Center-South
Russian passenger airline
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Center-South («Центр-Юг», "Tsentr-Yug") was a Russian passenger airline based in Belgorod.
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1 October 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Belgorod International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 57 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Alexei I. Hamnagadaev (Manager) | ||||||
| Website | center-south.ru | ||||||
History
In early 2014, the airline received the first of two Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, which was due to be operated under a lease agreement for AtlasJet on charter flights.[1] The airline was the official carrier of the volleyball club VC Lokomotiv-Belogorie.[2]
On 17 September 2015, Rosaviation announced the suspension of Centre-South Airlines' operating certificate due to several violations.[3] Following the rules, if the airline plans to have a wide range of flights (as Center-South has), it needs to have not less than 8 aircraft with capacity of not less than 50 people, however, the airline has only five aircraft of the required type, including two Tupolev Tu-134 and three Sukhoi Superjet 100. The aircraft had also never been checked for damages.[4]
Fleet
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The Center-South fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[5]
| Aircraft type | Active | Notes |
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| Sukhoi Superjet 100B | 1 | |
| Tupolev Tu-134AK | 1 | |
| Tupolev Tu-134B3 | 1 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
