Concern Komiavia, later GAP Komiavia or Komiavia State Air Enterprise (russian: Комиавиа) is a now-defunct Russian airline. This concern was founded in 1991 by O. G. Chernov. In 1991 Komiavia operated more than 320 airplanes and helicopters, including Mil Mi-8Ts,

Mil Mi-10 The Mil Mi-10 (NATO reporting name Harke), given the product number ''izdeliye 60'', is a Soviet military transport helicopter of flying crane configuration, developed from the Mi-6, entering service in 1963. While most versions had been reti ...

Ks and a number of civil airplanes. It existed up to August 1992. In December 1994 GAP Komiavia was founded by Chernov (December 1994 - February 1997, Chief Director). Komiavia faded with the rise of

UTair Aviation Utair (russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «ЮТэйр») () is a Russian airline with its head office at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport while its hubs are at Surgut International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. It operates scheduled ...

.Dmitri Ivanov. Aviation dying but not surrendering
at Maxim Moskow's Zhurnal Samizdat In April 1997 the '' Joint-stock company

Komiinteravia JSC Komiinteravia (russian: ОАО "Комиинтеравиа") was an airline based in Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services, as well as passenger and cargo charter flights to domestic and internatio ...

'' was founded on the basis of Komiavia by M. V. Kutuzov. GAP Komiavia losses increased and it finally went

bankrupt Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

, after which the company was transferred to the newly created GAP Komiaviatrans (or Komiaviatrans State Air Enterprise), based in Syktyvkar, Komi. In May 1998 OJSC Komiinteravia reorganized by merging with Syktyvkar, a subsidiary of GAP Komiavia. It operated

Tu-134 The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name: Crusty) is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain ot ...

An-24 The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Ir ...

s and

Yak-40 The Yakovlev Yak-40 (russian: Яковлев Як-40; NATO reporting name: Codling) is a regional jet designed by Yakovlev. The trijet's maiden flight was in 1966, and it was in production from 1967 to 1981. Introduced in September 1968, the Yak ...

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