Vostok Aviation Company
airline headquartered in Khabarovsk, Russia and subsidiary of UTair Group
JSC "Vostok Aviation Company" (Russian: ОАО "Авиакомпания "Восток"), sometimes trading as Vostok Airlines, is a Russian regional airline headquartered in Khabarovsk and a subsidiary of UTair Aviation. It operates domestic scheduled and charter passenger services, freight services, air ambulance, air patrol, firefighting, oil rig support as well as other specialized operations. Its main base is Khabarovsk Novy Airport. It is banned from flying in the European Union airspace.
History
Vostok Aviation Company was established and started operations as 264 Squadron of the Far Eastern division of Aeroflot on 15 May 1945. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 30 June 1993. The airline is owned by Khabarovsk regional administration (51%) and the airline employees (49%).
Fleet
As of December 2015, the Vostok Aviation Company fleet includes the following aircraft:
5 Antonov An-28
3 Antonov An-38
6 Mil Mi-8T
9 Mil Mi-8MTV-1
Accidents
Vostok Aviation Company Flight 359, an Antonov An-28 crashed into a slope on approach to Ayan. All 16 people on board died.
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