Kogalymavia Airlines: aircraft fleet

Since the advent of the air fleet, all countries have faced the issue of safety about the safety of passenger and freight traffic. The market is quite complex, the sphere of activity is very responsible, and getting on it as a carrier is not easy.

All the requirements for this type of transport can be described with a simple phrase - safety and comfort. In the Russian aviation a huge number of companies that are fighting for the right of primacy in the market. One of them is "Kogalymavia", which deserves to be told more about it. The airline "Kogalymavia" fleet of aircrafts is constantly increasing and currently occupies one of the prominent places in the aeroflot of Russia.

History of development "Kogalymavia"

In the late 70's early 80-ies of the last century began to rapidly develop Kogalymsky district, which was rich in oil. Then it was decided to build a new city - Kogalym. It was built in 1985. At that time, Lukoil was developing, known as an oil producing and processing company. Accordingly, oil workers need to go to work, rest, and it was suggested to build an airport in the city. It was built in the shortest time - for 1986-1991. And in early 1991 the airport took a technical flight. In 1992, a board was sent along the route "Kogalym - Ekaterinburg". It was the first passenger flight. Servicing flights at that time was made by the company "Surgutavia".

And already in 1995 the airport in Kogalym became international. The airline "Kogalymavia" (Metrojet - new name) occupies its niche in the market of passenger transportation for more than 20 years. Since 2012, the company has started working under a new brand. "Kogalymavia" was founded in 1993, and the main direction of development has become regular and charter flights. She also deals with helicopter transport. The headquarters is in Moscow, based on the Domodedovo airport.

How it all began

The first flights were made by Kogalymavia from Kogalym and Surgut. The destinations were different - St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody, Krasnodar.

The Kogalymavia planes carried out flights practically throughout the territory of the former USSR - to Baku, Kiev, Simferopol, Sochi. Along with this, flights were carried out abroad. At the same time, the planes are also rented together with the crew to Iran.

Technical equipment

The fleet of Kogalymavia aircraft is very diverse. The aircraft, which the company uses - Tu-134, Tu-154, Challenger, Boeing 757, Airbus A 319, also includes several types of helicopters working for the needs of oil companies. Since 2011, Soviet-made cars have been removed from the carrier's balance. The total fleet of Kogalymavia company at the end of 2015 consisted of eight Airbus A 321 aircraft. Each aircraft is designed for 220 passenger seats.

"Kogalymavia" airline fleet replenished the aircraft fleet on a permanent basis with Russian products, but recently only machines from foreign manufacturers began to be used.

After Kogalymavia became Metrojet, it unveiled the little-known aircraft at that time in Russia - the Airbus A320. They comply with international quality and safety standards. Inside the aircraft there are leather armchairs, which allow you to feel most comfortable when flying.

The Kogalymavia aircraft fleet has a distinctive feature. Each adorns a TUI logo. Since the company aspires to the European level, the design has been changed inside the machines, and the personnel are dressed in a new uniform corresponding to European standards. The power supply system for air passengers was also revised.

Basic data

Let's summarize information about the carrier described

• The country of origin is Russia.
• Specialization - charter flights from Moscow (usually in the tourist areas).
• The company started its work in 1993.
• The company's internal code is 7K.

"Kogalymavia" fleet of aircrafts has replenished with new European standard aircraft.

Due to the fact that the company is constantly developing, strives to provide comfort to passengers, safety, in 2005 it became one of the twenty best air carriers of Russia and became the largest in terms of passenger traffic.

Airline Values

METROJET's management believes that the main values are:

• Safety and reliability.
• Quality service and satisfaction with the service of passengers.
• Security in the field of information technology.

Areas of work

The quality of flights also takes one of the first and main places. The company follows European standards and focuses on customers, strives for stability of the client base. Agree, using the services of the same company to make flights, the passenger is confident in his safety and good level of service.

Personnel in the company METROJET - only the highest category. Employees are constantly re-evaluated in order to improve their professional skills.

One of the important areas of activity is to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

Duty Free Services

In an effort to ensure that passengers celebrate themselves comfortably, that the service was at the highest level, the METROJET airline offers its passengers the delivery of goods Duty Free. The passenger on the site of the company dutyfreerus chooses the goods they like, and then they bring it on board, and the professional flight attendants will deliver it directly to your chair. It is only necessary to name the order number, which is assigned when ordering on the site. Using this service, the passenger will not stand in line for the goods he likes, do not need to carry heavy luggage. Payment on board is accepted in any currency - ruble, dollar, euro.

Company Security Policy

The management of the company "Kogalymavia" aspires to increase the effectiveness. The flight should be safe, and the main priority for every employee of the company is just that. The company complies with international and national legislation. Reducing risks when flying occurs due to technical equipment, ensuring the highest possible level of communication quality. In Kogalymavia, the aircraft fleet is controlled by high-tech technical personnel.
To date, METROJET is a part of TH & C Holding.

Tour Operators working with an air carrier

The company METROJET works with various tour operators. One of the largest are Coral Travel and Brisco. The latter works on the program of VIP tourism. Flights for this tour operator - to Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates.

Coral Travel organizes trips through the territory of Russia, Poland, Belarus. Tour operators with a worldwide reputation can not afford to use the services of an air carrier with a bad reputation. Therefore, knowing what fleet of planes Kogalymavia has, operators without any fear for the lives of passengers and quality of service book tickets for flights of the carrier.

Everyone who flies on Kogalymavia airplanes says that the flight is very comfortable, the interior of the salons meets the world standards. The airplanes in charge of the company are safe, almost noiseless. The professionalism of the crew and flight attendants is at the highest level. Flying with METROJET flights, you are guaranteed to be in the reliable hands of professionals of the highest qualification. We hope that from the article you have gathered useful information about "Kogalymavia". The fleet of aircraft allows us to hope that in future the number of their take-offs will be equal to the number of landings.