RusAir
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| Founded | 1994 | |||
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| Hubs | Sheremetyevo International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 27 | |||
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| Parent company | Clintondale Aviation (100%) | |||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Website | http://rusair.com | |||
RusAir (Russian: РусЭйр) is an airline with its headquarters in Moscow, Russia.[1] It provides aviation services within western Russia and eastern Europe, including business flights, aviation management and project support. It also offers international medevac services.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 30 November 1994 and started operations in 1994. It was formerly known as CGI Aero. It is 100% owned by Clintondale Aviation.
[edit] Fleet
The RusAir fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2011):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
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| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 | ||
| Global 5000 | 1 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 8 | ||
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 3 | ||
| Gulfstream 550 | 1 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 990 EX | 1 | ||
| Challenger 600 series | 3 | ||
| Embraer Legacy 600 | 1 | ||
| Global Express XRS | 1 | ||
| Learjet 60 | 1 | ||
| Hawker 850 XP | 1 | ||
| Hawker 800 | 1 | ||
| Cessna Citation X | 1 | ||
| Challenger 300 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 |
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On 20 June 2011, a RusAir Tupolev Tu-134A-3K [2], Flight 243, operating for RusLine, with 43 passengers and nine crew crash landed, broke up, and caught fire on a highway short of the runway at Petrozavodsk Airport while en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk, killing 47 people and leaving five survivors.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Контакты." RusAir. Retrieved on 20 June 2011. "141400 МО г.Химки ул.Авиационная д.8 БЦ "АЭРО-ПЛАЗА" Адрес для корреспонденции: 125130, Россия, Москва, а/я 43" Map
- ^ RA-65691
- ^ "Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway". The Aviation Herald. 20 June 2011. http://www.avherald.com/h?article=43e7c1b7&opt=0. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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