Semeyavia

Semeyavia
Семейавиа

IATA ICAO Callsign E8 SMK -
Founded	between 1991[1] and 1997[2]
Operating bases	Semey Airport
Fleet size	3
Destinations	2
Headquarters	Semey, Kazakhstan

Semeyavia O.A. (Russian: Семейавиа, sometimes also transcribed Semeiavia)^[3] is an airline based in Semey, Kazakhstan, operating scheduled domestic flights between its home base at Semey Airport and Almaty International Airport.

Fleet

As Semeyavia is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to safety concerns arising from its ageing fleet of Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft, the company decided to renew its fleet with Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft,^[4] the first of which (formerly having belonged to now-defunct Athens Airways) was delivered in December 2010.^[5] Thus, the Semeyavia fleet currently consists of the following aircraft:

Semeyavia fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers
Embraer ERJ 145	1[5]	1	44
Yakovlev Yak-40	2[4]	0	30

Incidents

On 19 February 1997, a Semeyavia Yakovlev Yak-40 (aircraft registration UN-87233) overshot the runway upon landing at Semey Airport following a scheduled domestic passenger flight. There were no fatalities amongst the 14 passengers and 4 crew members on board, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^[2]

References

1. (as until then Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union with Aeroflot as the only airline)
2. Semeyavia 1997 runway overshot at the Aviation Safety Network, proving the existence of the airline at that time
3. Code data of Semeyavia at ch-aviation.ch
4. Investment project for fleet renewal of Semeyavia
5. Semeyavia code data and fleet list at planespotters.net