Severstal Air Company
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Airline Identity
History
Severstal Air Company grew out of an in-house aviation department that the Cherepovets steel works (later PAO Severstal) set up in 1992 to meet its own executive and cargo air-travel needs after the Soviet collapse, starting with a single Yakovlev Yak-40 acquired from a Minsk repair plant. It was formally registered as a Severstal aviation subsidiary in 2001 and gradually opened its services to the public, becoming one of only a handful of Russian airlines owned outright by an industrial conglomerate rather than the state or a dedicated aviation group. Based at Cherepovets Airport, which it also manages and operates air traffic services for, the carrier modernized its fleet over the 2010s by retiring its aging Yak-40s in favour of Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets and, from 2019, Sukhoi Superjet 100s.
Current Operations
Severstal Avia (also styled Severstal Aircompany) continues to operate scheduled regional flights from its Cherepovets base to destinations across northwestern and southern Russia, including Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi, and cities in Karelia and Dagestan, with new routes such as Ulyanovsk added as recently as the 2025 summer schedule. It remains wholly owned by the Severstal steel group and flies a mixed fleet of Bombardier CRJ200s and Sukhoi Superjet 100s. Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the airline, like all Russian carriers, has been banned from operating in EU airspace and lost access to Western aircraft leasing and maintenance channels.
Last verified 2026-09-02· Source: airline public disclosures, company press releases & aviation-industry reporting.