Chitaavia

Chitaavia
IATA ICAO Callsign
X7 CHF Chita[1]
Founded 1991
Commenced operations 2004 (acquired by VIM Airlines)
Operating bases Kadala Airport
Headquarters Chita, Russia

Chitaavia was an airline based in Chita, Russia. It operated scheduled passenger and cargo services, as well as aerial work, out of its base at Kadala Airport unsing a single aircraft, a Tupolev Tu-154B-2.[2] Founded in 1991, the company was acquired by VIM Airlines in 2004.[3]

History

The airline was established in 1991 from the Aeroflot Chita Division. It was announced in April 1998 that Chitaavia and Baikal Airlines would merge into a single entity as part of a three-year economic and social co-operation agreement between Irkutsk and Chita Oblasts. However, in September 1998, Baikal Airlines was declared bankrupt.

VIM Airlines, at the end of 2004 acquired Chitaavia.[4]

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