Continental Airways
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| Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | July 29, 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Sheremetyevo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 27 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
Continental Airways was a passenger charter airline based in Moscow, Russia. It was established in 1995 and operated out of Sheremetyevo International Airport.[1]
History
The airline was founded in 1995 as a cargo airline operating three Tupolev Tu-154s. Its initial base was Vnukovo International Airport. In 2000, it acquired three Ilyushin Il-76TDs to increase the number of routes it flew and add more destinations. In 2004, they acquired an additional four Tu-154s to start their passenger service, which would make its first flight in 2005.
After facing financial problems for two years, selling several Il-76s and suspending most of their destinations, the Rosaviatsiya revoked Continental's permission to fly on July 29, 2011. The next day, the airline declared bankruptcy, thus ceasing all its operations.[2]
Destinations
Continental Airways served the following scheduled destinations: Abakan, Anapa, Barnaul, Bratsk, Blagoveshchensk, Cheliabinsk, Gelendzhik, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhni Novgorod, Norilsk, Novokuznetsk, Petropavl, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Sochi, Ufa, Vladivostok, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg, and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Fleet
Continental Airways operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 10 | 2004 | 2007 | |
| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 5 | 1997 | 2011 | |
| Ilyushin Il-86 | 2 | 1996 | 2006 | Leased from Atlant-Soyuz Airlines |
See also
References
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 68.
- ↑ Continental Airways at airlineupdate.com