Yakutia Airlines

Air Company Yakutia (Russian: Авиакомпания «Якутия» – Aviakompanija «Yakutiya») is an airline based in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia.^[2] It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the Commonwealth of Independent States as well as destinations in Europe, Asia and North America from its hubs at Yakutsk Airport and Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. The airline was founded in 2002 and is owned by the government of the Republic of Sakha.^[3] In 2020, it became part of Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.^[4]^[5]

The airline was founded as Sakha Avia, the former Aeroflot Yakutsk Division and also previously known as Yakutaviatrans. It operated cargo charters to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East until it filed for bankruptcy in early 1999. It emerged in 2000 and is controlled by the regional government, Neryungri State Air Enterprise. It merged with Yakutavia in 2002 and changed its name to form Yakutia Air Company.^[6]

In March 2015 Yakutia Airlines operated more than 55 flights.^[7]^[8] As of November 2023, the airline serves two countries on 47 routes.^[1]^[9]

Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B

A former Yakutia Boeing 757-200.

A former Yakutia Antonov An-140-100atMAKS-2005.

A former Yakutia Tupolev Tu-154M.

Current fleet

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The Yakutia Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of July 2022^[update]):^[10]

**Yakutia Airlines Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	C	Y	Total	Notes
Boeing 737-700	2	—	—	148	148
Boeing 737-800	2	—	4	168	172^[11]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300	4	—	—	50	50
Irkut MC-21-300	—	5^[12]	TBA
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B	2	—	8	85	93
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR	3	—	—	103	103
Total	13	5

Fleet development

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At the 2019 MAKS Air ShowatZhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Yakutia Airlines signed a tentative agreement for 5 Irkut MC-21 aircraft. Delivery of the new aircraft was originally expected to be in the second half of 2021.^[13]

Former fleet

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Aircraft	Fleet	Year Introduced	Year Retired	Notes
Antonov An-24^[14]	6	Unknown	Unknown
Antonov An-26	Unknown	2002	2012	Cargo aircraft
Antonov An-140-100	4	2010	2015	All aircraft are currently stored
Boeing 737-300^[14]	1	Unknown	Unknown
Boeing 757-200APF	1	2011	2015
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400^[14]	3	Unknown	Unknown
Tupolev Tu-154M	Unknown	2002	2014

On 4 February 2010, Flight 425, operated by an Antonov An-24 RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off from Yakutsk Airport for Olyokminsk Airport. During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.^[15] No one was hurt or killed in the crash and the aircraft was subsequently repaired and placed back into service.
On 10 October 2018, Flight 414, operated by a Sukhoi Superjet 100 RA-89011 ran off the runway on landing at Yakutsk Airport from Ulan-Ude. During the event, the main landing gear of the aircraft collapsed.^[16] No one was killed in the crash; however, four people were hospitalised.^[17] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^[18]

^ ^a ^b "Yakutia Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

^ "About Us." Yakutia Air Company. Retrieved on 18 July 2010. "JSC "Air Company Yakutia" Address: 9, Bykovsky st., Yakutsk, Russia, 677014." Russian address: "Contact Us." "АО «Авиакомпания «Якутия» Адрес: Республика Саха (Якутия), 677014, г. Якутск, ул. Быковского, 9"

^ About Yakutia Airlines AirRussia.us, 2015

^ "О компании - «ЧукотАвиа»". chukotavia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

^ "Авиакомпании Дальнего Востока перейдут на единый бренд". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.

^ "Yakutia Airlines – Air Russia". airrussia.us. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

^ (in Russian) Polet-Sirena

^ (in Russian) Sirena-Yakutia

^ "Yakutia Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections". www.flightconnections.com. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

^ "Yakutia Airlines fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

^ "Yakutia Airlines introduces lie-flat sleeper seats on domestic flights". rusaviainsider.com. 31 May 2019.

^ "UAC goes "all in" and signs agreements for 20 MC-21s at MAKS". aerotime.aero. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

^ "MC-21 Scores New Orders". Airliner World. October 2019: 17.