List of defunct airlines of Russia

This is a list of defunct airlines of Russia.[1]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
2nd Sverdlovsk Air Enterprise UKU PYSHMA 1993 2011
61 Vozdushnaya Armiya 1998 2009 Rebranded as Voyennaya Transportnaya Aviatsiya
Aviaprima J5 PRL 1993 1999 Merged with aerolat and chernomor-union to form chernomor-avia
Adygea Airlines MKP 1997 2005
Aero Rent PC NRO AEROMASTER 1995 2011
Aeroflot-Cargo SU RCF AEROFLOT CARGO 2005 2009 Rolled back into Aeroflot
Aeroflot-Don D9 DNV 2000 2009 Reverted to Donavia
Aeroflot-Nord 5N AVL DVINA 2004 2009 Rebranded as Nordavia
Aeroflot-Plus P3 PLS AEROPLUS 1992 2010 Rebranded as Jetalliance East
Aerofreight Airlines RS FRT 1997 2003
Aerokuzbass NKZ 1999 2006 Shut down after management was caught smuggling goods to Iran[2]
Aerotex Airlines 1999 2013 Rebranded as RusLine
AeroVolga VOG 1993 1999 Merged into Samara Airlines
Air Bashkortostan ZU BBT AGYDAL 2006 2013
Air Samara 2010 2014
AiRUnion 2005 2008
Air Volga G6 WLG GOUMRAK 2008 2010 Acquired by RusLine, name used for RusLine's regional flights
Airlines 400 VAZ 1999 2007 Rebranded as Red Wings Airlines
Airstars PL ASE MOROZOV 1997 2011
Ak Bars Aero 2B BGM BUGAVIA 2010 2015
Artel Staratelei "Amur" Airlines
AIS Airlines AIS 1992 1999
AJT Air International E9 TRJ 1992 2003
Ak Bars Aero 2B BGM BUGAVIA 2010 2015
ALAK 1991 1999
Alania Airlines 2D OST ALANIA 1996 2009 Acquired by VIM Airlines
Airlines of Kuban GW KIL 2004 2010 Rebranded as Kuban Airlines
Alliance Avia NZP 2000 2006
Alpha Airlines 2004 2006
Alrosa-Avia LRO ALROSA 1993 2008
Amur Airlines 2007 2010
Arkhangelsk Airlines 1991 2004 Rebranded as Aeroflot-Nord
Astair ZA SUW 1998 2005 Rebranded as Interavia Airlines
Astrakhan Airlines OB ASZ Air Astrakhan 1994 2005
Atlant-Soyuz Airlines 7B AYZ ATLANT-SOYUZ 1993 2010 Rebranded as Moscow Airlines
Atruvera Aviation AUV Atruvera 1992 2006
Aviaarktika 1930 1960 Absorbed into Aeroflot
Aviaenergo 7U ERG AVIAENERGO 1993 2011
Aviaexpresscruise E6 BKS 1993 2004
Aviakultura 1922 1922
Avial NV NVI NEW AVIAL 1991 2011
Avianova AO NET NOVA 2009 2011
Aviapanh 1991 2011
Aviaprad WR VID AVIAPRAD 1996 2008
Aviast Air 1992 2009
Avis Amur 2004 2011 Operations suspended following crash
Baikal Airlines X3 BKL 1992 2002 Absorbed into Siberia Airlines
BAL Bashkirian Airlines V9 BTC BASHKIRIAN 1991 2007
Belgorod Air Enterprise BED BELGORYE 1995 2005
Bugulma Air Enterprise BGM 1995 2010 Rebranded as Ak Bars Aero
Bural BU BUN BURAL 1993 2017 Shut down due to aircraft maintenance law violations
Bylina BYL BYLINA 1992 2014
Bryansk Air Enterprise BRK Bravia
Center-South DF CTS CENTER-SOUTH 1993 2015 Shut down following failed inspection
Centre-Avia J7 CVC AVIACENTRE 1991 2010
Chelyabinsk Air Enterprise H6 CHB 1992 2004 Absorbed into S7 Airlines
Cheremshanka Airlines (Cherline) 1996
Chernomor-Avia CMK Cheravia 1994 2005
Chitaavia X7 CHF Chita 1991 2006 Acquired by VIM Airlines
Chuvashia Airlines CBK 1993 2005
Continental Airways PC PVV CONTAIR 1995 2011
Continent LK CNE CONTINENT 2009 2011
Dagestan Airlines N2 DAG DAGAL 1994 2009 Rebranded as South East Airlines
Dalavia H8 KHB DALAVIA 1998 2008
Dalstroy Aviation 1946 1957 Ceased operations in 1957 with the disbandment of Dalstroy[3]
Dauria 1998 2011
Deruluft 1922 1937 German-Soviet joint airline
Dobrolet Airlines G2 DOB DOBROLET 1992 2007
Dobrolet QD DOB DOBROLET 2013 2014 Shut down due to European Union sanctions in the wake of the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Dobrolyot 1923 1930
Domodedovo Airlines E3 DMO DOMODEDOVO 1992 2008
Donavia D9 DNV DONAVIA 1993 2000 Rebranded as Aeroflot-Don
Donavia D9 DNV DONAVIA 2000 2016 Merged into Rossiya
