Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Reserve | J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 0 | — | 12 | 138 | 150 | 2 A320-212 4 A320-214. |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 303 | 327 | VQ-BEQ, ex-Aer Lingus A330-301 model. |
| Antonov An-148 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 68–85 (TBA) | Yakovlev Yak-40 replacement Deliveries expected between 2012–2014. |
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| Tupolev Tu-204-300 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 134 | 142 | Launch customer |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 32 | 32 | To be replaced by the An-148s. |
| Vladivostok Air Helicopters | ||||||||
| Mi-8 | 11 | — | Cargo configuration – 21 foldable seats VIP configuration-16 business seats Passenger configuration-28-32 economy seats. |
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| Retired Fleet | ||||||||
| Tupolev-154M | — | 3 | — | — | 0 8 |
161 143 |
161 151 |
All aircraft in reserve fleet. |
The airline took delivery of its first A320 in November 2006 under a lease agreement with ILFC. Since the arrival of the first A320, six more have arrived, with the latest delivered in August 2010. These A320s are currently in use on flights to destinations in Asia and Russia.
On 6 January 2009, ILFC announced that the airline has leased three used Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The first aircraft was delivered in May 2009, after coming off lease from Aer Lingus. The lease term is for 7 years. The aircraft entered service on 9 June 2009, flying between Vladivostok and Moscow. The A330 sits 327 people and will be used to fly mainly between Vladivostok/Khabarovsk to Moscow. The second A330 was delivered in October 2009, while the third arrived in March 2010.
With an influx of more modern aircraft, like the A320 and Tu-204, Vladivostok Air has been able to shift all remaining Tu-154 aircraft into its reserve and charter fleet.
During MAKS Airshow 2009, Vladivostok Air signed a precontractual agreement to buy four Antonov An-148, with options for two more. These regional jets will carry between 68–85 seats and will eventually replace the four aging Yak-40 aircraft. The aircraft are expected to be delivered between 2012 and 2014.
The average age of Vladivostok Air's A320s are 13.4 years, while the A330s are 15.4 years as of May, 2010.
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