Elbrus-Avia Explained

Airline:	Elbrus-Avia (Эльбрус-авиа)
Fleet Size:	13
Destinations:	5
Iata:	-
Icao:	NLK
Callsign:	-
Founded:	1998
Ceased:	15 April 2009
Headquarters:	Nalchik, Russia
Bases:	Nalchik Airport
Website:	http://www.elbrus-avia.ru/

Elbrus Avia (Russian: Эльбрус-авиа) was a passenger airline company based in Nalchik, Russia. The airline offered scheduled flights to Moscow. It was the only airline flying to Kabardino-Balkaria where Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe, is its namesake. Founded in 1998,^[1] the airline had its licence cancelled by the Federal Air Transport Agency on 15 April 2009.^[2]

Fleet

• Yakovlev Yak-42D - 4 (Two stored at Bykovo (Moscow), stored at Nalchik and one operating for Volgograd Airlines)
• Yakovlev Yak-40 - 3 (Stored)
• Mil Mi-8 -3 (used on domestic and special charters)
• Mil Mi-2 -3 (used on domestic and special charters)

Destinations

• Russia
  • Moscow (Vnukovo International Airport)
  • Nalchik (Nalchik Airport) Hub
  • Azau (Mount Elbrus)
• Greece
  • Thessaloniki (Makedonia International Airport)
• Austria
  • Salzburg (W. A. Mozart Airport)
• Turkey
  • Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)

Charter flights

• Hungary
  • Budapest - Budapest Ferihegy International Airport
• England
  • London - London Stansted Airport
• France
  • Lyon - Lyon Saint Exupery Airport
  • Basel - Mulhouse Euro Airport
• Malta
  • Valletta - Malta International Airport

External links

• Elbrus-Avia
• Some photos

Notes and References

1. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/europe/russia.htm List of airline from Russia, at airlineupdate.com
2. News: http://www.favt.ru/news/index.php?idmd=news_090415 . ru:Федеральным агентством воздушного транспорта аннулирован сертификат эксплуатанта ФГУП "Эльбрус-Авиа" . 15 April 2009 . . 2009-06-29 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091229230956/http://www.favt.ru/news/index.php?idmd=news_090415 . December 29, 2009 .