Горлицы Авиалинии [W.I.P, DUE TO REBRANDING]

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Горлицы Авиали́нии
Dove Airlines (Russian: Горлицы Авиали́нии/ Gorlitsy Avialínii), formerly known as Verkhnyaskiy Airlines (Верхнеисетский авиазавод), is an airline and the flag carrier of the country of Esterazdravo. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Tsar Nicholas I International Airport where it also maintains its hub. The airline is also the largest Esterazian based airline, based on its fleet size and passengers served annually. It operates scheduled international and domestic services across a vast number of routes from its two hubs; Tsar Nicholas I International Airport, and Yegonska International Airport. Additionally, it is a founding member of the Azure (airline) Alliance, along with Kestrel Airlines, the alliance has since grown to become one of the dominating airline alliances in The Western Isles.
The airline was formed in 1988 by the merger of Orthodox Airways and Esterazian Airlines. Throughout much of the company's existence, it was a state-owned entity, before it became a privatised company by 2015. Following its privatisation, both fleet expansion and cost-saving initiatives were enacted as the business was restructured; visible changes included route alterations, a new corporate design, and a revised aircraft livery. Dove Airlines, also, formerly had a cargo subsidiary named Dove Cargo, which served the purpose of transporting cargo, but later merged with the parent airline due to financial/ budget cuts after the privatisation.

Fleet
In December 2009, Dove Airlines signed a preliminary agreement with Baumish aircraft manufacturer Amsel to purchase ten Amsel 52s (five firm orders plus five options), becoming one of the first airlines to place an order for the Amsel 52s. On 12th of December 2010, a year after the agreement, Amsel issued a statement that Dove Airlines had employed its purchase rights and confirmed that its order for five optional aircraft had been converted into an additional five firm orders. The carrier was one of the earliest airlines to operate the Amsel 52s and took possession of its first in July 2012. Additionally, Amsel has provided Dove Airlines with seventeen Asmel 36s narrow-body jets. As of November 2023, Dove Airlines has a total of 27 active aircraft in its fleet, consisting of an all-Amsel fleet of narrow-body jets (17 aircraft) and also an all-Amsel fleet of wide-body jets (10 aircraft). These aircraft are seventeen Amsel 36s and ten Amsel 52s.

Services
On all Dove Airlines' flights, customers are provided with food and complimentary beverages onboard, in both classes, additionally, on all long-haul flights, Dove Airlines serves complimentary champagne to customers travelling on business class. The food service consists of hot meals, hot or cold snacks, or light refreshments, depending on the length of the flight and the time of the day. The choice of acquiring special drinks at an extra cost is available too. The airline also offers assorted/ special menus for passengers having special meal requirements. Special meals, include children's, vegetarian, medical, and religious meals. These meals can be requested or ordered in each class prior to the flight's departure from the airport. Additionally, meals served on Dove Airlines flights departing from Verkhnyaskiy and Yegonska are provided by Esterazdravo Aerial Holdings' Catering Services.
Dove Airlines' frequent-flyer program is called Cloud Rewards (Russian: Облачные вознаграждения/ Oblachnyye voznagrazhdeniya). The program was first introduced on the first day of 2009. It offers a discount web shop for members and multiple benefits and perks such as extra baggage and priority check-in for frequent flier, points are awarded based on the distance traveled, ticket fare and class of service. Furthermore, Cloud Rewards are divided into four tiers, these tiers are Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Premium. Cloud Reward points must be exchanged for rewards as they expire after 24 months without redemption or use.
Dove Airlines operates several self-owned airport lounges at its main hub and secondary hub (Yagonska). Business-class passengers and Gold and Platinum Premium members have access to the "Dove Club", the lounges have open bars and food catering to customers, but a few also offers services such as business centres, slumber rooms and child-care centres.

Cabin (classes)
Горлицы Авиали́нии offers two types of classes on its flights, they are: Economy and World Class.

Economy Class
Economy class is available on all of S.D's fleet and is the cheaper option if a person may choose to fly on Горлицы Авиали́нии. All economy class seats come with in-flight entertainment screens and a personal set of wired headphones, for segregated audio. A blanket and small pillow are also provided on all long-haul flights. Economy class seats are 17"5 inches wide and the seat pitch is 31 inches.
Meals are provided on both short and long-haul flights. Meals that can be found on these flights are, but not exclusive to: Chicken and rice (Optional: spicy chicken), Ham N' Cheese sandwich, Fruits or salad, Pot noodles, or a vegan meal. All meals must be booked by the passenger beforehand but beverages can be requested for on the flight.

World Class
World Class (formerly known as Business Suites) is the high end class on Горлицы Авиали́нии World Class offers all the standards that Economy class has, an entertainment screen, wired headphones and food. However, seating space is far bigger and on long haul flights, seating may be able to lie almost completely flat. Food service and quality is also far better than economy, along with its more luxurious service. On long-haul flights, World Class is arranged as (1-2-1).

Accidents and Incidents
On February 17th 2009, Dove Airlines flight 2531 was conducting a routine test flight, the plane was an Amsel 36 and was approaching for landing at Tsar Nicholas I International Airport. Upon going through the landing preparations, both pilots failed to acknowledge that the landing gear had not fully extended because of a hydraulic actuator failure. Once in range of the airport's view, air traffic control pointed out to the pilots that the Amsel 36's landing gear had failed to properly deploy and suggested the pilots do a go around and land later, however, the pilots promptly ignored this advice and continued with the landing. Upon contact with the runway, severe damage was inflicted onto the plane's hull and engines, before the plane skidded off the runway before resting in grass just off the runway. The aircraft was later decommissioned and scrapped and both pilots were fired, this remains the only incident and hull lose of Dove Airlines.

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Destinations [outdated]
Горлицы Авиали́нии currently serves a variety of different locations across The Western Isles, from Greater Raeldon, Gael and more. The list of destinations can be found here:..

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