RAF Avia

RAF-Avia AS
IATA code :	-
ICAO code :	MTL
Call sign :	MITAVIA
Founding:	1990
Seat:	Riga , Latvia
Home airport :	Riga airport
Company form:	AS
Fleet size:	4th
Aims:	individually
Website:	www.rafavia.aero

RAF-Avia is a Latvian charter airline based in Riga and based at Riga Airport .

history

RAF-Avia was founded in 1990 as a subsidiary of the Riga bus factory and is today the company's last active line of business. Founded in 1990, it is considered the first private airline in Latvia. In 1996 it was converted to a public limited company, the majority of which was held by the parent company . In 2012, the RAF-Avia aircraft flew over 4500 hours.

End of August 2016, two cargo aircraft at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport stationed. They are used for short-term cargo flights, for example for the automotive industry and Europe-wide forwarding services.

RAF-Avia cooperates with the Estonian Airest , which also operates cargo flights on the charter principle.

Services

In addition to cargo flights for UPS, DHL , TNT , the United Nations and the Latvian military , RAF Avia also operates passenger charter flights .

fleet

Saab 340A of the RAF Avia

As of June 2020, the RAF-Avia fleet consists of four aircraft with an average age of 26.5 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks
ATR 72-200F	2		Operated for Sprint Air
Saab 340B	2
total	4th	-

In the past, RAF-Avia also operated Antonov An-26 / B and ATR 42 aircraft .

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : RAF-Avia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• RAF-Avia website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Route Exchange - Airline Requirements. In: routesonline.com. Accessed June 15, 2016 . 
2. ↑ aero.de - Frankfurt Hahn wins new freight airline
3. ↑ Partners. In: airest.ee. Accessed June 15, 2016 . 
4. ^ RAF-Avia Fleet Details and History. Retrieved June 30, 2019 .