East Line Airlines 1996 2004 Rebranded as Russian Sky Airlines
Elbrus-Avia NLK 1998 2009
Enkor H6 ENK Enkor 1997 2005 Merged into Siberia Airlines
Eurasia Air UH EUS 1997 2003
Far East Avia H8 1953 2008 Rebranded as Dalavia
Far Eastern Airline 2013 2013 Rebranded as Taiga Airline
Far Eastern Cargo Airlines FEW 1993 2000
Flight 2003
Globus Airlines GH GLP GLOBUS 2007 2019 Merged into S7 Airlines
Grizodubova Airline
Gromov Air GAI 1995 2006 Rebranded as Moskovia Airlines
Grozni United Air Detachment STIGL 1992 1996 Flag carrier of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Hamiata Sino-Russian joint airline
Ilavia ILV Ilavia 1994 2006
Ilin Air Company 2011
Interavia Airlines ZA SUW INTERAVIA 2005 2008
Irkutskavia 2003 2011 Merged into Angara Airlines
Iron Dragonfly F7 IDF 1993 2003
IRS Aero 5R LDF 1994 2002
Jet Air Group JSI 2006 2009 Rebranded as PremierAvia
Junkers Luftverkehr Russia 1923 1924
Kaliningradavia KD KNI KALININGRAD AIR 1976 2005 Rebranded as KD Avia
KAPO Avia G7 KAO KAZAVIA 2001 2015
Karat V2 AKT Aviakarat 1993 2007
Katekavia ZF KTK Katekavia 1995 2015 Rebranded as Azur Air
Kavminvodyavia (KMV Avia) KV MVD AIR MINVODY 1995 2011
KD Avia KD KNI KALININGRAD AIR 2005 2009
Khantyavia
Khakasia Airlines BKN 1993 2003 Merged into Vladivostok Air
Kirov Air Enterprise KTA 1992 2012
KNG Transavia CGT 1994 2009
Kolavia 1993 2012 Rebranded as Metrojet
Komiavia 1991 1997
Komiinteravia 8J KMV KOMIINTER 1996 2006 Rebranded as UTair Express
Korsar 1991 1999
Koryak Air Enterprise 1956 2010 Merged into Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
KrasAir 7B KJC KRASNOYARSK AIR 1993 2008
Krylo Airlines K9 KRI KRYLO 1991 2003
Kuban Airlines GW KIL AIR KUBAN 2010 2012 Went bankrupt
Magas KCM 2007 2009
MAVIAL Magadan Airlines H5 MVL MAVIAL 1992 2006
Metrojet 7K KGL KOGALYM 2012 2015 Went bankrupt following the destruction of Metrojet Flight 9268
Mordovia Airlines 1992 2013 Shut down due to safety violations
Moscow Airlines 7B MOA MOSCOW AIRLINES 2010 2011
Moscow Airways M8 MSC AIR MOSCOW 1991 1996 Ceased operations following crash
Moskovia Airlines 3R GAI GROMOV AIRLINE 2006 2014
Murmansk Air Company 2009
Murmansk Airlines MNK 1993 2001
Nefteyugansk United Airline Transportati NFT 1975 2013 Rebranded as UTair Helicopter Services
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure Air Enterprise 1992
Northwest Air Base 1974 2014
Novgorodavia 1994 2006
Novosibirsk Air Enterprise NBE NAKAIR 1995 2011
Omskavia N3 OMS OMSK 1994 2008
Orel Avia R6 UVL 1991 1997 Merged into Vnukovo Airlines
Orenair R2 ORB ORENBURG 2006 2016 Merged into Rossiya Airlines
Orenburg Airlines R2 ORB 1993 2006 Rebranded as Orenair
Orient Avia V6 ORT 1994 1997
PANH PA PAN PANH 2013 2016 Fall in demand
Perm Airlines P9 PGP PERM AIR 1995 2008
Polet Airlines YQ POT POLET 1989 2014
Polyarnya Aviatsiya 1932 1960 Absorbed into Aeroflot
Primair PMM 1998 2005
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise FV PLK Pulkovo 1995 2006 Merged into Rossiya Airlines
RDS Avia 1993 1994
Region Avia L3 2005 2011
Remex 1997 2001
Rosneft-Baltika 1997 2007
Russ Air Transport Company 1999 2001
Russian Post Airlines 2004 2006
Russian Sky Airlines P7 ESL RADUGA 2004 2014 Went bankrupt
Ryazanaviatrans RYZ RYAZAN 1995 2011
S-Air RLS 1998 2009[4]
Sakha Avia K7 IKT SAKHAAVIA 1993 2003 Rebranded as Yakutia Airlines
Samara Airlines E5 BRZ BERYOZA 1993 2008
Saravia 6W SOV 1995 2013 Rebranded as Saratov Airlines
Saratov Airlines 6W SOV SARATOV AIR 2013 2018 AOC revoked following crash
SAT Airlines HZ SHU SATAIR 1992 2013 Merged with Vladivostok Air to form Aurora
Saturn Aviakompania RMO 2001 2009
Sayany Airlines NVI UIIISYL 1998 2002 The airline was based in Irkutsk and Chita.
