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