. Open Joint Stock Company "UTair Aviation" (Russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «ЮТэйр»), commonly known as
UTair, is an airline based in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic and some international passenger services, scheduled helicopter services (e.g. from Surgut) plus extensive charter flights with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in support of the oil and gas industry across Western Siberia. UTair is also involved with relief operations for the United Nations. Its main base is at Roschino International Airport (TJM).
In February 1967, the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate was set up in order to meet the transport requirements of the fast-growing oil and gas industry undergoing development in Western Siberia. In the wake of the break-up of the Aeroflot organization, Tyumenaviatrans Aviation (TAT) was formed in 1991 to replace the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate. TAT adopted the name of UTair in early 2003. The airline is owned by Khanty Mansiysk District administration (23%), Surgut City administration (19%), Russian shareholders and companies (33%), the Russian Federation (2%), and private foreign investors (20%).
AS355N x 2
MBB Bo105 x 3
Mi8 x 113
Mi8 MT x 1
Mi10 x 10
Mi17 x 1 (60 on order)
Mi26 x 22
For news about the joint BP op in the South Kara Sea read:
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/421...-russia-2.html
Website:
UTair Aviation
Have experience with UTair in Africa and thoroughly recommend them.
Try going to Heli-Russia in May if you want to meet them:
4rd International Helicopter Industry Exhibition
A UTair Mi26 makes a fuel stop at Whitehorse Canada (Photo: Simon Blakesley)
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