OJSC "SAT Airlines — Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy" (Russian: Сахалинские Авиатрассы), commonly known as SAT Airlines, was an airline based in Sakhalin, Russia. It provided scheduled regional air services in Russia's Far East and to destinations in China, South Korea and Japan. Other services included charter flights, search and rescue operations, firefighting and aerial patrols. Its main base was Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport.
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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2013 (merged into Aurora (airline)) | ||||||
Hubs | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Khabarovsk Novy Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
Destinations | 15 | ||||||
Parent company | Aeroflot | ||||||
Headquarters | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | ||||||
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The airline was amalgamated with Vladivostok Air to form new carrier Aurora in October 2013, with the new company retaining the airline designator codes of SAT Airlines.
History
editThe Joint Stock Company, Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy — SAT Airlines was established as a result of the reorganisation of the Sakhalin United Detachment. It was established and started operations on 20 April 1992. Its sole owner was the Government of the Russian Federation. It employed 574 staff.
Destinations
editIn October 2013, SAT Airlines operated flights to the following destinations:[1][2]
- China
- Japan
- Russia
- Iturup Island - Burevestnik Airport
- Blagoveshchensk - Ignatyevo Airport
- Khabarovsk - Khabarovsk Novy Airport Focus City
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport[3]
- Okha - Okha Airport
- Vladivostok - Vladivostok International Airport
- Yuzhno-Kurilsk - Yuzhno-Kurilsk Airport
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport Hub
- South Korea
Fleet
editIn October 2013, SAT Airlines' fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Passengers | Notes | ||
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B | E | Total | |||
Antonov An-12 | 2 | Cargo | |||
Antonov An-24RV | 3 | — | 40 | 40 | |
Boeing 737-200 | 2 | 8 | 101 | 109 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 8 | 102 | 110 | |
Bombardier Dash 8-200 | 2 | — | 37 | 37 | |
Bombardier Dash 8-300 | 2 | — | 50 | 50 | |
Ilyushin 62M | 1 | 12 | 156 | 168 | |
Total | 13 |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- Official website (in Russian)
- SAT Airlines aircraft
- Initial version of the Sakhalin Air Transport Passenger Safety Information (in Russian and English)