Russia Jet Direct
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Russia Jet Direct was a short-lived regularly scheduled airline offering passenger transportation, including Hot Shot Cargo and Rapid Document Service, between the United States and the Russian Far East. The airline was American-operated. It was based in Seattle, Washington.[1]
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| Commenced operations | August 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2005 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Seattle Tacoma International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | Boeing 757 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||||||
The fleet consisted of Boeing 757-200ER aircraft from Ryan International Airlines. Russia Jet Direct flew the only direct route from Houston and Anchorage to Sakhalin Island-Yuzhno.[2]
Russia Jet Direct operated between August and September 2005. The former principals hoped to relaunch the airline as Saber Air.[2]
On January 7, 2007, the flight information display at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport displayed a Russia Jet Direct flight arriving from Oakland, California.