ShaNS Air SNF 1993 2007[5]
Sibaviatrans 5M SIB Sibavia 1995 2008
Siberian Airlines S7 SBI 1992 1996 Rebranded as S7 Airlines
Siblyot
Sirair
Sir Aero SRN 1995 2007
Skol Airlines CDV SKOL 2000 2022 Went bankrupt
Sky Express XW SXR SKYSTORM 2006 2011 Acquired by Kuban Airlines
Skynet 2010 2013
Sky Gates Airlines U3 SAY SKY PATH 2016 2022
South East Airlines N2 DAG 2009 2011 AOC revoked following crash
Spark+ 1998 2006
Specavia Air Company 1997 2006
Surgut Avia 1993 1994 Merged into Tyumenaviatrans Aviation
Tambov-Avia 1993 2009
Tatarstan Airlines U9 TAK TATARSTAN 2000 2013 AOC revoked following crash
Tatneftaero 1997 2010
TESIS Aviation Enterprise UZ TIS TESIS 1992 2008
Titan Cargo TIT 1995 2000
Tomsk Avia TSK TOMSK-AVIA 1992 2015
Touch and Go Airlines EC TUG 1993 1995
Trans-Charter Airlines FZ TCH 1994 1999
Transaero UN TSO TRANSOVIET 1991 2015 Went bankrupt
Transair-Gyraintiee - KTS KOTAIR 1996 2010
Transaviatsiya 1930 1932
Transeuropean Airlines UE TEP TRANSEURLINE 1996 2001
Tretyakovo Air Transport TKO 1997 2002
Tulpar Air TUL 1991 2014 Grounded following failed inspection
Tuva Airlines AIR TYVA 1992 2016 Went bankrupt
Tyumenaviatrans Aviation 7M TYM 1992 2003 Rebranded as UTair Aviation
Uraiavia - URV URAI 1993 2011
Uralinteravia U3 URA 1992 1996
UTair Aviation UT UTA UTAIR 1991 2017 Rebranded as Utair
UTair Express UR UTX 2006 2015
VASO Airlines 2Z VSO 1993 2007
VIM Airlines NN MOV MOV AIR 2000 2017
VIM-Aviaservice 2004 2008
Vladikavkaz Air Enterprise OSV 1995 1999
Vladivostok Air XF VLK VLADAIR 1994 2014 Merged with SAT Airlines to form Aurora
Vnukovo Airlines V5 VKO VNUKOVO 1994 2001 Merged into Siberian Airlines
Volga-Aviaexpress G6 WLG 1992 2008 Rebranded as Air Volga
Voronezhavia ZT VRN VORONEZHAVIA 1994 2009 Taken over by Polet Airlines
Vyborg VBG 2002 2010 Rebranded as Solaris Airlines
Yak-Service AKY YAK-SERVICE 1993 2011 AOC revoked following crash
Yakutsk Airlines KUT 1999 2003 Merged into Yakutia Airlines
Zapolyariye Airlines PZY ZAPOLOYAR 2007 2010
Zonalnoye Air Enterprise DF 1992 2017

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] ch-aviation.ch
  2. ^ ""АэроКузбасс" попался на контрабанде. В крупном размере". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ М. V. Tretyakov. The Development of Air Transport in Dalstroy in 1932–1957, in Вестник Университета Дмитрия Пожарского. 2016, No1(3). p. 192-209(in Russian)
  4. ^ "Росавиация аннулировала сертификат эксплуатанта ЗАО "Авиакомпания "С-Эйр"". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "ShaNS Air - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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