Chelyabinsk Airlines was an airline based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It operated trunk and regional scheduled and charter passenger flights and also leased aircraft to other operators. It was formerly the Aeroflot Chelyabinsk Division. Its name was often shortened to Chelal. From 1994 the airline operated Yakovlev Yak-42 tri-jet airliners.

Chelyabinsk Air Enterprise

Yakovlev Yak-42D of Chelal at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in 1994
IATA ICAO Callsign CHB
Commenced operations	1997
Ceased operations	2004 (merged with Siberia Airlines (currently S7 Airlines))
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Destinations	See History below
Headquarters	Chelyabinsk, Russia

Founded in 1997,[1] the airline was absorbed by S7 Airlines in 2004.[2]

Code data

• ICAO Code: CHB

History

Chelyabinsk Airlines began international services to Hanover in July 1997 and to Frankfurt in mid-1999. The airline also flew to Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates, and planned to add Pakistan, Israel and Paris to its schedules.[3] In 2004 S7 Airlines absorbed Chelyabinsk Airlines.

Fleet

The Chelyabinsk Airlines fleet consisted of 1 Tupolev Tu-134A aircraft (at January 2005).

External links

• Chelyabinsk Airlines

References

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