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| Founded | 15 June 1993; 32 years ago (1993-06-15) (asIkar)[1] | ||||||
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| Hubs | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport[2] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 30[3] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Orenburg, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Andrey Lengarov,CEO[4] | ||||||
| Website | ikar.aero | ||||||
Ikar (Russian:Икар,lit. 'Icarus'), legallyIkar Airlines LLC and operating asPegas Fly from 2015 until 2022,[2][5] is aRussiancharter airline headquartered inOrenburg and based atOrenburg Tsentralny Airport,[2] however operating flights from several Russian airports. It is currently banned from flying into the EU.[6]
Initially the company, then operating under the Ikar brand, operated a fleet ofMil Mi-8 helicopters for aerial cargo operations mainly carrying bulky loads externally.[7]
In 2015, the airline rebranded to become Pegas Fly, although the brand was changed the airlines legal name was kept as Ikar Airlines.[5] As of 2022, the airline was forced to change to another brand name, as the rights to usePegas Fly have been expired and cannot be renewed.[8] Therefore since 2022, the airline uses its original nameIkar again.[2]
As of May 2024, the airline operates scheduled flights in three countries on 40 routes.[3][9]
Ikar operates scheduled services to the following destinations:[10]
The airline also operates charters on behalf of Pegas Touristik to tourist destinations inEurope,Africa andAsia.[27]
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As of August 2025[update], Ikar operates the following aircraft:[28]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| P | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | — | 215 | 215 | |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | — | — | 440 | 440 | |
| Embraer 190[29] | 4 | — | — | 110 | 110 | |
| Total | 8 | — | ||||
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