ATRAN

Atran, LLC (Russian: ООО «Атран») is a cargo airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates cargo charters in Europe, Russia and the CIS. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.[3]

Atran, LLC
ООО «Атран»
IATA ICAO Callsign
V8 VAS ATRAN
Founded1942 (as Moscow Aviation Enterprise)
Ceased operationsMarch 2022 (suspended)[1]
HubsDomodedovo International Airport
Fleet size5
Parent companyVolga-Dnepr Group[2]
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Key peopleRoman Romanovch Krishtal (General Director)[3]
Websiteatran.ru

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1942 as an Aeroflot agency, with the name Moscow Aviation Enterprise. The original function of the airline was to deliver spare parts for aircraft. In 1962 the airline had started operations of heavy freighters, and by the 1980 had a fleet of 29 covering the entire Soviet Union and changing its name to Transport Aviation.

In 1990, the company was created as the first independent airline in the Soviet Union and at the same time changing its name to Aviatrans. It became a private public limited liability company in 1993. In January 1997 the name ATRAN began being used.[4]

Since 2011, Atran has been a subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group.[5]

As of March 2022, ATRAN was forced to suspend all operations due to sanctions against Russia.[1]

Fleet
ATRAN Boeing 737-400F
ATRAN Boeing 737-800BCF
A former ATRAN Antonov An-12 in 2004

Current fleet

As of January 2020, the Atran fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Atran fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 737-400F 3 —

Previously operated

Atran has previously operated the following aircraft types:

Atran fleet history[6]
Aircraft Introduced Retired
Antonov An-2 1973 1975
Antonov An-8 1969 1991
Antonov An-12 1970 Un­known
Antonov An-26 1978 Un­known
Antonov An-32 1988 1998
Douglas C-47 1943 1954
Ilyushin Il-14 1962 1988
Ilyushin IL-76T 1984 Un­known
Ilyushin IL-76TD 1991 Un­known
Lisunov Li-2 1942 1975
Polikarpov Po-2 1942 1957

Incidents and accidents

On 29 July 2007, an Atran Antonov An-12, registration RA-93912, crashed 4 km from Domodedovo International Airport after taking off on a flight on the route Moscow-Omsk-Bratsk, killing 7 crew members.[7]

References
  1. aircargonews.net – VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations 21 March 2022
  2. "Air Cargo News | International Air Cargo World | Air Freight | Aviation | Logistics News". stattimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 99
  4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 80.
  5. "Volga-Dnepr Group companies".
  6. Atran fleet
  7. При взлете из Домодедово разбился Ан-12 – погибли семь человек (in Russian). Newsru.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.

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