Ikar Airlines LLC, operating as Pegas Fly,[3] is a Russian charter airline headquartered in Krasnoyarsk and based at Yemelyanovo International Airport but operates most flights from Zhukovsky International Airport.

Pegas Fly

IATA ICAO Callsign EO KAR KRASJET
Founded	15 June 1993; 29 years ago (1993-06-15) (as Ikar')'[1]
Hubs	Zhukovsky International Airport
Secondary hubs	Khabarovsk Airport Zvartnots Airport
Fleet size	15
Destinations	11
Headquarters	Krasnoyarsk
Key people	Andrey Lengarov, CEO[2]
Website	pegasfly.com

History

Initially the company, then operating under the Ikar brand, operated a fleet of Mil Mi-8 helicopters for aerial cargo operations mainly carrying bulky loads externally.[4]

In 2015, the airline re branded to become Pegas Fly, although the brand was changed the airlines legal name was kept as Ikar Airlines.[3] As of 2022, the airline is forced to change to another brand name, as the rights to use Pegas Fly have been expired and cannot be renewed.[5]

Destinations

Pegas Fly operates scheduled services to the following destinations:[6]

The airline also operates charters on behalf of Pegas Touristik to tourist destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia.[8]

Fleet

The Pegas Fly fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2019):[9]^{[needs update]}

Accidents and incidents

• On 3 December 1995, a Mil Mi-8AMT (RA-25581) leased to Investkorp of Papua New Guinea - pilot error during very poor visibility led to a decrease in rotor speed up to 90 percent at an altitude of just 7 metres as the helicopter continued to descend, understandably at a greater rate. The helicopter crashed; the mechanic was seriously injured. Investigation revealed that the crew had received insufficient training and it was revealed that those involved were not previously certified to fly the Mil Mi-8AMT; their certificates had been signed in New Guinea under false pretence. It was also revealed that Ikar was only allowed to fly domestic routes and routes in the CIS, their activities in New Guinea had breached this order when they delivered RA-25518 and RA-27003 to New Guinea complete with their staff.[11]
• On 11 July 2012, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter was considered 'lost' sparking a scare when connection with the helicopter had failed. Searches were conducted in a forest region in Magadan where the helicopter had been patrolling a forest fire situation. Connection was broken at 3pm (local time) that day with ten firefighters and four crew-members aboard. Another Mil Mi-8 and an Antonov An-26 were dispatched to locate the helicopter[12][13] which was found safely landed on the ground in the forest, apparently there were connection issues but the helicopter and crew were uninjured.[14]

See also

• List of small airlines and helicopter airlines of Russia

References

External links

Media related to Pegas Fly at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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