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Zaur Kortoshidze
ზაურ ქორთოშიძე
Zaur Kortoshidze in 2014
Born (1961-03-22) March 22, 1961 (age 64)
Napareuli, Georgia
NationalityGeorgian
Occupation(s)Pilot, businessman
Known forAviation entrepreneur; associated with Geo Sky and Airline Tusheti
AwardsOrder of Honor (Georgia)

Zaur Kortoshidze (Georgian: ზაურ ქორთოშიძე; born 22 March 1961, Napareuli) is a Georgian aviator and businessman. He is known for his contributions to the Georgian aviation industry and for his association with Airline Tusheti and the cargo airline Geo Sky.

Career

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Kortoshidze is listed as a principal of **Airline Tusheti Ltd.** in business directories.[1] He also appears on LinkedIn under profiles for pilots working with TCA (Georgia) and Airline Tusheti.[2][3]

Kortoshidze and his family are connected with **Geo Sky Airlines**, a Georgian cargo carrier based in Tbilisi. Tornike Kortoshidze is publicly noted as President of Geo Sky.[4] Geo Sky has expanded operations and fleet capacity in recent years:

  • Acquired its first Boeing 757 freighter in 2022.[5]
  • Leased a Boeing 767-300 BCF in 2025.[6]
  • Ended passenger operations and retired its Boeing 737s in April 2025 to focus on cargo flights.[7]
  • Launched routes linking Tbilisi with Chongqing, China, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8][9]

Honors

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In August 2013, President **Mikheil Saakashvili** awarded Zaur Kortoshidze the **Order of Honor** for his contributions to Georgian aviation.[10]

Personal life

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Much of the publicly available information about Zaur Kortoshidze comes from Georgian-language and aviation-industry sources. Independent English-language coverage remains limited.[10]

He is reported to have four children – Erekle, Lili, Tornike, and Tako Kortoshidze – some of whom are involved in aviation businesses.[11] He is also said to have served as a pilot for Georgian presidents Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Eduard Shevardnadze, and Mikheil Saakashvili, and to have participated in aviation operations during the Abkhazia conflict [citation needed]. Kortoshidze reportedly assisted firefighting efforts during the 2017 Borjomi forest fires using his private helicopters, without compensation [citation needed].

Legacy and relevance

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Geo Sky, the airline with which he is associated, is considered one of the most active Georgian cargo carriers in the region.[12] Its fleet growth and international routes have been widely covered in industry publications such as *Air Cargo News* and *CH-Aviation*.[13]

Notes

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Much of the publicly available information about Zaur Kortoshidze is limited to Georgian-language and aviation-industry sources. Independent English-language coverage remains scarce, and additional reliable citations are welcome to improve this article.

References

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  1. ^ Airline Tusheti Ltd company profile – D&B Business Directory
  2. ^ Zaur Qortoshidze – LinkedIn profile
  3. ^ Zauri Kortoshidze – LinkedIn profile
  4. ^ Airborne Capital announces Boeing B767-300BCF lease with Geo Sky Airlines – Asset Finance Connect
  5. ^ Georgia's Geo Sky acquires its first B757 freighter – CH-Aviation
  6. ^ Geo Sky Airlines leases 767-300BCF – Air Cargo News
  7. ^ Geo Sky Airlines ends passenger ops, retires B737s – CH-Aviation
  8. ^ Geo Sky launches Tbilisi–Chongqing route – Air Cargo News
  9. ^ Geo Sky receives permission to operate regular flights to Uzbekistan – UzDaily
  10. ^ a b პრეზიდენტმა მფრინავები შამილ და ზაურ ქორთოშიძეები დააჯილდოვა – InterPressNews, 22 August 2013 (in Georgian)
  11. ^ Geo Sky Flying the Boeing 747-200 – AirwaysMag
  12. ^ Geo Sky – Wikipedia
  13. ^ Georgia's Geo Sky acquires its first B757 freighter – CH-Aviation

Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Georgian aviators Category:Georgian businesspeople Category:People in aviation Category:Recipients of Georgian state decorations


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