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Founded | 15 June 1993[1] | (as Ikar)||||||
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Hubs | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport [2] | ||||||
Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Destinations | 30 [3] | ||||||
Headquarters | Orenburg, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Andrey Lengarov, CEO [4] | ||||||
Website | ikar.aero |
Ikar ( Russian: Икар, lit. ' Icarus'), legally Ikar Airlines LLC and operating as Pegas Fly from 2015 until 2022, [2] [5] is a Russian charter airline headquartered in Orenburg and based at Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, [2] however operating flights from several Russian airports.
Initially the company, then operating under the Ikar brand, operated a fleet of Mil Mi-8 helicopters for aerial cargo operations mainly carrying bulky loads externally. [6]
In 2015, the airline rebranded to become Pegas Fly, although the brand was changed the airlines legal name was kept as Ikar Airlines. [5] As of 2022, the airline was forced to change to another brand name, as the rights to use Pegas Fly have been expired and cannot be renewed. [7] Therefore since 2022, the airline uses its original name Ikar again. [2]
As of November 2023, the airline operates scheduled flights in three countries on 40 routes. [3] [8]
Ikar operates scheduled services to the following destinations: [9]
The airline also operates charters on behalf of Pegas Touristik to tourist destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia. [18]
The Ikar fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2019): [19][ needs update]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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P | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-900ER | 3 | — | — | 215 | 215 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | — | 12 | 278 | 290 | |
— | 340 | 340 | ||||
Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | — | — | 440 | 440 | |
Embraer 190 [20] | 6 | — | — | 110 | 110 | |
Total | 15 | — |
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