Semeyavia

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Semeyavia
Семейавиа
IATA ICAO Callsign
E8 SMK -
Foundedbetween 1991[1] and 1997[2]
Ceased operations2013
Operating basesSemey Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations2
HeadquartersSemey, Kazakhstan

Semeyavia O.A. (Russian: Семейавиа, sometimes also transcribed Semeiavia)[3] was an airline based in Semey, Kazakhstan, operating scheduled domestic flights between its home base at Semey Airport and Almaty International Airport. Ceased operations in July 2013.[4]

Fleet[edit]

As Semeyavia is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to safety concerns arising from its ageing fleet of Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft, the company decided to renew its fleet with Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft,[5] the first of which (formerly having belonged to now-defunct Athens Airways) was delivered in December 2010.[6] Thus, the Semeyavia fleet currently consists of the following aircraft:

Semeyavia fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
Embraer ERJ 145 1[6] 1 44
Yakovlev Yak-40 2[5] 0 30

Incidents[edit]

On 19 February 1997, a Semeyavia Yakovlev Yak-40 (aircraft registration UN-87233) overshot the runway upon landing at Semey Airport following a scheduled domestic passenger flight. There were no fatalities amongst the 14 passengers and 4 crew members on board, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (as until then Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union with Aeroflot as the only airline)
  2. ^ a b Semeyavia 1997 runway overshot at the Aviation Safety Network, proving the existence of the airline at that time
  3. ^ Code data of Semeyavia at ch-aviation.ch
  4. ^ "Semeyavia". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. ^ a b Investment project for fleet renewal of Semeyavia
  6. ^ a b Semeyavia code data and fleet list at planespotters.net