RusLine

RusLine (Russian: Авиакомпания «РусЛайн», Aviakompanija «RusLajn») is a regional airline from Russia, which operates mostly domestic regional flights, as well as holiday charters. Its headquarters are located in the Omega Plaza (Омега Плаза) business centre in Moscow, Russia,[2] with the city's Domodedovo International Airport serving as most important base for flight operations.[3]

RusLine
РусЛайн
IATA ICAO Callsign
7R RLU RUSLINE AIR
Founded1999
Operating basesMoscow-Vnukovo
Secondary hubs
Fleet size17
Destinations30
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Websitewww.rusline.aero

History
The RusLine logo used until 2010, when the branding acquired from Air Volga was adopted

The company was founded in 1999 as Aerotex Airlines and was originally based at Sheremetyevo International Airport.[3] In March 2013, it was renamed to today's RusLine, which coincided with a move to Vnukovo International Airport shortly after.[3]

On 1 April 2010, RusLine acquired the assets and brand name of bankrupt Air Volga. This included six Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft,[4] and Air Volga's base at Volgograd International Airport.[3] Subsequently, the Vnukovo operations were closed and moved to more modern Domodedovo International Airport, and the Air Volga livery was applied to a number of RusLine's aircraft. In certain cases, the Air Volga titles were also kept. Further aircraft bases were set up at Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg and Koltsovo Airport, Yekaterinburg.

Route network
A RusLine Yakovlev Yak-40 approaching Sheremetyevo International Airport (2005).
A RusLine Bombardier CRJ200 at Ust-Kut Airport, featuring the livery and brand name taken over from Air Volga (2011).
A RusLine Airbus A319 at Antalya Airport, painted in the livery acquired from Air Volga

As of February 2013, RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[5]

Country City Airport Notes
 Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague[6]
 GermanyBerlinBerlin Tegel Airport[6]
 KazakhstanAktauAktau Airport
 KazakhstanAktobeAktobe Airport
 LatviaRigaRiga International Airport[7]
 LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
 LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International Airport[8]
 NorwayBergenBergen Airport, Flesland
 NorwayOsloOslo Airport, Gardermoen
 RussiaBelgorodBelgorod International Airport
 RussiaElistaElista Airport
 RussiaGelendzhikGelendzhik Airport
 RussiaIrkutskIrkutsk International Airport[9]
 RussiaIvanovoIvanovo Airport
 RussiaIzhevskIzhevsk Airport
 RussiaKalugaGrabtsevo Airport
 RussiaKirovPobedilovo Airport[10]
 RussiaKrasnodarPashkovsky Airport
 RussiaLipetskLipetsk Airport
 RussiaYoshkar-OlaYoshkar-Ola Airport
 RussiaMakhachkalaUytash Airport
 RussiaMineralnye VodyMineralnye Vody Airport
 RussiaMoscowVnukovo International AirportHub
 RussiaNadymNadym Airport
 RussiaNizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye ChelnyBegishevo Airport
 RussiaNovosibirskTolmachevo Airport
 RussiaPenzaPenza Airport[11]
 RussiaPetrozavodskPetrozavodsk Airport
 RussiaSaint PetersburgPulkovo AirportHub
 RussiaSamaraKurumoch International Airport
 RussiaSaranskSaransk Airport[12]
 RussiaSaratovSaratov Gagarin Airport
 RussiaSochiSochi International Airport
 RussiaUfaUfa International Airport
 RussiaUlan-UdeBaikal International Airport[13]
 RussiaUlyanovskUlyanovsk Baratayevka Airport
 RussiaVolgogradGumrak AirportHub
 RussiaVorkutaVorkuta Airport
 RussiaVoronezhVoronezh International Airport
 RussiaYekaterinburgKoltsovo AirportHub

Fleet

Originally, the airline operated several ageing Soviet-built aircraft. The first Western airliner, a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ100, was introduced with RusLine in February 2008. Over the following years, further planes of that type (all of which had been acquired second-hand) were added.[14] In April 2012, RusLine took delivery of two larger Airbus A319 aircraft formerly owned by easyJet[14] in order to address the growing demand for charter flights. The airline contains 20 CRJ-200 aircraft with 5 on order from UTAir with delivery from 2016.

Current fleet

As of July 2020, the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[15]

RusLine fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ100ER 11 — 50
Bombardier CRJ200ER 6 — 50
Total 17

Historic fleet

Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Aircraft Introduced Retired
Airbus A319[14] 2012 2013
Bombardier CRJ100 Current, 4 retired 2012-2018
Bombardier CRJ200[14] 2008 Current, 6 retired 2011-2018
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[16] 2011 2015
Tupolev Tu-134[3] 1997 2011
Yakovlev Yak-40[3] 1997 2011

Accidents and incidents
The wreckage of Flight 243.
  • On 20 June 2011, 47 people died in the crash of Flight 243. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134 (registered RA-65691) had been leased by RusLine from RusAir and was approaching Petrozavodsk Airport, completing a flight from Moscow-Domodedovo. Due to poor visibility conditions, the pilots were unaware that they descended too rapidly, so that the aircraft struck trees and impacted on a highway. There were five survivors.[17][18]

References
  1. "Авиакомпания «РусЛайн» начинает базироваться в Улан-Удэ и запускает новый рейс в Иркутск". airportbaikal.ru. 27 April 2018.
  2. "КОНТАКТЫ." RusLine. Retrieved on 21 June 2011. "КОНТАКТЫ ГОЛОВНОЙ ОФИС Адрес: 115280, г. Москва, ул. Ленинская слобода, д.19, бизнес-центр «Омега Плаза»"
  3. "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "List of the Bombardier CRJ200s operated by Air Volga, at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. http://www.rusline.aero/flying/geography_of_flights/
  6. 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "RusLine adds Kaliningrad routes in W17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-13.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "RusLine to Open a New Route from Riga to Moscow | Riga International Airport". riga-airport.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  8. L, J (9 April 2013). "RusLine to Start Moscow – Kaunas / Palanga Service from mid-June 2013". Routesonline / Routes. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. "Авиакомпания «РусЛайн» начинает базироваться в Улан-Удэ и запускает новый рейс в Иркутск". airportbaikal.ru. 27 April 2018.
  10. "Из кировского аэропорта Победилово вылетел первый рейс в Петербург". ИТАР-ТАСС. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  11. "Авиарейсы из Пензы в Москву будет выполнять компания "РусЛайн"". Правительство Пензенской области, официальный портал. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  12. Liu, Jim (17 May 2019). "RusLine expands Adler/Sochi network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  13. "Авиакомпания «РусЛайн» начинает базироваться в Улан-Удэ и запускает новый рейс в Иркутск". airportbaikal.ru. 27 April 2018.
  14. "RusLine fleet list at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  15. "planespotters.net".
  16. AviaPort digest (in Russian)
  17. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A-3 RA-65691 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  18. "Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway". The Aviation Herald. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

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