Yak-Service

Yak-Service (Russian: ЗАО «Авиационная компания «Як-Сервис») was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operated executive passenger charters. It was established on 12 February 1993 and started operations on 25 November 1993. The airline was banned from operating with the EU from 24 July 2009 to November 2009.[1]

On 21 September 2011, the airline had it's licence revoked by Rosaviatsiya in the wake of the crash in Yaroslavl.[2]

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Fleet

The Yak-Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

On 7 September 2011 at 15:50 MSK, RA-42434 Yak-42 crashed on take-off from Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Russia, and was destroyed, killing all but two aboard. The plane had been chartered to carry the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL hockey team, killing all of them.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/2009 of 26 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community
  2. ^ (Russian) Sobol, Ekaterina; Pirigov, Ivan (21 September 2011). "Авиакомпания «Як-Сервис» лишилась лицензии". Kommersant. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61v7xxikm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Aviation Herald, "Crash: Yak Service YK42 at Yaroslavl on Sep 7th 2011, failed to climb on takeoff", Simon Hradecky, 7 September 2011
  4. ^ a b Aviation Safety Network, 7 SEP 2011 4520424305017. Among the deceased in this crash were former National Hockey League (NHL) players Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei, and Karl Skrastins.

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