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RusLine (Russian: Авиакомпания «РусЛайн», Aviakompanija «RusLajn») is a regional airline from Russia that 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]
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Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Moscow-Vnukovo | ||||||
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Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 30 | ||||||
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
Website | www.rusline.aero |
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.
As of February 2013[update], RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[6][needs update]
As of January 2024[update], the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Bombardier CRJ100 | 2 | — | 50 | |
Bombardier CRJ200 | 3 | — | 50 | |
Total | 5 | — |
Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
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Airbus A319-100[5] | 2012 | 2013 |
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[13] | 2011 | 2015 |
Tupolev Tu-134[3] | 1997 | 2011 |
Yakovlev Yak-40[3] | 1997 | 2011 |
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