Interavia Airlines
Defunct Russian domestic airline
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Interavia Airlines (Russian: Авиакомпания Интеравиа) was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operated scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main base was Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.[1] The Russian aviation authority suspended their flights from 17 October 2008.[2]
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Domodedovo International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, Anapa, Magadan | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Gen. Director Vladimir N. Gloshkin | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was established as Astair Airlines in 1998 and became Interavia Airlines on 18 May 2005.[1] It started regular services from Moscow in July 2005.[3] Interavia Airlines was registered as a corporation with publicly traded stock, with no shares owned by the Russian Government.
Because of financial difficulties, the airline suspended operations on October 9, 2008[4] and shortly thereafter lost its operating licence. Astair only flew with a few (or one) Yakovlev Yak-42.
Destinations
As at October 2008, Interavia Airlines operated flights to:[5]
Fleet
The Interavia Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of 6 October 2008):[6]
| Aircraft | Total |
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| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 |
| Yakovlev Yak-42 | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-62 | 4 |
| Total | 7 |
The corporation planned to buy several Italian ATR-42 40-50-seat turboprops and some Boeing aircraft.
