JSC "Donavia" (Russian: ОАО «Донавиа»}, formerly Aeroflot-Don (Russian: ОАО «Аэрофлот-Дон») is an airline based in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger flights network as well as passenger and cargo charters, most of which to the Middle East. Its main bases are Rostov-on-Don Airport and Moscow-Vnukovo Airport.[1]
[edit] History
The airline was established as Donavia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. It absorbed the Rostov assets of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, and was one of many such "Babyflots" to emerge in the early 1990s. However, the airline was purchased by Aeroflot in 2000 and started operations under the Aeroflot-Don name on 13 April 2000. On 25 September 2009, the airline was once again renamed into Donavia.[2]
[edit] Destinations
The Donavia fleet includes the following aircraft (at 21 October 2009):[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 20 February 2007, p. 122
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 47. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Donavia Fleet
[edit] External links
| Members of the International Air Transport Association | | | | | | Asia-Pacific regional office | | | | | | | China and North Asia regional office | | | | | | | | | | Latin America and the Caribbean regional office | | | | | | | Middle East and North Africa regional office | | | | | | | North America regional office | | | | | | | Russia and the CIS regional office | | | | | |
