Russia Jet Direct was a short-lived regularly scheduled airline offering passenger transportation, including Hot Shot Cargo and Rapid Document Service, between the United States and the Russian Far East. The airline was American-operated. It was based in Seattle, Washington.[1]
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| Commenced operations | August 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2005 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Seattle Tacoma International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | Boeing 757 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||||||
The fleet consisted of Boeing 757-200ER aircraft from Ryan International Airlines. Russia Jet Direct flew the only direct route from Houston and Anchorage to Sakhalin Island-Yuzhno.[2]
Russia Jet Direct operated between August and September 2005. The former principals hoped to relaunch the airline as Saber Air.[2]
On January 7, 2007, the flight information display at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport displayed a Russia Jet Direct flight arriving from Oakland, California.
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edit- ^ "Airline Information: Russia Jet Direct". ch Aviation. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Stapleton, Rob (January 1, 2006). "Charter jet operation to Russia looks to relaunch as Saber Air". The Alaska Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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