UTair Express

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airline = UTair Express

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UTair Express is an airline based in Russia. It is planned by UTair Aviation as a new regional division based on and replacing, its subsidiary Komiinteravia.cite web | title= UTair new regional division | date= 2006-09-09| work= CH-Aviation | url= http://www.ch-aviation.ch/news.php?search=1&airline=UTair| accessdate= 2007-06-03]

History

Komiinteravia was established in March 1996 and started operations in July 1997 cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 102 | date= 2007-04-03] . In 2004 UTair gained control of more than 70% of Komiinteravia. [ [http://www.ato.ru/rus/cis/archive/7-2004/at/?sess_=bedbc69ca852833ab6f2b31504ac2dd0 Russia/CIS Observer] October 2004]

UTair is planning to set-up a new regional division using its subsidiary Komiinteravia that will operate as UTair Express using Antonov An-24 and ATR 42-300 aircraft. It is planning to replace its Komiinteravia's An-24 fleet with additional ATR 42-300s over the next few years.

UTair Express completed registration in December 2006 and has emerged from the reorganization of Komiinteravia. The airline received a certificate in commercial air transport operations on Antonov An-24 aircraft. As soon as all of the An-24s have been decommissioned according to the airline’s plan, UTair’s air fleet will include up to 20 ATR 42 aircraft. UTair Express also embraces Russia's largest Tupolev Tu-134 maintenance center. [cite web | title= Komiinteravia reorganized into UTair Express| date= 2006-12-19| work= UTair Aviation News | url= http://www.utair.ru/en/news/news_current.shtml?2006/12//20061229-545.html| accessdate= 2007-06-03]

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