Ilavia Explained

Airline:Ilavia
Icao:ILV
Callsign:Ilavia[1]
Founded:1994
Ceased:2005
Headquarters:Moscow, Russia
Key People:Vladimir Mavrodi

Ilavia was an airline based in Moscow, Russia, which operated chartered flight services within Russia and to other CIS destinations.[2]

History

The airline was founded in 1994, originally to deliver food and materials to remote Russian towns.[2] It was owned by Aerotrans Airlines (90 percent), with the remaining shares being held by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex. On 15 March 2005, Ilavia had its airline licence withdrawn.[3]

Fleet

The Ilavia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005):[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes Website
  2. [Flight International]
  3. http://aerotransport.nexenservices.com/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Ilavia+Airlines&where=101366&luck=1 Information about Ilavia at the Aero Transport Data Bank