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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] It is currently banned from flying in the EU[3]
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History
The company was founded in 1999 as Aerotex Airlines and was originally based at Sheremetyevo International Airport.[4] In March 2013, it was renamed to today's RusLine, which coincided with a move to Vnukovo International Airport shortly after.[4]
On 1 April 2010, RusLine acquired the assets and brand name of bankrupt Air Volga. This included six Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft,[citation needed] and Air Volga's base at Volgograd International Airport.[4]
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.[citation needed] In April 2012, RusLine took delivery of two larger Airbus A319 aircraft formerly owned by easyJet in order to address the growing demand for charter flights.[citation needed]
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As of February 2013[update], RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.[5][needs update]
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Fleet
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Current fleet
As of January 2024[update], the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
Historic fleet
Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
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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.[14][15]
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