Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (), known as Moscow Airlines () during 2010-2011, was an

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based in

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, that operated domestic and international passenger flights out of

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from 1993 to 2011.

History

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Atlant-Soyuz Airlines was founded and started operations in June 1993, offering passenger and cargo flights using

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-build aircraft. The first

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airplane was added to the fleet in 2006. In 2007, the company was owned by private investors (75 percent) and the City of Moscow (25 percent) and had 726 employees. Initial plans for a

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with US-based cargo airline

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were brought forth in 2007, but never materialized. On 17 September 2010, the airline was rebranded as Moscow Airlines. Following this step, all

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cargo aircraft were removed from the fleet, marking the end of dedicated cargo flights.Moscow Airlines entry at the Aero Transport Database
/ref> On 17 January 2011, Moscow Airlines discontinued all flight activities, and the company went into

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Destinations

In December 2010, Moscow Airlines served the following scheduled destinations: *

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- Ganja Airport ** Nakhchivan -

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hub **

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- Samarkand Airport **

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Fleet

As of November 2010, Moscow Airlines operated a fleet of 8

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aircraft with an average age of 12.8 years for scheduled passenger flights. Additionally, it owned several older

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and

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aircraft, which mostly served on charter routes.

Aircraft gallery

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approaching

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in 2007, painted in the original colors of Atlant-Soyuz. File:Atlant-Soyuz Ilyushin Il-96-400T.jpg, An

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landing at

Domodedovo International Airport Moscow Domodedovo International Airport ( rus, links=no, аэропорт Домодедово, p=dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə) (IATA: DME, ICAO: UUDD), formally Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov International Airport, is an international airport serving Mosc ...

in 2008, featuring the latest livery variant. File:Boeing 737-347, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines AN1634473.jpg, A

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approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport in 2009. File:Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines AN1500664.jpg, An

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at Vnukovo Airport in 2009. File:Boeing 737-8AS, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines AN1661071.jpg, A

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approaching Vnukovo Airport in 2010. File:Tupolev Tu-154M, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines AN1994516.jpg, A

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in 2010.

References

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