Air Volga

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Air Volga
Tupolev Tu-134A-3
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Founding: 1992
Operation stopped: 2010
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Air Volga ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Air Volga or AirVolga was a Russian airline that operated passenger and charter flights from Volgograd.

history

Air Volga emerged from part of the airline Aeroflot , which was split up in 1992. Initially, the company was called Volga Airlines or Awiakompanija Volga ( Russian Авиакомпания Волга), from 1998 Volga Awiaexpress (Russian Волга-Авиаэкспресс) and Volga Awiaexpress (Russian Волга Авиаэкспресс, English Volga Aviaexpress ), then from November 24, 2008 Air Volga or . AirVolga. In February 2009 the Bombardier CRJ200 became the first aircraft to be built in the West and operated by Air Volga. After the original 50-seat Bombardier aircraft, another four Bombardier CRJ200s were added in November of this year. On April 1, 2010, the company declared itself bankrupt. The name was acquired by RusLine , as was the route network and the CRJ200 fleet. The name Air Volga is currently used for RusLine's regional flights.

Destinations

Air Volga mainly served destinations in Russia, such as Sochi (seasonal) and Saint Petersburg , but also destinations in neighboring countries such as Armenia , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan and seasonal holiday destinations in Turkey such as Antalya , Bodrum and Dalaman .

fleet

The following aircraft have been operated over the years:

plane number
Antonov An-2 1
Bombardier CRJ200 6th
Tupolev Tu-134 8th
Yakovlev Yak-40 11
Yakovlev Yak-42 17th

Incidents

  • On January 25, 1995, a Yakovlev Jak-40 (registered as RA-87464) of Volga Airlines had an accident when it shot over the runway while landing at Rostov-on-Don airport and then collided with a concrete wall. All 10 passengers and 4 crew members survived the accident, but the aircraft was totaled. The accident was later attributed to a pilot's error.
  • On June 2, 1995, all 12 occupants on board the Antonov An-2 (registered as CCCP-68142) of Volga Airlines died when the plane crashed near Volgograd in poor weather conditions .
  • On August 24, 2004, a Tupolev Tu-134 (registered as RA-65080) of the Volga-Awiaexpress on the flight from Moscow to Volgograd was brought down by explosive devices near Tula Oblast . All 44 inmates died. The attack, also known as the August 24, 2004 attacks , was carried out by a suicide bomber .

See also

Web links

Commons : Volga-Awiaexpress  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f AirVolga at aerotransport.org, accessed on December 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://news.vdv-s.ru/business/?news=29426
  3. ↑ a b c Air Volga Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. October 8, 2012, archived from the original on March 16, 2016 ; accessed on June 13, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Archived flight schedules of Volga Aviaexpress / Air Volga at web.archive.org: February 2006 ( Memento of February 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) October 2007 ( Memento of October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) October 2008 ( Memento of 5. October 2008 in the Internet Archive ) August 2009 ( Memento from August 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ a b Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 2R CCCP-68142 Volgograd. Retrieved June 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A-3 RA-65080 Buchalki. Retrieved June 13, 2018 .