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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Operating bases |
Domodedovo International Airport Bykovo Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 (in 2009) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Denis Pavshinsky ( CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.regionavia.ru | ||||||
Region Avia ( Russian: Регион-Авиа), also styled Region-Avia or Region Avia Airlines, was a regional airline based in Moscow, Russia, operating scheduled passenger flights out of Domodedovo International Airport, and chartered services out of Bykovo Airport. [1]
History
Region Avia was registered in Moscow in 2005, as a company which was to 52% owned by (unnamed) Russian citizens and had an initial funding of $50 million. [2] It received its Air Operator's Certificate on 19 August 2006. [3] The last scheduled flight (from Tambov to Moscow) took place on 31 December 2010, [4] and the company was dissolved in early 2011. [5]
Destinations
At its height in 2009, Region Avia operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: [1]
- Arkhangelsk - Talagi Airport
- Anapa - Anapa Airport
- Ivanovo - Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport
- Kursk - Kursk Vostochny Airport
- Moscow - Domodedovo International Airport (base)
- Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Petrozavodsk - Petrozavodsk Airport
- Pskov - Pskov Airport
- Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport
- Sochi - Sochi International Airport
- Tambov - Tambov Donskoye Airport
- Yaroslavl - Tunoshna Airport
Between 2007 and 2008, Region-Avia had offered flights from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk, Ufa and Nyagan on behalf of Aviaprad. [2]
Fleet
The Region Avia Airlines fleet included the following aircraft: [2]
The company had plans to acquire a fleet of up to 50 foreign-made aircraft (either ATR 42, ATR 72 or Bombardier Dash 8) by 2012. [6] [7]
References
- ^ a b News on Region Avia at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ a b c "New Regional Airline Emerging". Kommersant. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ Region Avia official website Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Region Avia online timetable
- ^ Region Avia listed as defunct at airlinehistory.co.uk Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Region-Avia". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 13.
- ^ "New Russian Regional Emerging". Alternative Airlines. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Operating bases |
Domodedovo International Airport Bykovo Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 (in 2009) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Denis Pavshinsky ( CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.regionavia.ru | ||||||
Region Avia ( Russian: Регион-Авиа), also styled Region-Avia or Region Avia Airlines, was a regional airline based in Moscow, Russia, operating scheduled passenger flights out of Domodedovo International Airport, and chartered services out of Bykovo Airport. [1]
History
Region Avia was registered in Moscow in 2005, as a company which was to 52% owned by (unnamed) Russian citizens and had an initial funding of $50 million. [2] It received its Air Operator's Certificate on 19 August 2006. [3] The last scheduled flight (from Tambov to Moscow) took place on 31 December 2010, [4] and the company was dissolved in early 2011. [5]
Destinations
At its height in 2009, Region Avia operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: [1]
- Arkhangelsk - Talagi Airport
- Anapa - Anapa Airport
- Ivanovo - Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport
- Kursk - Kursk Vostochny Airport
- Moscow - Domodedovo International Airport (base)
- Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Petrozavodsk - Petrozavodsk Airport
- Pskov - Pskov Airport
- Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport
- Sochi - Sochi International Airport
- Tambov - Tambov Donskoye Airport
- Yaroslavl - Tunoshna Airport
Between 2007 and 2008, Region-Avia had offered flights from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk, Ufa and Nyagan on behalf of Aviaprad. [2]
Fleet
The Region Avia Airlines fleet included the following aircraft: [2]
The company had plans to acquire a fleet of up to 50 foreign-made aircraft (either ATR 42, ATR 72 or Bombardier Dash 8) by 2012. [6] [7]
References
- ^ a b News on Region Avia at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ a b c "New Regional Airline Emerging". Kommersant. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ Region Avia official website Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Region Avia online timetable
- ^ Region Avia listed as defunct at airlinehistory.co.uk Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Region-Avia". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 13.
- ^ "New Russian Regional Emerging". Alternative Airlines. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
External links