YAK-Service
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Yak-Service (Як-Сервис) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates executive passenger charters. It was established on 12 February 1993 and started operations on 25 November 1993. The airline was banned from operating with the EU from 24th July 2009[citation needed] to November 2009[1].
Code data
- ICAO Code: AKY
- Callsign: Yak Service
Fleet
The Yak-Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
- 3 Yakovlev Yak-40
- 1 Yakovlev Yak-42, RA-42387; [2]
Former fleet
- 1 Yakovlev Yak-42D, RA-42434, c/n 4520424305017; crashed September 7, 2011, with 43 confirmed fatalities [2][3]
Accidents and incidents
On 7 September 2011 at 16:50MSK, RA-42434 Yak-42 crashed on take-off from Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Russia; and was destroyed, killing all but two aboard. The plane had been chartered to carry the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL hockey team, killing most of them.[2][3]
References
- ^ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/2009 of 26 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community
- ^ a b c Aviation Herald, "Crash: Yak Service YK42 at Yaroslavl on Sep 7th 2011, failed to climb on takeoff", Simon Hradecky, 7 September 2011
- ^ a b Aviation Safety Network, 7 SEP 2011 4520424305017. Among the deceased in this crash were former National Hockey League (NHL) players Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei, and Karl Skrastins.
Sources
- Yak Service on Aviation Safety Network
- EUR-Lex, "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/2009"; EU Commission Banning Yak Service (See note 108)
See also
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