AtlasJet (ex-Rusair) was an
airline
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with its headquarters in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. It provided charter services and business flights, aviation management and project support. It also offered international medevac services.
History
The airline was established on 30 November 1994 and started operations in 1994. It was formerly known as CGI Aero. It was 100% owned by Clintondale Aviation. By to 2010 it was sold to a new owner. Following the fatal accident in 2011, its AOC license was revoked.
In 28 October 2011, the airline re-opened after changing its name to "AtlasJet".
Fleet
As of June 2015 the AtlasJet fleet includes the following aircraft:
* 2
Sukhoi Superjet 100
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Accidents and incidents
*On 20 June 2011, a RusAir
Tupolev Tu-134A-3K,
Flight 243, operating for
RusLine
RusLine (russian: Авиакомпания «РусЛайн», ''Aviakompanija «RusLajn»'') is a regional airline from Russia, which operates mostly domestic regional flights, as well as holiday charters. Its headquarters are located in the Ome ...
, 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
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
to
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...
, killing 47 people and leaving five survivors.
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RusAir
Clintondale AviationRusAir aircraft
Defunct airlines of Russia
Airlines established in 1994
Airlines disestablished in 2011
Companies based in Moscow
Defunct charter airlines
Russian companies established in 1994
2011 disestablishments in Russia
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