Georgian Airways
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი), formerly Airzena, is the privately owned flag carrier of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi.[2] Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport.[3]
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| Founded | 1994 (as Airzena) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 [1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Key people | Roman Bokeria, General Director | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline Airzena was established in September 1993. Initially, Airzena operated charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China, Egypt, India, and Syria, as well as a regularly scheduled flight to Vienna. The company managed to achieve recognition and retain its share in the aviation market during the economically and politically complicated period of the 1990s.
In 1999 Airzena became the flag carrier of Georgia. In August 2004, the company changed its name to Georgian Airways.
In the first half of 2000, the airline's management decided to modernise the fleet, and leased two Boeing 737-500s from Hapag-Lloyd. This was the first case of a Georgian airline operating up-to-date Western equipment.
Destinations
Georgian Airways is operating services from Georgia to destinations in Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine and in the United Kingdom
Codeshare agreements
Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[4]
- airBaltic
- Air France
- Armenia Aircompany
- Austrian Airlines
- KLM
Fleet
Current fleet
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The Georgian Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of June 2019:[5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| B | E | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | 12 | 120 | 132 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1[6] | — | TBA | |||
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 1 | — | VIP | |||
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Embraer 190 | 3 | — | 9 | 88 | 97 | |
| Embraer 195 | 1 | — | TBA | |||
| Total | 9 | — | ||||
The Bombardier Challenger 850 is for government and VIP use only.
Former fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- Boeing 737-300
- Boeing 737-400
- Boeing 737-500
- Bombardier CRJ100ER
Safety rating, accidents and incidents
Georgian Airways has a 7/7 safety rating, the highest level, in AirlineRatings.[7]
- On 4 April 2011, Georgian Airways Flight 860, a charter flight for a United Nations mission, operated by a Bombardier CRJ100ER (registered as 4L-GAE) crashed at N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while flying at very low altitude in 'extremely inclement' weather. 32 of the 33 people on board were killed.[8]
References
- Starting March 25, 2018 adding 5 new destinations
- "Contacts". Georgian Airways. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Flight International 3 April 2007
- "Profile on Georgian Airways". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Georgian Airways". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Georgian Airways takes delivery of first B737-800". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- https://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/georgian-airways/ using these criteria; https://www.airlineratings.com/safety-rating-criteria/ This site is referred to by https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/world-best-airline-airlineratings/ and http://uk.businessinsider.com/best-airlines-2018-airlineratings-2017-11. Georgian Airways is not rated in Skytrax.
- "Investigation Report of accident involving Georgian Airways aircraft CRJ-100ER (4L-GAE) at Kinshasha's N'djili Airport Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 4 April 2011" (PDF). Ministry of the Transportation and Ways of Communication. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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