Georgian Airways
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| Founded | 1994 (as Airzena) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Fly with us | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Key people | Iase Zautashvili, General Director | ||||||
| Website | georgian-airways.com | ||||||
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი), formerly Airzena, is the privately owned flag carrier of the Republic of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi.[1] Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport.[2]
History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1994 as Airzena, initially operating business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current name on 1 October 2004.
In July 2011 Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia’s national carrier, Armavia, planned to purchase Georgian Airways.[3] As of July 2013, the deal has not been finalized due to the declaration of bankruptcy by Armavia.
In 2014, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Tbilisi to Tel Aviv and Moscow.
Destinations
Georgian Airways is operating services from Georgia to destinations in Armenia, Austria, France, Israel, the Netherlands and Russia.
Codeshare agreements
As of April 2013, Georgian Airways maintains codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
- Austrian Airlines for flights via Vienna
- KLM for flights via Amsterdam
Fleet
As of May 2015, the Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | 12 | 104 | 116 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | 12 | 120 | 132 | |
| Bombardier CRJ100ER | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 2 | |||||
| Total | 6 | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Contacts." Georgian Airways. Retrieved on 28 May 2012. "12 RUSTAVELI AVE. 0108 TBILISI, GEORGIA" – Georgian address: "რუსთაველის გამზირი 12 0108 თბილისი, საქართველო.", Russian address: "Грузия, Тбилиси, проспект Руставели 12, 0108"
- ↑ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ↑ "Armenian businessman intends to buy Georgian air company | Armenia News". NEWS.am. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ↑ destinations of Georgian Airways
- ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/GEO#al_profile_tab_fleet
External links
Media related to Georgian Airways at Wikimedia Commons
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