^"Orenair (Orenburg Airlines) Fleet Details and History".Archivedfrom the original on 25 October 2015.Retrieved12 October2015.
- ^Flight International,3–9 October 2006.
- ^"Russia's Orenair retires its last two 737-500s".ch-aviation.ch-aviation.Retrieved1 July2013.
External links
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