Air Bashkortostan

{{expand Russian|Башкортостан (авиакомпания)|topic=transport|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Air Bashkortostan
Авиакомпания «Башкортостан»

| logo = Air Bashkortostan logo.png

| logo_size = 250

| fleet_size = 5

| destinations =

| IATA = ZU

| ICAO = BBT

| callsign = AGYDAL

| parent = VIM Airlines (74%)

| founded = 2006

| commenced = April 10, 2006

| ceased = October 9, 2013

| headquarters = Ufa, Russia

| key_people =

| hubs = Ufa International Airport

| secondary_hubs = Moscow Domodedovo Airport

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| alliance =

| website = {{url|airbashkortostan.ru}}

}}

Air Bashkortostan, LLC ({{langx|ru|ООО «Авиакомпания «Башкортостан»}}) was an airline based in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. It operated scheduled flights and charters between its base at Ufa International Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport on flights operated by VIM Airlines with their aircraft.{{Cite web|url=http://airbashkortostan.ru/services|title=Услуги | airbashkortostan.ru|access-date=2012-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008205629/http://airbashkortostan.ru/services|archive-date=2012-10-08|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title= Directory: World Airlines|work=Flight International|page=53|date=2007-04-03}}

History

File:Air Bashkortostan Boeing 757-200 EI-LTO DME 2007-3-8.png on short final to Domodedovo International Airport in 2007]]

Air Bashkortostan was founded in 2006, based from the now defunct BAL Bashkirian Airlines. The airline started operations on April 10, 2006,[http://eng.bashvest.ru/showinf.php?id=1635 New Air Carrier Makes Maiden Flight From Ufa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516130144/http://eng.bashvest.ru/showinf.php?id=1635 |date=2006-05-16 }} It had 101 employees (at March 2007).

In 2010 the airline decided to venture into aerial imaging so put into operation one Diamond DA-42 specially equipped for this purpose.{{Cite web|url=http://airbashkortostan.ru/sites/default/files/DA42presentation.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=2012-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018144435/http://airbashkortostan.ru/sites/default/files/DA42presentation.pdf|archive-date=2012-10-18|url-status=dead}}

In August 2011, the Government of Bashkortostan presented claims to the airline regarding the use of the name "Bashkortostan", arguing that the airline is not a solid enterprise, which undermines the image of the republic. The airline's management refused to consider the possibility of changing the name, as they are sure that its use is not a violation of current legislation

On October 1, 2013, the airline has stopped carrying out passenger traffic. Its remaining 3 Boeing 757-200 were transferred back to the fleet of VIM Airlines. On October 9, 2013, Air Bashkortostan was closed down by its parent company VIM ahead of the airline's fleet renewal program, its license was annulled by Rosaviatsiahttp://pro.flightglobal.com/news/articles/VIM-Avia-shuts-regional-subsidiary-391673/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}

On January 10, 2014, the Federal Air Transport Agency canceled the operator's certificate for commercial air transportation No. 490, issued on May 24, 2006.

Fleet

The Air Bashkortostan fleet included the following aircraft (as of December 2013):{{Cite web|url=http://airbashkortostan.ru/planes|title=Парк воздушных судов | airbashkortostan.ru|access-date=2012-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009233051/http://airbashkortostan.ru/planes|archive-date=2012-10-09|url-status=dead}}

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!Notes

Boeing 757-200

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|220

|Leased from VIM Airlines