Vnukovo Airlines
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| Founded | 1993 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2001 (Merged with Siberian Airlines) | |||
| Operating bases | Vnukovo International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 40 | |||
| Destinations | 35 | |||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |||
Ilyushin Il-86 RA-86006 of Vnukovo Airlines at Vnukovo International Airport (1994)
Vnukovo Airlines (Russian: Внуковские авиалинии or Vnukovskie Aviallnii) is a defunct Russian airline based at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow. It was created as a spin-off from the Vnukovo Airport division of Aeroflot in March 1993 and operated until 2001, when it was bought by Siberian Airlines.
Passenger aircraft types operated by the airline on scheduled flights from Vnukovo included the Ilyushin Il-86 and the Tupolev Tu-154.
The airline was involved in Norway's deadliest aviation accident on 29 August 1996, when Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed during approach to Svalbard Airport, Longyear, killing all 141 people on board.[1]
References
- ↑ Accident Investigation Board Norway (2 November 1999). "Report on the Accident to Vnukovo Airline's Tupolev Tu-154M RA 85621 Near Svalbard Airport Longyear, Norway on 29 August 1996". Retrieved 26 August 2010.
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