Vladivostok Avia (also known as Vladivostok Air) is an airline based in Vladivostok, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic flights and international flights to China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. VIP flights and helicopter services are also provided. Its main base is Knevichi Airport (VVO). A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Vladivostok (Russian: ) is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Sino border and North Korea. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: XF
• ICAO Code: VLK
• Callsign: Vladair^[1]

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History

The airline started operations in 1994 and in 2003 merged with Khakasia Airlines incorporating its fleet and route network. It is owned by the State (51%) and Vladivostok Air employees (48%). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Vladivostok Avia operates the following services (at December 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Abakan, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, Sochi, St Petersburg, Ufa, Yakutsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
• International scheduled destinations: Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Dalian, Hanoi, Harbin, Niigata, Osaka, Seoul, Toyama, Tokyo and Kitakyushu.

For the river Abakan, see Abakan River For the Abakan assault rifle, see AN-94 City coat of arms Abakan (Russian: ) is the capital of Khakassia in Russia, in South Siberia. ... Photograph of snow-covered Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburgs Church on the Blood, built on the spot where the Tsar and his family were murdered. ... Irkutsks location Irkutsk (Russian: ) is the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, one of the largest cities in Siberia. ... Khabarovsk Bridge (1916) used to be the longest in Imperial Russia and Eurasia. ... 19th century photo depicting Kuban Cossacks obelisk in Krasnodar Krasnodar (Russian: ) is a city in Southern Russia on the Kuban River. ... 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 (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Official website: http://www. ... Petropavlovsk, as seen from Avacha Bay Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: ) is the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. ... Sochi Coat of Arms, adopted on 15 June 1967 Sochi (Russian: Со́чи) is the most popular Russian resort, situated in the Krasnodar Krai, near the Russian border with Abkhazia, Georgia. ... 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. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Ю́жно-Сахали́нск) is a city in Sakhalin, Russia, administrative center of the Sakhalin Oblast. ... The Bangkok Skytrain at sunset on Thanon Narathiwat Ratcha Nakharin with Empire Tower at the back. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan, is the largest port city in South Korea. ... Dalian (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Dàlián; Japanese: Dairen; Russian: Далянь, Dalian or Дальний, Dalny) is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China. ... Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Ná»™i)  , estimated population 3,083,800 (2004), is the capital of Vietnam. ... Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ... Niigata is the name of several places, times and things: Niigata City Niigata Prefecture This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Toyama (富山市; -shi) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Kitakyushu (北九州市; KitakyÅ«shÅ«-shi, literally North KyÅ«shÅ«) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, KyÅ«shÅ«, Japan. ...

Incidents and accidents

In July 2001, a Tupolev Tu-154 belonging to Vladivostok Avia crashed while attempting to land in Irkutsk, Russia, killing all 145 people aboard. This article is about the year 2001. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 (NATO reporting name Careless) is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ...

Fleet

The Vladivostok Avia fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 2 Antonov An-24RV
• 3 Tupolev Tu-154B-2
• 9 Tupolev Tu-154M
• 4 Tupolev Tu-204-300 (plus 2 on order)
• 9 Yakovlev Yak-40^[2]

The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... 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. ... Tu 204 at MACS 1999 The Tupolev Tu-204 is a twin-engined medium range Russian airliner capable of carrying 212 passengers. ... Yakovlev Yak-40 Jak-40 Yak-40 as business jet The Yakovlev Yak-40 (NATO reporting name: Codling) is a small, three-engined regional transport aircraft. ...

References

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

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External links

• Vladivostok Avia
• Vladivostok Avia Fleet
• Vladivostok Avia Passenger Opinions