RusAir
Encyclopedia
RusAir is an airline
with its headquarters in Moscow
, Russia
. It provides aviation services within western Russia and eastern Europe, including business flights, aviation management and project support. It also offers international medevac services.
, Flight 243, operating for RusLine
, 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
to Petrozavodsk
, killing 47 people and leaving five survivors.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
with its headquarters in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, 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...
. It provides aviation services within western Russia and eastern Europe, including business flights, aviation management and project support. It also offers 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 is 100% owned by Clintondale Aviation.Fleet
The RusAir fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2011):| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 | ||
| Global 5000 | 1 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-134 Tupolev Tu-134 The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9 and the French Sud Aviation Caravelle, and built in the Soviet Union from 1966–1984. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners , it can operate from unpaved... |
8 | ||
| Yakovlev Yak-40 Yakovlev Yak-40 The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner that is often called the first regional jet transport aircraft... |
3 | ||
| Gulfstream 550 | 1 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 990 EX | 1 | ||
| Challenger 600 series | 3 | ||
| Embraer Legacy 600 | 1 | ||
| Global Express XRS | 1 | ||
| Learjet 60 Learjet 60 The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas, USA. The Learjet 60 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada model 305A turbo fan engines producing 4,600 total pounds of thrust. The manufacturer notes the range of the... |
1 | ||
| Hawker 850 XP | 1 | ||
| Hawker 800 | 1 | ||
| Cessna Citation X Cessna Citation X The Cessna Citation X is a long-range medium business jet aircraft. The Citation X is powered by two Rolls-Royce turbofan engines and is built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. It is the fastest production civilian jet in the world. The Citation brand of business jets encompasses... |
1 | ||
| Challenger 300 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 |
Incidents and accidents
On 20 June 2011, a RusAir Tupolev Tu-134A-3KTupolev Tu-134
The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9 and the French Sud Aviation Caravelle, and built in the Soviet Union from 1966–1984. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners , it can operate from unpaved...
, Flight 243, operating for RusLine
RusLine
RusLine is an airline based in the Omega Plaza business centre in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled flights out of its bases Domodedovo International Airport, Yekaterinburg Airport, Krasnodar International Airport and Volgograd International Airport.-History:The airline originally had its hub...
, 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
Petrozavodsk Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement . It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space.The airfield has seen military use as an...
while en route from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...
, killing 47 people and leaving five survivors.