RusLine

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RusLine
РусЛайн
IATA ICAO Call sign
7R RLU RUSLINE AIR
[citation needed]
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Operating basesMoscow-Vnukovo
Secondary hubs
Fleet size5
Destinations30
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Websitewww.rusline.aero

RusLine (Russian: Авиакомпания «РусЛайн», Aviakompanija «RusLajn») is a regional airline from Russia that operates mostly domestic regional flights, as well as holiday charters. Its headquarters are located in the Omega Plaza (Омега Плаза) business centre in Moscow, Russia.[2]

History

The RusLine logo used until 2010, when the branding acquired from Air Volga was adopted

The company was founded in 1999 as Aerotex Airlines and was originally based at Sheremetyevo International Airport.[3] In March 2013, it was renamed to today's RusLine, which coincided with a move to Vnukovo International Airport shortly after.[3]

On 1 April 2010, RusLine acquired the assets and brand name of bankrupt Air Volga. This included six Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft,[4] and Air Volga's base at Volgograd International Airport.[3]

Originally, the airline operated several ageing Soviet-built aircraft. The first Western airliner, a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ100, was introduced with RusLine in February 2008. Over the following years, further planes of that type (all of which had been acquired second-hand) were added.[5] In April 2012, RusLine took delivery of two larger Airbus A319 aircraft formerly owned by easyJet[5] in order to address the growing demand for charter flights.

Destinations

As of February 2013, RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[6][needs update]

Country City Airport Notes
 Kazakhstan Aqtau Aqtau Airport Terminated
 Kazakhstan Aqtobe Aqtobe International Airport Terminated
 Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Terminated
 Russia Arkhangelsk Vaskovo Airport Terminated
 Russia Belgorod Belgorod International Airport Terminated
 Russia Elista Elista Airport Terminated
 Russia Gelendzhik Gelendzhik Airport Terminated
 Russia Irkutsk International Airport Irkutsk [1]
 Russia Ivanovo Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport
 Russia Izhevsk Izhevsk Airport
 Russia Kaluga Grabtsevo Airport
 Russia Kazan Ğabdulla Tuqay Kazan International Airport [7]
 Russia Kirov Pobedilovo Airport [8]
 Russia Krasnodar Pashkovsky Airport Terminated
 Russia Lipetsk Lipetsk Airport Terminated
 Russia Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola Airport Suspended[9]
 Russia Makhachkala Uytash Airport
 Russia Mineralnye Vody Mineralnye Vody Airport
 Russia Moscow Vnukovo International Airport Hub
 Russia Nadym Nadym Airport
 Russia Naryan-Mar Naryan-Mar Airport
 Russia Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny Begishevo Airport
 Russia Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport
 Russia Penza Penza Vissarion Belinsky Airport Terminated
 Russia Petrozavodsk Besovets Airport
 Russia Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Hub
 Russia Samara Kurumoch International Airport
 Russia Saransk Saransk Airport [10]
 Russia Saratov Saratov Gagarin Airport
 Russia Sochi Adler-Sochi International Airport
 Russia Tambov Tambov Donskoye Airport [7]
 Russia Ufa Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport
 Russia Ulan-Ude Baikal International Airport [1]
 Russia Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport
 Russia Volgograd Gumrak Airport Terminated
 Russia Vorkuta Vorkuta Airport
 Russia Voronezh Chertovitskoye Airport Terminated
 Russia Yaroslavl Tunoshna Airport [11]
 Russia Yekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport Hub

Fleet

RusLine Bombardier CRJ200
Former RusLine Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Former RusLine Yakovlev Yak-40

Current fleet

As of January 2024, the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]

RusLine fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ100 2 — 50
Bombardier CRJ200 3 — 50
Total 5 —

Historic fleet

Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:

Aircraft Introduced Retired
Airbus A319-100[5] 2012 2013
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[13] 2011 2015
Tupolev Tu-134[3] 1997 2011
Yakovlev Yak-40[3] 1997 2011

Accidents and incidents

  • On 20 June 2011, 47 people died in the crash of Flight 243. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134 (registered RA-65691) had been leased by RusLine from RusAir and was approaching Petrozavodsk Airport, completing a flight from Moscow-Domodedovo. Due to poor visibility conditions, the pilots were unaware that they descended too rapidly, so that the aircraft struck trees and impacted on a highway. There were five survivors.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" начинает базироваться в Улан-Удэ и запускает новый рейс в Иркутск". airportbaikal.ru. 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "КОНТАКТЫ." RusLine. Retrieved on 21 June 2011. "КОНТАКТЫ ГОЛОВНОЙ ОФИС Адрес: 115280, г. Москва, ул. Ленинская слобода, д.19, бизнес-центр «Омега Плаза»"
  3. ^ a b c d e "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "List of the Bombardier CRJ200s operated by Air Volga, at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "RusLine fleet list at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "География полетов". Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. ^ a b Птуха, Ирина (18 June 2024). "Аэропорт "Тамбов" принял первый рейс из Казани". www.onlinetambov.ru (in Russian). Онлайн Тамбов.ру. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Из кировского аэропорта Победилово вылетел первый рейс в Петербург". ИТАР-ТАСС. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  9. ^ ЭШКИНИНА, ВАЛЕРИЯ (1 October 2023). "Взлетная полоса аэропорта Йошкар-Олы закрылась на ремонт". Общественно-политическое сетевое издание «Марийская правда». Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim (17 May 2019). "RusLine expands Adler/Sochi network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ ""РусЛайн" с 15 декабря возобновляет рейс Ярославль- Санкт-Петербург // АвиаПорт.Новости". www.aviaport.ru. Агентство «АвиаПорт». 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ^ "planespotters.net".
  13. ^ AviaPort digest (in Russian)
  14. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A-3 RA-65691 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway". The Aviation Herald. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

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