Angara Airlines

Angara Airlines
Авиакомпания «Ангара»
IATA ICAO Call sign
2G AGU SARMA
Founded2000 (2000)
Ceased operationsNovember 5, 2025 (2025-11-05)
HubsIrkutsk International Airport
Secondary hubsTolmachevo International Airport
Focus cities
Fleet size21
Destinations16
HeadquartersIrkutsk, Russia
Key peopleAnatoly Fedorovich Yurtayev (CEO)
Websiteangara.aero

JSC Angara Airlines (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Ангара“», romanized: ZAO "Aviakompaniya 'Angara'") was an airline based in Irkutsk, Russia.[1] It was named after the Angara River.

History

Established in 2000, it operated on behalf of its owner, the Irkut Corporation aircraft repair factory[2] out of Irkutsk International Airport.[2] With base airports in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, Angara Airlines operated scheduled flights in the Siberian region and to other regions in the Russian Federation, as well as an international connection to Manzhouli, China. Besides the scheduled flights, Angara Airlines also offered charter transportation, VIP transportation and freight and mail services.[3]

In July 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed a letter of intent for three Irkut MC-21-300s at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow. The airline had yet to decide which engines would be chosen for the aircraft. The aircraft, when an order is placed, were originally scheduled to be delivered from 2022 to 2025.[4]

As with all Russian airlines since 2022, it was banned from flying into EU airspace.[5]

On 27 October 2025, it was reported that the Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya would revoke Angara Airlines air operator's certificate on 5 November 2025, effectively grounding the airline. The decision was made over flight safety concerns following the fatal crash of Angara Airlines Flight 2311 in July 2025.[6]

Destinations

As of May 2022, Angara Airlines served the following destinations:[7]

 Russia

Fleet

The Angara Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[9]

Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
Antonov An-2 2 — 12
Antonov An-24RV 5 — 48 Three crashed as flights AGU200 (2019), AGU9007 (2011) and AGU2311 (2025).
Antonov An-26-100 3 — 43
Mil Mi-8 11 — 22
Antonov An-148-100E 5 — 68 All Retired[10]
Total 21 —

Accidents

  • July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11): Angara Airlines Flight 9007, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47302) operating from Tomsk to Surgut, Russia, suffered an in-flight engine fire, prompting the crew to ditch the aircraft in the Ob River. Of the 37 people on board, 7 passengers were killed. The aircraft was written off.
  • July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27): Angara Airlines Flight 200, an Antonov An-24 (registration RA-47366) operating a flight from Nizhneangarsk to Ulan-Ude, Russia, suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff. The aircraft skidded off the runway after attempting to make an emergency landing, then hit a building and caught fire. Of the 47 people on board, 2 crew members were killed and 7 others were injured. The aircraft was written off.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Information". Angara Airlines. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 75.
  3. ^ "VIP Transportation". angara.aero. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  4. ^ "Russia's MC-21 and IL-114 win new orders at MAKS Air Show". atwonline.com. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  6. ^ "Russia Grounds Siberian Airline Following Fatal Crash". The Moscow Times. 2025-10-27. Archived from the original on 2025-10-29. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  7. ^ booking.angara.aero - Schedule Archived 2022-03-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 7 May 2022
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "«Ангара» третье лето подряд возобновляет полёты из Хабаровска". todaykhv.ru. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Airline information". angara.aero. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Ространснадзор выдал предписание приостановить эксплуатацию всех Ан-148". ТАСС (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  11. ^ "2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia". themoscowtimes.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  12. ^ "BREAKING Two crew members reported dead after Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 has crash landed into building in Eastern Siberia". airlive.net. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Wreckage found after plane carrying 49 people goes down in Russian far east". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  14. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Antonov An-24RV RA-47315, Thursday 24 July 2025". ASN. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  • Angara Airlines Official website (in Chinese, English, and Russian)
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