Moskovia Airlines
Moskovia Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Московия, romanized: Aviakompaniya Moskoviya) was an airline based in Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia. It operated domestic and international passenger and cargo charters. Its main base was Domodedovo Airport.[2]
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Founded | 4 October 1995 (as Gromov Air) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | August 2014 | ||||||
Operating bases | Moscow Domodedovo Airport Moscow Zhukovsky Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Headquarters | Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Mikhail Alexeev (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www.moskovia.aero |
History
Development
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The airline was established on 4 October 1995 as a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the Gromov Flight Research Institute and named Gromov Air, which was registered on 10 October the same year. In its beginnings the carrier operated cargo flights only; regular scheduled passenger services commenced in 2000.[3] The airline was renamed Moskovia Airlines in 2006.[3][6] Russian-manufactured aircraft (An-12s, An-24s, Tu-134s, Tu-154s and Yak-40s) made up the fleet until 2009, when leased Boeing 737s were phased in. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 was incorporated into the fleet in 2013.[3]
Grounding
Moskovia Airlines filed for bankruptcy in February 2014 but planned to continue its operations.[7] Delays with flights returning passengers from the Montenegrin resort of Tivat and also with services from Astrakhan to Turkey were revealed in mid-July 2014 ; at this time, it was informed the airline was unable to pay for the fuel.[8] An inspection that came after these delays[9] resulted in the Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia suspending the commercialisation of tickets and the airline shrinking its operations to serve just the Moscow–Tivat route.[1] That month, it was reported that the company would apparently continue its operations as a charter airline.[2]
In August 2014 , Rosaviatsia suspended the Moskovias's air operator's certificate (AOC) following the carrier's CEO stating the carrier could no longer operate due to financial difficulties. One of the causes for the suspension of the AOC responded to the fact that Moskovia did not meet the Russian regulations for the minimum number of aircraft to operate scheduled passenger services.[8] After three months of suspension, the AOC was finally cancelled in December 2014 .[10][11]
Destinations
This is a list of destinations served by Moscovia Airlines (as of December 2013):[12]
Asia
- Antalya – Antalya International Airport
Europe
Fleet
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The Moskovia Airlines fleet includes the following (as of January 2014):[15][16][17]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
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Antonov An-12BK | 3 | 0 | |
Antonov An-148B | 0 | 3 | [18] |
Boeing 737-700 | 2 | 0 | |
Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 2 | 2 | Two options.[19] Two ready to enter in service. |
Total | 5 | 6 |
The airline also used to operate three Boeing 737-800, but they were returned to lessors in March, 2011.[20]
Incidents and accidents
- On 26 May 2008, a Moscovia Airlines An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, killing all nine crew members.
See also
References
- "Московия" стала официально нерегулярной [Moskovia officially became a charter carrier]. Kommersant (in Russian). 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
- Авиакомпания "Московия". Досье [Profile for Moskovia]. Itar-Tass (in Russian). 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- Montag-Girmes, Polina (27 August 2015). "Cambodia's Sky Angkor wet-leases SSJ100 from Red Wings". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015.
Red Wings signed a lease agreement for three SSJ100s from SCAC in October 2014. It took aircraft that were previously operated by Moskovia Airlines.
- Montag-Girmes, Polina (20 January 2015). "Red Wings takes delivery of first leased SSJ100". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- "Moscovia signs preliminary deal for Tu-204s/An-148s". Hong Kong: Flightglobal. Flight Daily News. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.
- "Russia's Moskovia Airlines files for bankruptcy".
- Росавиация: авиакомпании "Московия" с 1 сентября запрещены регулярные авиаперевозки [Moskovia not allowed to operate scheduled services from 1 September]. Itar-Tass (in Russian). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014.
- Авиакомпания "Московия" с 29 августа прекратит полеты [Moskovia to suspend operations from 29 August]. Interfax (in Russian). 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- Borodina, Polina (8 December 2014). "Russia cancels AOCs for Bylina and Moskovia airlines". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
- Росавиация аннулировала сертификаты эксплуатанта авиакомпаний "Московия" и "Былина" [Rosaviatsia confirms the revocations of licenses for Moskovia and Bylina]. Kommersant (in Russian). 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100525234549/http://www.moskovia.aero/information/inform1/. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Из Белгорода самолеты полетят в Мюнхен, Прагу и Ереван". www.avianews.com.
- "Аэропорт "Ставрополь" запускает новый рейс в Москву". REGNUM. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- "Moskovia Airlines Boeing 2and Tupolev Tu-154 Fleet – CH-Aviation.ch".
- "Moskovia Airlines Fleet - Airfleets aviation". airfleets.net.
- Gromov Air Fleet Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Moskovia Airlines orders 10 An-148
- ""Московия" и ГСС подписали соглашение на поставку 3 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (АвиаПорт)".
- "Moscovia airlines past fleet at planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
External links
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- (in Russian) Moskovia Airlines official website