Sakha Avia was an airline that operated in the Sakha Republic of Russia from 1992 until 2001.
Sakha Avia
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
K7[1]
SKH
SAKHAAVIA
Founded
1992
Ceased operations
2002 rebranded to Yakutia[2]
Hubs
Yakutsk
Focus cities
Novosibirsk
Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Destinations
42
Headquarters
Yakutsk, Russia
History
Sakha Avia was founded in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As Aeroflot was undergoing the upheavals brought about by the dissolution, its operations in Sakha were spun off as Yakutian Air Enterprises, and then later renamed Sakha Airlines.
26 August 1993, the Let L-410 Turbolet flying from Kutana to Aldan via Uchur, crashed shortly near Aldan Airport, the aircrash was due to the aircraft overload. All the members of crew and all the passengers died. Following the statistics that was the biggest aircrash as for the aircraft overall and as for the republic Yakutia.[3]
13 July 2002, a Sakha Avia An-24RV (RA-46670) landed wheels-up at Yakutsk Airport during a training flight due to crew error; all four crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.
References
^"Лучшие авиабилеты на рейсах авиакомпании Саха Авиа (National Aircompany Sakha Avia)". aviapoisk.ru. Retrieved 28 April 2015.