Chitaavia is an airline based in Chita, Russia. It operates scheduled passenger and cargo services, as well as aerial work. Its main base is Chita Airport. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Chita (Russian: Чита́) is a city in Russia, and functions as the administrative center of Chita Oblast in eastern Siberia. ...

Code Data

• ICAO Code: CHF
• Callsign: Chita

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History

The airline was established in 1991 from the Aeroflot Chita Division. It was announced in April 1998 that Chitaavia and Baikal Airlines would merge into a single entity as part of a three year economic and social co-operation agreement between Irkutsk and Chita regions. However, in September 1998, Baikal Airlines was declared bankrupt. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aeroflot — Russian Airlines (Russian:Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии), or Aeroflot (Аэрофло́т), is the Russian national airline and is the biggest carrier in Russia. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A traditional house in Irkutsk The Yenisei watershed, Lake Baikal, and the cities of Dikson, Dudinka, Turukhansk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk Irkutsk (Ирку́тск), the chief town of the Irkutsk Oblast, is one of the most important places in Siberia, being not only the principal commercial depot north of Tashkent, but also a fortified... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Fleet

The Chitaavia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 1 Tupolev Tu-154B
• 1 Tupolev Tu-154B-2
• 3 Tupolev Tu-154M

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