Georgian National Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline = Georgian National Airlines

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fleet_size = 1
destinations = 9
IATA = QB
ICAO = GFG
callsign = NATIONAL
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founded =
headquarters = Tbilisi, Georgia
key_people =
hubs = Tbilisi International Airport
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website = http://www.national-avia.com/

Georgian National Airlines is an airline based in Tbilisi, Georgia. It operates scheduled and charter services to destinations in Europe. Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport.Flight International 3 April 2007]

History

The airline was established in 1998 and operated as Air Bisec, before changing its name to Georgian National Airlines. A Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft (formerly of Independence Air) was delivered on 29 July 2006, but did not enter scheduled service until 6 September 2006 following crew training.

In April of 2008, the airline returned its CRJ200 to the lessor, and acquired a wet-leased DC-9 for its operations.

Destinations

Asia

;Central Asia
*Kazakhstan
**Almaty (Almaty International Airport)

;Southwest Asia
*Georgia
**Batumi (Batumi Airport)
**Kutaisi (Kopitnari Airport)
**Tbilisi (Tbilisi International Airport) Hub

Europe

;Eastern Europe
*Russia
**Moscow (Vnukovo Airport) [suspended Fact|date=August 2008]
**St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport) [suspended Fact|date=August 2008]
*Ukraine
**Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipropetrovsk International Airport)
**Kiev (Boryspil International Airport)
**Odessa (Odessa International Airport)

Fleet

As of July 2008 the Georgian National Airlines fleet includes [ [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GNA&al_op=1 Georgian National Airlines Fleet] ] :
*1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Previously operated

At July 2008 the airline also operated:
*1 Tupolev Tu-134B
*1 Bombardier CRJ-200ER
*1 Ilyushin Il-76T

External links

* [http://www.national-avia.com/ Georgian National Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GNA&al_op=1 Georgian National Airlines Fleet]

References