Atlant-Soyuz Airlines

Not to be confused with Moskovia Airlines or Moscow Airways.

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Атлант-Союз), known as Moscow Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Москва) during 2010-2011, was an airline based in Moscow, Russia, that operated domestic and international passenger flights out of Vnukovo International Airport from 1993 to 2011.

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign 7B AYZ MOA ATLANT-SOYUZ MOSCOW AIRLINES
Founded	1993
Ceased operations	2011
Hubs	Vnukovo International Airport
Fleet size	15 (upon closure)
Destinations	12 (upon closure)
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Key people	Valery Evgenevich Menitsky (Chairman of the Board) Vladimir Vasilievich Davidov (General Director) [citation needed]
Employees	726
Website	www.flymoscow.ru (defunct)

History

An Atlant-Soyuz Ilyushin Il-86 at Sochi International Airport in 2010.

OJSC Atlant-Soyuz Airlines was founded and started operations in June 1993, offering passenger and cargo flights using Soviet-build aircraft. The first Boeing airplane was added to the fleet in 2006.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, the company was owned by private investors (75 percent) and the City of Moscow (25 percent) and had 726 employees.^[1] Initial plans for a joint-venture with US-based cargo airline Evergreen International Airlines were brought forth in 2007, but never materialized.^[2]

The short-lived Moscow Airlines logo.

On 17 September 2010, the airline was rebranded as Moscow Airlines. Following this step, all Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft were removed from the fleet, marking the end of dedicated cargo flights.^[3] On 17 January 2011, Moscow Airlines discontinued all flight activities, and the company went into liquidation.^[4]

Destinations

In December 2010, Moscow Airlines served the following scheduled destinations:^[5]

• Azerbaijan
  • Ganja - Ganja Airport
  • Nakhchivan - Nakhchivan Airport
• Czech Republic
  • Brno - Brno-Tuřany Airport
• Russia
  • Gelendzhik - Gelendzhik Airport
  • Moscow - Vnukovo International Airport hub
  • Sochi - Sochi International Airport
• Tajikistan
  • Dushanbe - Dushanbe Airport
• Uzbekistan
  • Bukhara - Bukhara International Airport
  • Fergana - Fergana Airport
  • Samarkand - Samarkand Airport
  • Tashkent - Tashkent International Airport

Fleet

As of November 2010, Moscow Airlines operated a fleet of 8 Boeing 737 aircraft with an average age of 12.8 years for scheduled passenger flights.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, it owned several older Tupolev and Ilyushin aircraft, which mostly served on charter routes.^{[citation needed]}

Moscow Airlines fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers
			C	Y+	Y	Total
Boeing 737-300	2[citation needed]	—	8	0	120	128
Boeing 737-800	6[citation needed]	2	? 0	0 0	? 189	162 189
Ilyushin Il-86	5[3]	—	0	0	350	350
Tupolev Tu-154M	2[3]	—	8 0	0 0	150 176	158 176

Aircraft gallery

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  An Ilyushin Il-76 approaching Dubai International Airport in 2007, painted in the original colors of Atlant-Soyuz.
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  An Ilyushin Il-96 landing at Domodedovo International Airport in 2008, featuring the latest livery variant.
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  A Boeing 737-300 approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport in 2009.
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  An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia at Vnukovo Airport in 2009.
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  A Boeing 737-800 approaching Vnukovo Airport in 2010.
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  A Tupolev Tu-154 at Gelendzhik Airport in 2010.