RUS Aviation
Founded | 1999 |
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Ceased operations | 2015 |
Operating bases | Sharjah International Airport Dubai International Airport Bishkek International Airport |
Fleet size | 3 |
Destinations | 9 |
Parent company | RUS Aviation FZE |
Headquarters | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Key people | Saleh al Aroud (Chairman) |
Website | www.rusaviation.ae |
RUS Aviation was an all cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It operated scheduled and charter cargo flights. Its main base was Sharjah International Airport. RUS Aviation was one of the biggest IL76 & AN12 operator/supplier within UAE and the region. With a fleet of more than 28 freighters of Airbus, Antonov, Boeing
It provided the following services: Cargo Consolidation, Air Charter in UAE, Ground Handling, Flight Planning, Landing Permits, Fuelling.
A RUS Aviation Il-76 featured in a 2010 episode of Top Gear, landing in Erbil, Iraq. Registration EK-76808.
The carrier ended operations in 2015.
Destinations[]
RUS Aviation operated freight services to the following destinations (at April 2014):[1][2]
- Afghanistan
- Djibouti
- Djibouti City - Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
- Iraq
- Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
- Basra - Basra Airport
- Erbil - Erbil International Airport
- Sulaimaniyah - Sulaimaniyah International Airport
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Dushanbe - Dushanbe Airport
- United Arab Emirates
- Sharjah - Sharjah International Airport Base
Fleet[]
The RUS Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at April 2014):[3]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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Airbus A300-600F | 2 | — | |
Ilyushin Il-76TD | 1 | — |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ RUS Aviation Schedule
- ^ RUS Aviation Route Map
- ^ http://www.rusaviation.ae/html/ac.php?type=ac "Rus Aviation Fleet"
- Defunct airlines of the United Arab Emirates
- Airlines established in 1999
- Airlines disestablished in 2015
- Emirati companies established in 1999
- Asian airline stubs
- United Arab Emirates transport stubs