Red Wings Airlines
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Red Wings Airlines
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| Founded | 1999 | |||
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| Hubs | Vnukovo Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 8 | |||
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| Parent company | Blue Wings | |||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Key people | Alexander Lebedev | |||
| Website | [1] | |||
Red Wings Airlines is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. The airline provides both scheduled passenger and cargo charter services.
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History
Red Wings was founded in 1999 under the name VARZ-400, after the Russian acronym of the Vnukovo Avia Repair Factory. It was renamed Airlines 400 in 2001, before being given its current name in 2007.
It is now owned by the tycoon Alexander Lebedev, who wanted to create a discount airline using modern Russian Tupolev Tu-204-100, both new-built and used. The company currently operates 8 Tupolev Tu-204-100s and also sought to acquire Airbus A320s and possibly Airbus A321s to complement its Tu-204 fleet.[2]
Lebedev also owns 49% of German charter airline Blue Wings, which was to become Red Wings's sister company. However, on 13 January 2010, Blue Wings ceased all operations, filing bankrupt due to the economical crisis which had led to a pull-out of investors.[3]
Fleet
The Red Wings fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of January 2010):[4][5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Tu- 204-100 | 8 | 1 | 210 | ||||
| Tu- 204SM | 0 | 44 | 210 | Largest operator of the Tu-204 | |||
| Airlines 400 Fleet | |||||||
| Il-76TD | 2 | 0 | 0 | Operates for Airlines 400 | |||
| Total | 10 | 45 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ Eurocontrol, Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services
- ^ "Red Wings considers A321s as suitable A320s prove elusive", Flight International, Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ "Blue Wings stellt Flugbetrieb ein" (in German). Flugrevue. http://www.flugrevue.de/de/zivilluftfahrt/airlines-flugbetrieb/blue-wings-stellt-flugbetrieb-ein.18238.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More Red Wings Airlines Fleet
- ^ Red Wings (Авиалинии 400)
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