IRS Aero (

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: LD (later 5R),

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: LDF) was a

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charter airline that was established in 1997.Komissarov and Gordon 2003, pp. 138–139

Closure

Its operating license was revoked in January 2003 because an investigation into an accident that occurred in 2002 revealed violations committed by the airline. These included using Il-18 aircraft for both passenger and cargo transport, even though their airworthiness certificates classified them as cargo planes, and falsification of documents.

Fleet

IRS Aero operated at least the following types of aircraft: *

Ilyushin Il-18 The Ilyushin Il-18 (; NATO reporting name: Coot) is a large turboprop airliner that first flew in 1957 and became one of the best known Soviet aircraft of its era. The Il-18 was one of the world's principal airliners for several decades and wa ...

Ilyushin Il-86 The Ilyushin Il-86 (; NATO reporting name: Camber) is a retired short- to medium- range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft. Designed and tested by the Ilyushin design bureau in the 1970s, it was certifi ...

* Tupolev Tu-154B-2 * Tupolev Tu-154M

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* Russian brands Defunct airlines of Russia {{improve categories, date=August 2024