Kuban Airlines Explained

Airline:Kuban Airlines
Авиакомпания Кубань
Fleet Size:7
Destinations:17
Iata:GW
Icao:KIL
Callsign:AIR KUBAN
Founded:1992
Ceased:2012
Headquarters:Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Key People:Sergey Mordvintsev (MD) [1]
Bases:
Website:www.kuban.aero

OAO Kuban Airlines (Russian: link=no|ОАО «Авиакомпания Кубань») was an airline based in Krasnodar, Russia.[2] It operated domestic flights within Russia, as well as international charters. Its main base was Krasnodar International Airport. Its name comes from Kuban Province in southern Russia.[3] On 11 December 2012 Kuban Airlines ceased operations due to financial difficulties.[4]

History

Kuban Airlines was founded as a division of Aeroflot in 1932. It became an independent company in 1992, owned by the state (51%) and the airline employees (49%).[3]

In February 2010, Kuban Airlines introduced a new livery to its first Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The new livery was a dark green background with sunflowers running from the back half of the fuselage and up the tail. The engines were also coloured in dark green.[5]

On 18 May 2010, Kuban Airlines announced the receipt of their first of four ordered Boeing 737-300s. The airline also announced that beginning in 2011 their Yakolev aircraft were to be retired and replaced by new Antonov An-148 or Boeing 737-700 aircraft.[6]

Merger with Sky Express

In September 2011, it was announced that Russian low-cost carrier Sky Express was to be merged into Kuban Airlines. On 29 October 2011, the two airlines merged, bringing Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 aircraft into the Kuban Airlines fleet.[7]

Fleet

The Kuban Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft in November 2012:[3] [8] [9]

Kuban Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
300156156Charter
2 012112124
2 0
12TBAWas planned to enter service in 2012[10]

Previously operated

Prior to November 2012, the airline has also operated:[11]

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.kuban.aero/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.kuban.aero/%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D771%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=J7eeUK3kNaPD0QWk6YCwDw&ved=0CCUQ7gEwAA Kuban Airlines – Management of the company
  2. http://booking.kuban.aero/en/ Home page
  3. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 103 . 2007-04-03.
  4. News: Borodina. Polina. Russia's Kuban Airlines to cease operations. 11 December 2012. ATWOnline.com. 10 December 2012.
  5. http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image79413.html Kuban Airlines new livery
  6. http://booking.kuban.aero/en/skins/pages/boing.html 18 May 2010 Kuban Airlines news
  7. http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/russia-s-first-lcc-sky-express-will-lose-aoc-1017 Russia’s first LCC, Sky Express, will lose AOC
  8. Web site: Авиабилеты онлайн — поиск рейсов, бронирование и покупка билетов на самолёт в агентстве Агент.ру .
  9. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=GW Kuban Airlines Fleet (Boeing only) – CH-Aviation
  10. Web site: GSS and "Kuban" signed an agreement for the supply of 12 SSJ . AviaPort . 2011-08-19 . ru.
  11. [Flight International]