Sibia (airline)

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"Aircompany "SIBIA" ltd
ООО «Авиакомпания «СИБИА»
IATA ICAO Call sign
SBD SIBIA
Founded1991
Ceased operations2018
HubsKurgan
HeadquartersKurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Key peopleGennady M. Shironosov (CEO)[1]
Websitehttp://sibia.ucoz.ru/
File:Antonov An-2 Fire Patrol (7796151052).jpg
Antonov An-2 RA-54946

"Aircompany "SIBIA" ltd (Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Авиакомпания «СИБИА», Obçestvo s ograničennoj otvetstvennostjju «Aviakompanija») was a Russian airline specialising in various forms of aerial work[2] including crop-spraying, medical flights and search-and-rescue. It also provided charter passenger services.[3] In 2007 it was taken over by ChelAvia who mainly deal with airline training/teaching and aircraft sales but who also provide aerial work themselves.[4]

Fleet

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Aircraft type Active
(February 2013)[5]
Notes
Antonov An-2 7
Tecnam P2006T 1 with 2012[6]

Incidents

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On June 1, 2002, the CEO personally vowed to investigate an incident where youths came across and hijacked an Antonov An-2 about to take off in Nagaybaksky District (Chelyabinsk Oblast); they flew it over the town for a while. They were apprehended on landing and later charged.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Главное управление МЧС России по Курганской области 07.09.2010
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Владимир Седанов. Живёшь, пока летаешь - Курганская областная общественно-политическая газета «НОВЫЙ МИР» 07.02.2013 Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Алёна Сивизьянова: Влюблённые в небо // Курган и курганцы, 09.02.2013
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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