Samara Airlines is an airline based in Samara, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter flights from Samara to destinations in Russia and other countries (mainly within the CIS) and charter flights to Austria, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Spain and United Arab Emirates. Its main base is at Samara International Airport (KUF). A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Samara (Russian: ), from 1935 to 1991—Kuybyshev (), is a major city situated on the Volga River in the southeastern part of European Russia, Volga Federal District, the administrative center of Samara Oblast. ... Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Member states 11 member states 1 associate member Working language Russian Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushailo Formation December 21, 1991 Official website http://cis. ...

Samara Airlines is a member of AiRUnion alliance. KrasAir Ilyuschin Il-86 KrasAir (Krasnoyarsk Airlines) is the fourth largest domestic carrier in Russia. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: E5
• ICAO Code: BRZ
• Callsign: Beryoza^[1]

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History

The Kuybyshev Aviation Enterprise was established in 1961 and on this basis 65 Squadron was formed and later transformed into Kuybyshev Joint Aviation Squadron (KuAO), Kuybyshev being the Soviet name of Samara. The privatisation of KuAO in 1993 resulted in the establishment of the Joint Stock Company Samara Airlines. It is owned by the State Property Committee (51%) and private and corporate holdings (49%). 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

• A Tupolev Tu-134 slammed into Samara airport Saturday morning (17.03.07) in a crash landing, killing at least seven people and wounding 51 others.

Samara Kurumoch Airport (IATA: KUF, ICAO: UWWW) is an airport in Samara Oblast, Russia located 35 km north of Samara. ...

Services

As of September 2005, Samara Airlines operates the following services: 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Anapa, Arkhangelsk, Irkutsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Nadym, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Samara, Sochi, St Petersburg and Ufa.

• International scheduled services: Almaty, Baku, Bukhara, Dushanbe, Khujand, Kiev, Nakhichevan, Shymkent, Simferopol, Tashkent, Tianjin and Yerevan.

Anapa (Russian: ) is a seaport town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. ... Arkhangelsk (Russian: ), formerly called Archangel in English, is a city in and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. ... Irkutsks location Kazansky Church in Irkutsk Irkutsk (Russian: ) is one of the largest cities in Siberia. ... 19th century photo depicting Kuban Cossacks obelisk in Krasnodar Krasnodar (Russian: ) is a city in Southern Russia on the Kuban River. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Krasnoyarsk and Krai in Russia Coordinates , Government Krai Krasnoyarsk Mayor Pyotr Pimashkov Geographical characteristics Area     City 172 km²     Land   172 km²     Water   0 km² Population     City (2005) 917,200     Density   5,300/km² Elevation +135. ... Mineralnye Vody (Russian: Минеральные Воды) is a spa town located in the Stavropol Krai in southwestern Russia. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Nadym (Russian: ) is a town in Russia, situated on the Nadym River, Russia. ... City map Nizhnevartovsk (Russian: ) is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, Russia. ... Location of Novosibirsk in Russia and the Oblast Coordinates: Oblast Novosibirsk  - Mayor Vladimir Gorodetskiy Area    - City 447. ... Novy Urengoy (Russian: ) is a town in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Russia. ... Northern end of the city. ... Coordinates: Russia Russia District Southern Russia Subdivision Krasnodar Krai Incorporated 1896 Government  - Major Viktor Kolodyazhny Area  - City 3,508 km²  (1,354. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Ufas coat of arms Ufa (Russian: ; Bashkir Өфө; Tatar Ufa, Öfä; Chuvash Ěпхӳ) is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Map showing Almatys location in Kazakhstan Almaty Orthodox church Mosque Almaty (Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Vernyj, Vyernyi (Верный) in Imperial Russia) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900 (2004) (8% of the population of Kazakhstan) citizens. ... Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: AZ10 Area code: +99412 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Weather types: 9 of 11 Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... Bukhara (Tajik: Бухоро; Persian: ‎, Buxârâ; Uzbek: ; Russian: ), from the Soghdian βuxārak (lucky place), is the fifth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and capital of the Bukhara Province (viloyat). ... Dushanbe (Душанбе), population 562,000 people (2000 census), is the capital of Tajikistan. ... Khujand (Tajik Хуҷанд or خجند, also transliterated as Khudzhand, Russian: , formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1939 and Leninabad until 1992), is the second largest city of Tajikistan. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted. ... The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, Armenian: Õ†Õ¡Õ­Õ«Õ»Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Ô»Õ¶Ö„Õ¶Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Ö€ Õ€Õ¡Õ¶Ö€Õ¡ÕºÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸Ö‚Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶, Russian: Нахичеванская Автономная Республика, Persian:جمهوری خودمختار نخجوان, Turkish: Nahçıvan Özerk Cumhuriyeti), known simply as Nakhichevan, is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. ... Shymkent (Шымкент) or Chimkent, is a city and the capital of Ongtustik Qazaqstan (South Kazakhstan) Province, the most populated province in Kazakhstan. ... Simferopol (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Crimean Tatar: , literally: The white mosque) is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine. ... Tashkent Tashkent (Uzbek: , Russian: , English: ) is the current capital of Uzbekistan and also of Tashkent Province. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: TiānjÄ«n; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location Location of Yerevan in Armenia Government Country Armenia Established 782 BC Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Geographical characteristics Area  - City 227 km² Population  - City (2004)    - Density 1,226,000   5196. ...

Fleet

The Samara Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006): For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

• 2 Ilyushin Il-76TD
• 6 Tupolev Tu-134A
• 4 Tupolev Tu-154B
• 4 Tupolev Tu-154M
• 4 Yakovlev Yak-42
• On order: 2 Antonov An-140^[2]

Ilyushin Il-76T An Indian Air Force IL-76 Ilyushin Il-76TD The Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) is a 4-engined strategic airlifter designed in the Soviet Union and in widespread use in eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. ... An Aeroflot Tu-134 sits on the tarmac The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name Crusty) was a Russian twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 (NATO reporting name Careless) is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 (NATO reporting name Careless) is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ... The three engined Yakovlev Yak-42 was designed as a replacement for the twin engined Tupolev Tu-134 jet. ... The Antonov An-140 is a short-range turboprop airliner, first flown on September 17 1997. ...

References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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External links

• Samara Airlines