Transaero
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Transaero Airlines ("Авиакомпания Трансаэро") is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled flights to more than 20 domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport (DME), Moscow.
History
Transaero was firstly a charter airline with aircraft leased from Aeroflot. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 28 December 1990 and was the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in Russia. Its first charter service was Moscow to Tel Aviv on November 5 1991. In July 1992, Transaero received its own Ilyushin Il-86. Becoming the first non-Aeroflot airline to operate scheduled flight in Russia, Transaero launched its Moscow - Norilsk flight in January 1993 followed by Kiev, Sochi and Almaty later the same year. Its first international scheduled route from Moscow to Tel Aviv was inaugurated in November 1993.
In April 1993, Transaero became the first Russian airline to operate western aircraft when it received its first Boeing 737-200, followed by its first Boeing 757-200 in April 1994.
Transaero was also the first Russian airline with a frequent flyer program, which established in 1995. It was also the first Russian airline with FAA aircraft maintenance certificate, which obtained in 1997.
In December 1998 a weekly non-stop service between Moscow and London Gatwick was started. Transaero operated its first Boeing 737-700 in 1998, followed by Boeing 767-200 and Boeing 737-300 in 2002 and Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-400 in 2003. An agreement was signed to purchase Tupolev Tu-204-300 in the same year In 2005. Transaero became the first Russian passenger airline to operate the Boeing 747 when it started revenue services on 11 July 2005 with a leased, ex-Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-200 on scheduled services from Moscow to Tel Aviv. The aircraft will also operate summer charter flights to holiday resorts.
In May 2005, Transaero added a flight between Moscow and Montreal, marking the first time the airline flew to Canada.
Starting June 21, 2006, Transaero will be operating regular nonstop flights between Moscow and Toronto. It has announced plans to go public later 2006 to raise additional capital for its expansion plans.
Services
Transaero operates the following services (as of May 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Anadyr, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Moscow, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, St Petersburg and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
- International scheduled destinations: Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Bangkok, Berlin, Bukhara, Chimkent, Chişinău, Denpasar, Edinburgh, Eilat, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Karaganda, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, London, Malé, Montreal, Odessa, Paphos, Sanya, Shymkent, Singapore, Strasbourg, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Toronto and Utapao.
- Charter destinations: Abu Dhabi, Alicante, Barcelona, Beijing, Brescia, Corfu, Dubai, Dubrovnik, Hurghada, Iraklion, Monastir, Phuket, Pula, Punta Cana, Rhodes, Saloniki, Salzburg, Sharm El Sheikh, Split, Tenerife, Turin, Varadero, Verona
New Routes
- It announced various new routes:
- It will resume nonstop service Moscow-Edinburgh on June 2006. It will operate the route on a seasonal summer basis through the end of August 2006 with 1 flight every 2 weeks using a Boeing 737.
- It has also announced plans to add Guangzhou and Vienna to its network.- .
Fleet
The Transaero fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2005):
The airline previously operated Airbus A310, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 757-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft.- It is planning to add two additional Boeing 737-400 and two B747-400 later 2006.
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