"UTair" - one of the largest airlines in Russia, was founded back in 1967. In addition to passenger and cargo air transportation, the company is engaged in aircraft maintenance and personnel training. By March 2017, UTair has a fleet of about 70 aircraft and ranks third among Russian airlines. The airline has the largest helicopter fleet in the world.
Airline information
The first mention of the air carrier dates back to 1967, when the Tyumen Civil Aviation Administration was established. And only in 1991 the civil aviation department was disbanded, the airline "Tyumenaviatrans" was created. In 2002, there was a rebranding and the air carrier received the name "UTair". At that time, UTair had only a few aircraft in its fleet. They were used for internalair transportation, mainly in Siberia.
The hub airport for UTair is Moscow Vnukovo, and the headquarters of the management is in Surgut.
Flight geography
Utair's aircraft fleet is quite large and allows both domestic and international flights. In Russia, the airline operates flights to the Far East, Siberia and the European part of the country. Every day there are about 300 flights. Main directions: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, as well as Kyiv, Minsk, Baku, Vilnius.
International flights are operated to countries such as Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, China, Thailand and others. There are also charter tourist flights to popular resorts.
Despite the fact that the airline is not a budget carrier, ticket prices are very democratic. Even an economy class flight already includes baggage and hand luggage, as well as food and drinks on board.
The main goal of the airline is to achieve a high level of passenger service and cargo transportation, as well as to remain competitive in the air transportation market.
Utair aircraft fleet (2016)
In 2014, the airline was in a difficult financial situation, in connection with which most of the aircraft had to be sold. In 2012, the company owned 228 aircraft, and at the beginning of 2017, only 68 remained. According to management, the fleet reduction and, as a result, the reductionlease payments were supposed to save the company from bankruptcy.
Despite the fact that after 2014, UTair had a smaller aircraft fleet, it was able to rehabilitate itself. Thanks to the state support program, she received about 9.5 billion rubles. And already in 2015, it got out of losses and made a profit of 2.5 billion rubles. There was an increase in passenger traffic. In 2016, UTair carried about 3 million passengers, which is 14% more than in the previous year.
Boeing 737 of various modifications make up the majority of the fleet, and there are also several Boeing 767-200ER, ATR 72-500, An-2 and An-74 aircraft.
Activities
"UTair" is engaged in both regular and charter flights. In addition, a VIP transportation service is provided.
In the punctuality rating of Russian airlines in 2016, UTair took second place. In January 2017, the company carried about 500 thousand passengers, which is a third more than in the previous year for the same period.
UTair: aircraft fleet. Year of manufacture of liners
The average age of the airline's aircraft is 15 years. The oldest is the Boeing 737-500, which is 23 years old. The youngest is ATR 72-500, which is 3 years old.
Recently, there has been a trend all over the world to assign the names of prominent figures from different fields to passenger aircraft. UTair's aircraft fleet bears original names. So, aircraft are named after Soviet scientists,party leaders and participants of the Great Patriotic War.
Positive dynamics
Aviaflot is planned to be updated by the end of 2018 - the beginning of 2019. What kind of aircraft will replenish the airline's fleet is not known for certain. It is assumed that these will be Airbus A321 and Boeing 737-NG, which were supposed to update the fleet back in 2016.
Subject to the stable development of the airline, it is possible that in the near future 10 out of 20 long-haul aircraft will be at the disposal of UTair.
On the official websites of aircraft manufacturers, orders for the supply of 20 Airbus A321 and 30 Boeing 737 series of various modifications are listed as unfulfilled.
The airline launched the "Light" tariff. Now tickets for most destinations can be purchased with a 50% discount. This fare does not apply to all dates and times of departure, and is not valid on holidays and weekends.
