BAL Bashkirian Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
V9 BTC BASHKIRIAN
Founded1991
Ceased operationsApril 2007
HubsUfa International Airport
Frequent-flyer programBAL+
Fleet size21
Destinations19
HeadquartersUfa International Airport, Ufa, Russia
Employees1,513 (2007)
Websitebal.ufanet.ru

BAL – Bashkirian Airlines (Russian: «Башкирские авиалинии», Bashkir: БАЛ Башҡортостан авиалиниялары, romanized: BAL Bashqortostan Avialiniyaları) was an airline which operated at its head office at Ufa International Airport in Ufa, Russia.[1] It operated regional and trunk routes from Ufa and charter services to Europe, Asia and North Africa. The company was founded in 1991 and liquidated in 2007.[2]

History

The airline was founded in 1991, originally set up as an Aeroflot division and was formerly part of the Samara-based Aerovolga.[3] It began to make permanent domestic, foreign connections and charter flights to Cairo, Tunis and Barcelona.

In October 2006, the airline lost its air operator's certificate after intense security renovations with the Ministry of Transport.[4] In April 2007, Bashkirian Airlines filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.[5] It had 1,513 employees at the time of its dissolution.

Destinations

A Bashkirian Antonov An-24 parked at Ufa International Airport in 1994

As of January 2005, Bashkirian Airlines operated the following services:[citation needed]

Country City Airport Notes
 Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Charter
 Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
 Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport Charter
Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Charter
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Charter
 France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
 Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
 Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Nadym Nadym Airport
Nizhnevartovsk Nizhnevartovsk Airport
Novy Urengoy Novy Urengoy Airport
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport
Samara Kurumoch International Airport
Surgut Surgut International Airport
Ufa Ufa International Airport Hub
 Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
 Tajikistan Dushanbe Dushanbe International Airport
 Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport Charter
 Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Fleet

A Bashkirian Tupolev Tu-154M at Surgut International Airport in 2005

The Bashkirian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[6]

Bashkirian Airlines fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Antonov An-2TP 1 1992 1999
Antonov An-24B 6 1993 2001
Antonov An-24RV 4 1994 2001
Antonov An-28 6 1992 1997
Antonov An-74 5 1997 2005
Mil Mi-8T[7] 1 Un­known Un­known
Mil Mi-34[8] 1 Un­known Un­known
Tupolev Tu-134A 10 1993 2005
Tupolev Tu-154B 10 1994 2007
Tupolev Tu-154M 13 One crashed as Flight 2937

Accidents and incidents

Main article: 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision
2002 Mid-air collision

See also

References

  1. ^ Bashkirian Airlines v. Federal Republic of Germany (in German). District Court of Kostanz. Retrieved on September 11, 2011. "BASHKIRIAN AIRLINES vertreten durch d. Generaldirektoren Flughafen d. Stadt UFA, Russische Föderation, 450056 Russland-UFA"
  2. ^ Information about Bashkirskie Avialinii at the Aviation Safety Network
  3. ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank u. a.: jp airline-fleets international 2005/06. Zürich-Airport 2005, S. 542.
  4. ^ Airliner World, February 2007
  5. ^ "BAL – Bashkirian Airlines News Update". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Bashkirskie Avialinii". Rzjets.net.
  7. ^ "Bashkirian Airlines Mi-8".
  8. ^ "Bashkirian Airlines Mi-34". Jetphotos net. Retrieved 22 September 2006.
  9. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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