Beriev
The PJSC Beriev Aircraft Company (Russian: Таганрогский авиационный научно-технический комплекс им. Г. М. Бериева, lit. 'Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific Technical Complex'), formerly Beriev Design Bureau, is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (design office prefix Be), specializing in amphibious aircraft.
| Company type | joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | aerospace |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Founder | Georgy Beriev |
| Headquarters | HQ and production facilities at the South Taganrog Airport (Аэропорт Таганрог-Южный) - URRT, in the outskirts of Taganrog, Russia 47°11′56.36″N 38°50′42″E |
Key people | Mikhail V. Grezin, Executive Director Nikolay A. Lavro, Chief Designer |
| Products | Aircraft, primarily seaplanes |
| Parent | United Aircraft Corporation |
| Website | beriev.com |
The company was founded in Taganrog in the 1934 as OKB-49 by Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev, and since that time has designed and produced more than 20 different models of aircraft for civilian and military purposes, as well as customized models. Today the company employs some 3000 specialists and is developing and manufacturing amphibious aircraft.
Pilots flying Beriev seaplanes have broken 228 world aviation records, which are registered and acknowledged by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.