Modern Georgian civil aviation grew out of the Soviet legacy, but began to take shape as an independent industry after the collapse of the USSR.
The first in independent Georgia was Air Georgia, which appeared in the early 1990s and operated flights on Tu-134. In 1993, Airzena was founded, which a year later launched charter flights on Il-62M and only by 1997 entered regular international routes.
In 1999, the two companies merged into Airzena Georgian Airlines — later renamed Georgian Airways. The new airline decided to move away from Soviet aircraft and in 2000 switched to Boeing 737-500, which became a turning point in the modernization of the air fleet.
Over the years, the fleet has been replenished with Bombardier, Embraer and Cessna, which allowed the company to strengthen its status as the country's main air carrier.
Against the background of market growth, other players also appeared: Georgian Wings, MyWay Airlines, Tbilisi Airways and Vanilla Sky (Ak-Air Georgia).
Today, Georgian passenger planes operate regular flights to 12 countries in approximately 20 destinations, gradually expanding the geography of flights and strengthening the country's position on the international aviation map.
