RusLine
RusLine
Russian airline
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 Omega Plaza (Омега Плаза) business centre in Moscow, Russia.[2]
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| Founded | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Moscow-Vnukovo | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 30 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Website | www.rusline.aero | ||||||
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.
As of February 2013[update], RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[6][needs update]
Current fleet
As of January 2024[update], the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Bombardier CRJ100 | 2 | — | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 3 | — | 50 | |
| Total | 5 | — |
Historic fleet
Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
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| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100[5] | 2012 | 2013 |
| Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[12] | 2011 | 2015 |
| Tupolev Tu-134[3] | 1997 | 2011 |
| Yakovlev Yak-40[3] | 1997 | 2011 |
- 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.[13][14]
- "Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" начинает базироваться в Улан-Удэ и запускает новый рейс в Иркутск". airportbaikal.ru. 27 April 2018.
- "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "List of the Bombardier CRJ200s operated by Air Volga, at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "RusLine fleet list at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "География полетов". Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- "Из кировского аэропорта Победилово вылетел первый рейс в Петербург". ИТАР-ТАСС. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ЭШКИНИНА, ВАЛЕРИЯ (1 October 2023). "Взлетная полоса аэропорта Йошкар-Олы закрылась на ремонт". Общественно-политическое сетевое издание «Марийская правда». Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- Liu, Jim (17 May 2019). "RusLine expands Adler/Sochi network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ""РусЛайн" с 15 декабря возобновляет рейс Ярославль- Санкт-Петербург // АвиаПорт.Новости". www.aviaport.ru. Агентство «АвиаПорт». 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A-3 RA-65691 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "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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