KrasAir
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KrasAir (Krasnoyarsk Airlines) is the fourth largest domestic carrier in Russia. Based in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, it sprang from the Yenisey airwing (set up in 1934) of the Soviet Aeroflot, the only airline of the USSR.
KrasAir is owned by Boris Abramovich (CEO, no relation to Roman Abramovich) and his brother Alexander Abramovich (deputy CEO). The Abramovich brothers' aggressive expansion campaign led to the creation of AiRUnion alliance in 2005, the first airline alliance in Russia. It includes KrasAir, Domodedovo Airlines, Samara Airlines, Omskavia and Sibaviatrans and is the third largest domestic carrier in Russia. All of the member airlines are virtually controlled by Krasair.
In 2005 KrasAir attempted to expand internationally, placing a winning bid in Hungary's national carrier Malév privatisation tender. The tender results were annulled by Hungarian authorities [link].
Fleet
According to the official website of KrasAir, fleet of the airline include:
- 4 Boeing 737-300
- 3 Boeing 767-200ER
- 3 Ilyushin Il-96-300
- 6 Ilyushin IL-86
- 5 Ilyushin IL-76T
- 3 Tupolev 204
- 1 Tupolev 214
- 11 Tupolev Tu-154M
- 6 Tupolev Tu-154B
- 2 Yakovlev Yak-42D
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