Atlant-Soyuz Airlines
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
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| Employees | 726 | ||||||
| Website | www.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
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]
- Azerbaijan
- Ganja Airport
- Nakhchivan Airport
- Czech Republic
- Brno-Tuřany Airport
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Dushanbe Airport
- Uzbekistan
- Bukhara - Bukhara International Airport
- Fergana Airport
- Samarkand Airport
- Tashkent - Tashkent International Airport
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.
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y+ | Y | Total | |||
Boeing 737-300
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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. -
AnDomodedovo International Airportin 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
- ^ 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.
