SCAT Airlines Overview

Key Information

• IATA Code: DV
• ICAO Code: VSV
• Call Sign: VLASTA
• Founded: 1997
• Headquarters: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
• Hubs: Shymkent International Airport
• Focus Cities: Almaty, Aqtau, Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airports
• Fleet Size: 32
• Destinations: 60
• Key People: Sergei Masloboyev (Director), D. Sytnik
• Website: scat.kz

History

• Established and commenced operations: 1997
• Name Meaning: Special Cargo Air Transport
• Subsidiary: Sunday Airlines, operating Boeing 757-200 and 767-300ER
• Boeing 737 MAX Purchase: Contract signed in November 2017 for six aircraft, first MAX 8 received on 29 March 2018
• European Operations: Restrictions lifted in 2018, first EU destination was Vilnius in May 2018
• IATA Membership: Full member since March 2018, second airline in Kazakhstan to achieve this
• Boeing 737 MAX Operations: Suspended on March 13, 2019, resumed on February 18, 2021

Operations and Fleet

• Current Fleet:
  • Boeing 737-300, 737-500, 737-700, 737-800
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9
  • Boeing 757-200 and 767-300ER (operated for Sunday Airlines)
  • Bombardier CRJ200
• Fleet Details:
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8: 3 in service, 7 on order
  • Fleet primarily Boeing aircraft

Codeshare and Interline Agreements

• Codeshare with Azerbaijan Airlines
• Interline agreement with APG Airlines

Incidents and Accidents

• January 29, 2013: Flight 760 crash near Almaty, all onboard perished
• July 26, 2018: Tail strike incident at Almaty Airport during a go-around, no injuries, aircraft damaged

Additional Information

• Categories: Airlines of Kazakhstan, established in 1997, formerly banned in the EU
• Media Links: Wikimedia Commons, official website

Note: Data is accurate as of last edit on 23 April 2025.