Sibia (airline)
Russian airline
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"Aircompany "SIBIA" ltd (Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Авиакомпания «СИБИА», Obçestvo s ograničennoj otvetstvennostjju «Aviakompanija») is 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]
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Kurgan | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Gennady M. Shironosov (CEO)[1] | ||||||
| Website | http://sibia.ucoz.ru/ | ||||||
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Fleet
| Aircraft type | Active (February 2013)[5] | Notes |
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| Antonov An-2 | 7 | |
| Tecnam P2006T | 1 | with 2012[6] |
Incidents
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]
