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Globus Airlines

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Globus Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
GH GLP GLOBUS
FoundedApril 2007 (2007-04)
Ceased operationsDecember 2019 (2019-12)[1]
Operating basesMoscow Domodedovo Airport
Secondary hubsTolmachevo Airport
Frequent-flyer programS7 Priority
AllianceOneworld (affiliate; 2010—2019)
Parent companyS7 Airlines
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia

Globus Airlines[2] (Russian: Авиакомпания «Глобус», romanized: Aviakompanija «Globus») was[1] a Russian airline based at Moscow Domodedovo Airport operating for S7 Airlines.

History

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The airline was founded in the spring of 2008 by S7 Airlines, a major Russian airline, based in Novosibirsk for charter flights. Globus started operations shortly thereafter with a Tupolev Tu-154M, which was previously in use at the parent company. Another Tupolev Tu-154M and the first Boeing 737-400 were transferred from S7 Airlines to Globus later in the first year of operation, followed by second-hand Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed] Its purpose was to concentrate on flying to holiday destinations.[3] From 2010 Globus has been operating mainly regular domestic services, however still in cooperation with its former owner, S7 Airlines.[2]

In August 2019, the airline's head announced that S7 Airlines and Globus Airlines would merge by December 2019, therefore closing the operations of the second airline.[4] By early December 2019, the merger had been completed.[1]

Destinations

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A Tupolev Tu-154M formerly operated by Globus
A Boeing 737-400 formerly operated by Globus

Globus Airlines operated scheduled and charter flights to domestic and some international destinations on behalf of S7 Airlines.

Asia

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Armenia
China
Cyprus
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan

Europe

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Croatia
Iceland
Italy
Montenegro
Russia
Spain

Fleet

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Current fleet

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A S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 operated by Globus Airlines

As of October 2019, prior to the merger into S7 Airlines, the Globus Airlines fleet comprised the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 21 — 8 168 176 One in Oneworld livery[6]
Boeing 737 MAX 8 2 8 6 168 176 Deliveries had begun in Autumn 2018.
Russia launch customer.[7]
All aircraft are currently grounded until further notice.
Total 23 8

Retired fleet

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Retired fleet
Aircraft Notes
Boeing 737-400[8]
Tupolev Tu-154M[8] first aircraft type operated

References

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  1. ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Globus Airlines retrieved 14 December 2019
  2. ^ a b s7.ru – Our companies retrieved 29 November 2015
  3. ^ "S7 Charter начнёт эксплуатацию самолётов нового поколения Boeing 737-800" [S7 Charter will begin operation of a new generation of aircraft Boeing 737-800] (in Russian). S7 Airlines. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. ^ "S7 Group объединит авиакомпании «Сибирь» и «Глобус»" [S7 Group will merge Siberia Airlines and Globus Airlines]. Adindex (in Russian). 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 30.
  6. ^ "S7 Airlines". s7.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  7. ^ "S7 Group станет первым российским покупателем лайнеров Boeing нового поколения" [S7 Group will be the first Russian buyer of a new generation of Boeing airliners] (in Russian). «Ведомости» (Vedomosti). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Globus on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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