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Founded | 1999 | |||
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Operating bases | Sharjah International Airport Dubai International Airport Bishkek International Airport |
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Fleet size | 28 | |||
Destinations | 30 | |||
Company slogan | Reliable Unique Service | |||
Parent company | RUS Aviation FZE | |||
Headquarters | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |||
Key people | Saleh al Aroud (MD) | |||
Website | www.rusaviation.com |
RUS Aviation is an all cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It operates scheduled and charter cargo flights to Afghanistan, Iraq, UAE. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport. RUS Aviation is one of the biggest IL76 & AN12 operator/supplier within UAE and the region. With a huge fleet of more than 28 freighters of Airbus, Antonov, Boeing and Ilyushin RUS AVIATION is key air cargo operator in Asia, Africa, the Middle-East, Eastern Europe, China and CIS countries.
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The rapidly increasing demand for the most comprehensive air transportation solutions coupled with the never ending passion for customer service saw the birth of RUS Aviation. From its modest beginning in 1999 at Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, today RUS Aviation has become one of the most sufficient service provider.
It provides following services: Cargo Consolidation, Air Charter in UAE, Ground Handling, Flight Planning, Landing Permits, Fuelling
A RUS Aviation Il-76 featured in a 2010 episode of Top Gear, landing in Iraq.
In June 2011 when RUS Aviation introduced an ex-American Airlines Airbus A300-600 (N77080) which is converted to cargo frame by Lufthansa Technik, the cargo airline adopted a new fleet wide aircraft paint scheme design in white orange and blue (picture by Thomas Wachtel) which is a joint project of Lila Design Associates and Lufthansa Technik.
RUS Aviation operates freight services to the following destinations (at March 2010):[1][2]
The RUS Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2011):
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Airbus A300-600F |
Antonov An-12 |
Boeing 747-400F |
Ilyushin Il-76 |
Tupolev Tu-204C |
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