AtlasJet (ex-Rusair) was an

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with its headquarters in

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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 Following the fatal accident in 2011, its AOC license was revoked.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

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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 Petrozavodsk Airport (russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск, krl, Petroskoin lendoazema, fi, Petroskoin lentoasema; ; ex: Besovets, Petrozavodsk-2) is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located northwest of Petrozavodsk in ...

while en route from

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 Aviation

RusAir aircraft
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