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Atlant-Soyuz Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
7B AYZ
MOA
ATLANT-SOYUZ
MOSCOW AIRLINES
Founded1993
Ceased operations2011
Hubs Vnukovo International Airport
Fleet size15 (upon closure)
Destinations12 (upon closure)
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Key peopleValery Evgenevich Menitsky ( Chairman of the Board)
Vladimir Vasilievich Davidov ( General Director)
[ citation needed]
Employees726
Websitewww.flymoscow.ru (defunct)

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.

History

An Atlant-Soyuz Ilyushin Il-86 at Sochi International Airport in 2010.

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]

The short-lived Moscow Airlines logo.

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

In December 2010, Moscow Airlines served the following scheduled destinations: [6]

Fleet

As 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.

Moscow Airlines fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Atlant-Soyuz Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  3. ^ "Joint venture". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b c Moscow Airlines entry at the Aero Transport Database
  5. ^ Last Flight at 17.1.2011 (http://www.travel.ru)
  6. ^ "Moscow Airlines timetable". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlant-Soyuz Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
7B AYZ
MOA
ATLANT-SOYUZ
MOSCOW AIRLINES
Founded1993
Ceased operations2011
Hubs Vnukovo International Airport
Fleet size15 (upon closure)
Destinations12 (upon closure)
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Key peopleValery Evgenevich Menitsky ( Chairman of the Board)
Vladimir Vasilievich Davidov ( General Director)
[ citation needed]
Employees726
Websitewww.flymoscow.ru (defunct)

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.

History

An Atlant-Soyuz Ilyushin Il-86 at Sochi International Airport in 2010.

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]

The short-lived Moscow Airlines logo.

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

In December 2010, Moscow Airlines served the following scheduled destinations: [6]

Fleet

As 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.

Moscow Airlines fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Atlant-Soyuz Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  3. ^ "Joint venture". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b c Moscow Airlines entry at the Aero Transport Database
  5. ^ Last Flight at 17.1.2011 (http://www.travel.ru)
  6. ^ "Moscow Airlines timetable". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010.

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