Moskovia Airlines
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| Founded | 1995 (as Gromov Air) 2006 (as Moskovia Airlines) |
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| Operating bases | Moscow Domodedovo Airport Moscow Zhukovsky Airport |
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| Fleet size | 15 (+10 orders) | |||
| Destinations | Charters and regular | |||
| Headquarters | Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia | |||
| Key people | Mikhail Alekseev (CEO) | |||
| Website | www.moskovia.aero | |||
Moskovia Airlines is an airline based in Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia. It operates domestic and international passenger and cargo charters. Its main base is Moscow Zhukovsky Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1995 as Gromov Air. It was founded as the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the Gromov Flight Research Institute.[1] In 2006 the airline was rebranded to Moskovia Airlines.
In November 2009, Moskovia Airlines received its first Boeing 737-800, an ex-SAS aircraft.[2]
[edit] Destinations
This is a list of destinations served by Moscovia Airlines (at May 2010):[3]
- Azerbaijan
- Montenegro
- Russia
- Moscow
- Domodedovo Airport Base
- Zhukovsky Airport Base
- Moscow
- Turkey
- Uzbekistan
[edit] Fleet
The Moskovia Airlines fleet includes the following (at 19 August 2011):[4][5][6]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
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| Antonov An-12BK | 3 | 0 | |
| Antonov An-148B | 0 | 3 | Two options.[7] Entry into service: 2010-2012 [8] |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 'Last updated: 22 August 2011 |
The airline also used to operate three Boeing 737-800, but they were returned to lessors in March, 2011.[9]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 26 May 2008, a Moscovia Airlines An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, killing all nine crew members.
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Moskovia Airlines official website
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ Moskovia Airlines adds new 737-800 to fleet
- ^ http://www.moskovia.aero/information/inform1/
- ^ Moskovia Airlines Boeing and Tupolev Tu-154 Fleet - CH-Aviation.ch
- ^ Moskovia Airlines Boeing Fleet - Airfleets.net
- ^ Gromov Air Fleet
- ^ Aviaport digest
- ^ Moskovia Airlines orders 10 An-148
- ^ Moscovia airlines past fleet at planespotters.net
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