RusAir explained

Airline:	AtlasJet
Fleet Size:	2
Iata:	-
Icao:	CGI
Callsign:	CGI
Parent:	Clintondale Aviation (100%)
Founded:	1994
Ceased:	2011
Headquarters:	Moscow, Russia
Hubs:	Sheremetyevo International Airport

AtlasJet (ex-Rusair) was an airline with its headquarters in Moscow, Russia. It provided charter services and business flights, aviation management and project support. It also offered international medevac services.

History

The airline was established on 30 November 1994 and started operations in 1994. It was formerly known as CGI Aero. It was 100% owned by Clintondale Aviation. By 2010, it was sold to a new owner. Following the fatal accident in 2011, its AOC license was revoked.^[1] In 28 October 2011, the airline re-opened after changing its name to "AtlasJet".

Fleet

As of June 2015, the AtlasJet fleet includes the following aircraft:

• 2 Sukhoi Superjet 100

Accidents and incidents

• On 20 June 2011, a RusAir Tupolev Tu-134A-3K,^[2] Flight 243, operating for RusLine, with 43 passengers and nine crew crash landed, broke up, and caught fire on a highway short of the runway at Petrozavodsk Airport while en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk, killing 47 people and leaving five survivors.^[3]

External links

• • RusAir
• Clintondale Aviation
• RusAir aircraft

Notes and References

1. Web site: RusAir. Ranter. Harro. aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. 2020-04-29.
2. Web site: Aviation Photo #1919119: Tupolev Tu-134A-3 - Untitled (RusAir). Airliners.net. 2020-04-29.
3. Web site: Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway. Hradecky. Simon. 20 June 2011. The Aviation Herald.