Orenburg Airlines is a Russian company operating charter and regular passenger flights. The base of the Orenburg Airlines fleet was the city of the same name. In the spring of 2016, the airline ceased to provide services to passengers on its behalf and was merged with the company "Russia". The liquidation process of this enterprise lasted during the calendar year.
What planes were in the Orenburg Airlines fleet at the time of termination? You will find the answer to this question in this article.
Airline fleet
The Orenburg Airlines fleet consisted of the following types of aircraft :
- One Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This aircraft has several modifications: one of them includes two cabin models of the same class with a capacity of one hundred and eighty-six seats and one hundred and eighty-nine seats, the second model includes cockpits of two different classes with one hundred and sixty-eight seats.
- Three Boeing 777-200 airliners. These are the largest air cars of the company, designed for several classes of service (business, premium and economy). The board provides for more than three hundred passenger seats.
Earlier, the aviation company operated Boeing 737-400, 737-500, TU-134, TU-154M and TU-204. Boeings have been transferred to other carriers and are still in use today. In 2011, TU-134 aircraft ceased to be operated in our country. In 2012, TU-154M aircraft were completely decommissioned in the aviation market.
Park Age
The year of manufacture of the Orenburg Airlines aircraft, which was operated in the air fleet for the longest time, 2000. This is the Boeing 777-200 (board number VQ-BNU). The youngest car was the Boeing 777-200 (board number VP-BHB), produced in 2006.
The average age of an airliner in the Orenburg Airlines fleet was eleven years at the time the company ceased operations.
Incidents
- In the spring of 2009, during landing, the Boeing 737-800 chassis skidded. There were no injuries. The aircraft was not damaged either.
- In the winter of 2011, when landing, the Boeing 737-800 rolled out of the take-off field. The airliner made a charter flight. There were no injuries.
- In the summer of 2013, during the Boeing 737-400 flight, the cabin was not sealed. The plane accidentally landed at the Orenburg airport. Before landing, the aircraft was in the air for several hours, producing explosive fuel.
- In the winter of 2016, the Boeing 777 made an emergency landing at the airport. The plane of Orenburg Airlines returned to the port due to the fact that one of its engines caught fire. Landing of the airliner took place urgently, oxygen masks were issued, passengers after landing were evacuated through emergency exits. None of the passengers were injured.
Summary
In the spring of 2016, Aeroflot Aviation Company decided to merge its subsidiaries into one - Russia. It included Donavia, Orenburg Airlines, and Russia itself. The newly created aviation company has become the second largest in our country. The decision to merge allowed to solve two pressing problems of Aeroflot:
- optimize expenses
- create competition in the aviation services market.