Eco Airlines
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Eco Airlines was a privately owned airline which was established in 2004. It planned to launch operations in 2005 linking BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
to generally exotic destinations in the Pacific, using a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Yakovlev Yak-42D
Yakovlev Yak-42
The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a 100/120-seat three-engined mid-range passenger jet. It was designed as a replacement for several obsolete Aeroflot jets as a mid-range passenger jet...
aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
leased from the Russian airline Karat
Karat (airline)
Karat was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled services from Moscow and charter flights from Kazan, as well as VIP and business aviation services. Its main base is Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, with a hub at Kazan International Airport.- History :The airline was...
. Their flights were intended to cater for both the passenger and cargo markets, using an aircraft in a "Combi" configuration (passenger and cargo mixture).
After just two flights in February 2005, the airline ceased operations. After their shut down, the aircraft sat at the southern end Brisbane Airport for several months before being returned to its lessor in Russia.
Fleet
At the time of Eco Airlines failure, their fleet consisted of only one Yakovlev Yak-42DYakovlev Yak-42
The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a 100/120-seat three-engined mid-range passenger jet. It was designed as a replacement for several obsolete Aeroflot jets as a mid-range passenger jet...
"Combi" aircraft, still on the Russian register as RA-42443. Despite their slow start, Eco still planned to acquire a second aircraft, also in a "Combi" configuration.
See also
- Passenger airlinePassenger airlineA passenger airline is an airline dedicated to the transport of passengers. Cf. cargo airline. Passenger airlines usually operate a fleet of passenger aircraft which, rather than being owned outright, are usually leased from commercial aircraft sales and leasing companies such as GECAS and...
- Cargo airlineCargo airlineCargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
- YakovlevYakovlevThe Yak Aircraft Corporation is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer...
- Yakovlev Yak-42Yakovlev Yak-42The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a 100/120-seat three-engined mid-range passenger jet. It was designed as a replacement for several obsolete Aeroflot jets as a mid-range passenger jet...
- Karat (airline)Karat (airline)Karat was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled services from Moscow and charter flights from Kazan, as well as VIP and business aviation services. Its main base is Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, with a hub at Kazan International Airport.- History :The airline was...