Atlant-Soyuz Airlines

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Atlant-Soyuz Airlines is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates international and domestic passenger and cargo services. Its main base is Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, with a hub at Chkalovsky Airport (CKL)^[1].

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 4.1 Previously operated 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code data

• IATA Code: 3G
• ICAO Code: AYZ
• Callsign: Atlant-Soyuz^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established and operations started in June 1993. It is owned by private investors (75%) and the City of Moscow (25%). It has 726 employees^[1].

[edit] Services

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines operates scheduled seasonal flights from Moscow to Anapa, Sochi and Simferopol, as well as regular charter services to Egypt, Malta, Jordan and Turkey. It also operates passenger and freight charters throughout Europe, Africa and Asia, including Bulgaria, Malta, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, China and South Korea^[1].

[edit] Fleet

The Atlant-Soyuz fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 2 Boeing 737-300
• 2 Ilyushin Il-76MD
• 6 Ilyushin Il-76TD
• 8 Ilyushin Il-86
• 4 Tupolev Tu-154M
• 1 Yakovlev Yak-42
• On order: 5 Tupolev Tu-334-100

In November 2006 the airline took delivery of 2 Boeing 737-300 aircraft (registrations VP-BBL and VP-BBM). Both aircraft are ex-Delta Air Lines and had been stored in Tucson, Arizona^[3].

[edit] Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated^[4] :

• 2 Tupolev Tu-154B

[edit] External links

• Atlant-Soyuz Airlines

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Flight International 27 March 2007
2. ^ Airline Codes
3. ^ Airliner World, February 2007
4. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006