Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Атлант-Союз), known as Moscow Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Москва) during 2010-2011, was an airline based in Moscow, Russia, that operated domestic and international passenger flights out of Vnukovo International Airport from 1993 to 2011.
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Vnukovo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 (upon closure) | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 (upon closure) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Valery Evgenevich Menitsky (Chairman of the Board) Vladimir Vasilievich Davidov (General Director) [citation needed] | ||||||
| Employees | 726 | ||||||
| Website | www.flymoscow.ru (defunct) | ||||||
History
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OJSC Atlant-Soyuz Airlines was founded and started operations in June 1993, offering passenger and cargo flights using Soviet-build aircraft. The first Boeing airplane was added to the fleet in 2006.[1] In 2007, the company was owned by private investors (75 percent) and the City of Moscow (25 percent) and had 726 employees.[2] Initial plans for a joint-venture with US-based cargo airline Evergreen International Airlines were brought forth in 2007, but never materialized.[3]
On 17 September 2010, the airline was rebranded as Moscow Airlines. Following this step, all Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft were removed from the fleet, marking the end of dedicated cargo flights.[4] On 17 January 2011, Moscow Airlines discontinued all flight activities, and the company went into liquidation.[5]
Destinations
editIn December 2010, Moscow Airlines served the following scheduled destinations:[6]
Fleet
editAs of November 2010, Moscow Airlines operated a fleet of 8 Boeing 737 aircraft with an average age of 12.8 years for scheduled passenger flights.[1] Additionally, it owned several older Tupolev and Ilyushin aircraft, which mostly served on charter routes.
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | |||
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| C | Y+ | Y | Total | |||
| Boeing 737-300 | 2[1] | — | 8 | 0 | 120 | 128 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 6[1] | 2 | ? 0 |
0 0 |
? 189 |
162 189 |
| Ilyushin Il-86 | 5[4] | — | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 |
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2[4] | — | 8 0 |
0 0 |
150 176 |
158 176 |
Aircraft gallery
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An Ilyushin Il-76 approaching Dubai International Airport in 2007, painted in the original colors of Atlant-Soyuz. -
An Ilyushin Il-96 landing at Domodedovo International Airport in 2008, featuring the latest livery variant. -
A Boeing 737-300 approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport in 2009. -
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia at Vnukovo Airport in 2009. -
A Boeing 737-800 approaching Vnukovo Airport in 2010. -
A Tupolev Tu-154 at Gelendzhik Airport in 2010.
References
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- ^ a b c d Atlant-Soyuz Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
- ^ "Joint venture". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 13.
- ^ a b c Moscow Airlines entry at the Aero Transport Database
- ^ Last Flight at 17.1.2011 (http://www.travel.ru)
- ^ "Moscow Airlines timetable". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010.
