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Babyflot is the informal name given to an airline in the former Soviet Union
created from the dissolution of the Soviet airline monopoly Aeroflot
in the early 1990s, at the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union. The word is a portmanteau of "baby" and "Aeroflot", compare Baby Bells.
In 1992 Aeroflot was divided into more than 300 regional and other smaller airlines, with many having just one-plane operations. International routes were operated separately as Aeroflot—Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Some airline companies which were created from the old Aeroflot are now flag carriers of the newly independent countries of the CIS
— for example, Uzbekistan Airlines, and Lithuanian Airlines.
By 2000, Russia will have only about eight federal air carriers and 40 to 45 regional airlines - down sharply from the current 315 carriers, said Ivan Valov, first deputy chief of the Russian Federal Aviation Service. The government began to restrict licensing and certification and bring air-safety standards into compliance with international standards. The "Babyflot" airlines have been blamed for a sharp decline in Russia's air safety. Many of the crashes that occurred been blamed on poor maintenance and lax controls at many small carriers, which have neglected flight safety in their run for profit.http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980116&slug=2729072
The eight hundred-odd "Babyflot" airlines had such abysmal safety records that in 1994 the International Air Transport Association
had taken the unusual step of recommending train travel as the least life-threatening form of conveyance in the former Soviet Union.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
created from the dissolution of the Soviet airline monopoly Aeroflot
Aeroflot
OJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation, based on passengers carried per year...
in the early 1990s, at the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union. The word is a portmanteau of "baby" and "Aeroflot", compare Baby Bells.
In 1992 Aeroflot was divided into more than 300 regional and other smaller airlines, with many having just one-plane operations. International routes were operated separately as Aeroflot—Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Some airline companies which were created from the old Aeroflot are now flag carriers of the newly independent countries of the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
— for example, Uzbekistan Airlines, and Lithuanian Airlines.
Fall of the Babyflots
There were over 800 such airlines at one time with many of them subsequently closing down due to abysmal safety records in 1994. 118 carriers went out of business because fewer passengers could afford to fly than in 1995.By 2000, Russia will have only about eight federal air carriers and 40 to 45 regional airlines - down sharply from the current 315 carriers, said Ivan Valov, first deputy chief of the Russian Federal Aviation Service. The government began to restrict licensing and certification and bring air-safety standards into compliance with international standards. The "Babyflot" airlines have been blamed for a sharp decline in Russia's air safety. Many of the crashes that occurred been blamed on poor maintenance and lax controls at many small carriers, which have neglected flight safety in their run for profit.http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980116&slug=2729072
The eight hundred-odd "Babyflot" airlines had such abysmal safety records that in 1994 the International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
had taken the unusual step of recommending train travel as the least life-threatening form of conveyance in the former Soviet Union.
List of babyflots
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