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]

RusLine
РусЛайн
IATA ICAO Callsign
7R RLU RUSLINE AIR
Founded1999 (1999)
Operating basesMoscow-Vnukovo
Secondary hubs
Fleet size14
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]

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.[5] In April 2012, RusLine took delivery of two larger Airbus A319 aircraft formerly owned by easyJet[5] in order to address the growing demand for charter flights.

Destinations

As of February 2013, RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[6]

Country City Airport Notes
 KazakhstanAqtauAqtau AirportTerminated
 KazakhstanAqtobeAqtobe International AirportTerminated
 LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportTerminated
 RussiaArkhangelskVaskovo Airport
 RussiaBelgorodBelgorod International AirportTerminated
 RussiaElistaElista AirportTerminated
 RussiaGelendzhikGelendzhik AirportTerminated
 RussiaIrkutskInternational Airport Irkutsk[1]
 RussiaIvanovoIvanovo Yuzhny Airport
 RussiaIzhevskIzhevsk Airport
 RussiaKalugaGrabtsevo Airport
 RussiaKirovPobedilovo Airport[7]
 RussiaKrasnodarPashkovsky AirportTerminated
 RussiaLipetskLipetsk AirportTerminated
 RussiaYoshkar-OlaYoshkar-Ola AirportSuspended[8]
 RussiaMakhachkalaUytash Airport
 RussiaMineralnye VodyMineralnye Vody Airport
 RussiaMoscowVnukovo International AirportHub
 RussiaNadymNadym Airport
 RussiaNaryan-MarNaryan-Mar Airport
 RussiaNizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye ChelnyBegishevo Airport
 RussiaNovosibirskTolmachevo Airport
 RussiaPenzaPenza Airport[9]
 RussiaPetrozavodskBesovets Airport
 RussiaSaint PetersburgPulkovo AirportHub
 RussiaSamaraKurumoch International Airport
 RussiaSaranskSaransk Airport[10]
 RussiaSaratovSaratov Gagarin Airport
 RussiaSochiAdler-Sochi International Airport
 RussiaUfaUfa International Airport
 RussiaUlan-UdeBaikal International Airport[1]
 RussiaUlyanovskUlyanovsk Baratayevka Airport
 RussiaVolgogradGumrak AirportTerminated
 RussiaVorkutaVorkuta Airport
 RussiaVoronezhChertovitskoye AirportTerminated
 RussiaYekaterinburgKoltsovo AirportHub

Fleet
RusLine Bombardier CRJ200
Former RusLine Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Former RusLine Yakovlev Yak-40

Current fleet

As of July 2022, the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[11]

RusLine fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ100ER 9 — 50
Bombardier CRJ200ER 5 — 50
Total 14 —

Historic fleet

Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:

Aircraft Introduced Retired
Airbus A319-100[5] 2012 2013
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[12] 2011 2015
Tupolev Tu-134[3] 1997 2011
Yakovlev Yak-40[3] 1997 2011

Accidents and incidents
  • 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.[13][14]

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. "RusLine fleet list at planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. "География полетов". Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. "Из кировского аэропорта Победилово вылетел первый рейс в Петербург". ИТАР-ТАСС. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  8. ЭШКИНИНА, ВАЛЕРИЯ (1 October 2023). "Взлетная полоса аэропорта Йошкар-Олы закрылась на ремонт". Общественно-политическое сетевое издание «Марийская правда». Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. "Авиарейсы из Пензы в Москву будет выполнять компания "РусЛайн"". Правительство Пензенской области, официальный портал. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  10. Liu, Jim (17 May 2019). "RusLine expands Adler/Sochi network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. "planespotters.net".
  12. AviaPort digest (in Russian)
  13. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A-3 RA-65691 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  14. "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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