Aviakor
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Native name | Авиако́р |
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| Company type | Public joint-stock company |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Alexey Viktorovich Gusev (CEO) Alexandr Valerievich Filatov (Chairman) |
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| Parent | Russian Machines |
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| Website | www.aviacor.ru |
OJSC Aviakor (Russian: Авиако́р) is an aviation plant located in Samara, Russia. It is part of the Russian Machines holding under control of the financial industrial group Basic Element owned by Oleg Deripaska. Aviakor constructs, repairs, maintenances, and supplies spare parts for passenger aircraft the Antonov An-140 and Tupolev Tu-154. Launch of An-140 serial production on Aviakor reinforced the creation of the "International Aircraft project-140"(Russian: Международный авиационный проект-140) in collaboration with Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company (KSAMC). The joint enterprise was founded on 15 September 2003 upon mutual agreement of Konstantin Titov, Governor of Samara region, and Pavlo Naumenko, General Director of KSAMC[1]
The company owns Bezymyanka Airport.
History
Before World War II Aircraft Plant No. 18 was founded and worked in the city of Voronezh since March 1932. Since the same year the Voronezh Aircraft Plant No. 18 was producing 11 types of aircraft. Since 1939 it was producing the Il-2, and to the beginning of 1941 it produced about 1,510 planes of that type.[2] In USSR Kuibyshev Aviation Plant (No.18) was one of the five largest plants in the aviation industry. During World War II the factory produced 15,099 Ilyushin Il-2s.[3]
For more than half a century the plant produced Tupolev, Antonov and Ilyushin-designed aircraft.
After problems receiving An-140 supplies, Aviakor filed for insolvency by the end of September 2017.[4]
Owners and management
- Chairman of the Aviakor — Alexandr Valerievich Filatov.
- CEO of Aviakor — Alexey Viktorovich Gusev.
With the creation of United Aircraft Corporation, Aviakor, according to estimate of Sergei Likharev (CEO of Aviakor), is only one of the plants producing passenger aircraft was not included in its structure.[5] Negotiations on joining the plant to JSC United Aircraft Corporation are conducted since 2008.[6] In summer 2010, Irkut Corporation, part of the United Aircraft Corporation, has bought 10% stake in Aviakor. However, as of August 2011, did not happen any further increasing the share or entering the representatives of Irkut to the board of directors.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Создание в Самаре "Совместного предприятия "МАП– 140"". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ "Предприятие". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ name="В.И. Перов, О.В. Растренин, Штурмовик «Ил-2»" http://www.airpages.ru/ru/il2_18.shtml
- ^ Aviakor leads to bankruptcy, Kommersant, September 28th 2017
- ^ Самарский завод «Авиакор» не приняли в государственный авиационный холдинг
- ^ «Авиакор» подлетел к Объединённой авиастроительной корпорации
- ^ На бреющем полете
External links
- Official site of Aviakor