Kazaviaspas
Airline of Kazakhstan
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Kazaviaspas (Kazakh: Қазавиақұтқару / Qazaviaqūtqaru) is an airline based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It acts as the aviation element of the Emergency Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Astana International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 27 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Astana | ||||||
| Website | kazaviaspas.kz | ||||||
Fleet
The Kazaviaspas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2018):
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 1 | — | As of August 2019.[1] | ||
| Tupolev Tu-134A3 | 1 | — | As of August 2019.[1] | ||
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 1 | — | As of August 2019.[1] | ||
| Eurocopter EC-145 | 18 | — | |||
| KA-32A11BC | 2 | — | |||
| MI-26T | 2 | — | |||
| MI-8T, MI-8MTV, MI-171 | 5 | — | |||
| Total | 27 | ||||
Uses the following own helicopters: Mi-26, Ka-32, EC145, Mi8, Mi-171.
Accidents and incidents
On February 23, 2023, a Kazaviaspas Mi-8AMT helicopter crashed near the village of Chaperino, Bayterek District, in the West Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Four of the six occupants died.
