Atran, LLC (russian: ООО «Атран») is a
cargo airline
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In 2018, airline cargo traf ...
based in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. It operates cargo charters in
Europe
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,
Russia
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and the
CIS
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. Its main base is
Domodedovo International Airport Domodedovo may refer to:
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*Domodedovo (town), a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia
*Domodedovo District, an administrative raion of Moscow Oblast, Russia
*Domodedovo Airlines, a defunct Russian airl ...
, Moscow.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1942 as an
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
agency, with the name Moscow Aviation Enterprise. The original function of the airline was to deliver spare parts for aircraft. In 1962 the airline had started operations of heavy freighters, and by the 1980 had a fleet of 29 covering the entire
Soviet Union
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and changing its name to Transport Aviation.
In 1990, the company was created as the first independent airline in the Soviet Union and at the same time changing its name to Aviatrans. It became a private public limited liability company in 1993. In January 1997 the name ATRAN began being used.
Since 2011 Atran has been a subsidiary of
Volga-Dnepr Group
Volga-Dnepr Group is a Russian airline holding company headquartered in Moscow. It is a world leader in the global market for the movement of oversize, unique and heavy air cargo. The group’s core business activities are charter cargo operation ...
.
As of March 2022, ATRAN was forced to suspend all operations due to sanctions against Russia.
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21 March 2022
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2020, the Atran fleet consists of the following aircraft:
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Previously operated
Atran has previously operated the following aircraft types:
Incidents and accidents
On 29 July 2007, an Atran Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
, registration RA-93912, crashed 4 km from Domodedovo International Airport Domodedovo may refer to:
* Domodedovo International Airport, an airport in Russia
*Domodedovo (town), a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia
*Domodedovo District, an administrative raion of Moscow Oblast, Russia
*Domodedovo Airlines, a defunct Russian airl ...
after taking off on a flight on the route Moscow-Omsk-Bratsk, killing 7 crew members.
References
External links
Official website (Russian)
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Airlines of Russia
Babyflot
Companies based in Moscow
Former Aeroflot divisions
Airlines established in 1942
Cargo airlines of Russia
1942 establishments in the Soviet Union