[5] In February 1967, the Aeroflot Tyumen Directorate was set up to meet the transport requirements of the fast-growing oil and gas industry undergoing development in western Siberia.

In October 2010, Utair announced plans to replace its Tupolev Tu-134 fleet with the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

[10] In November 2014, Utair faced financial difficulties and was unable to make a bond payment.

[11] In April 2015, Utair announced a fleet reduction of over 50 aircraft due to financial difficulty.

[16] On 8 April 2022 the US Department of Commerce restricted flights on aircraft manufactured in the US for Aeroflot, Aviastar, Azur Air, Belavia, Rossiya and Utair.