Orient Avia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orient Avia
IATA ICAO Callsign
V6 ORT
Founded1994
Ceased operations1997
AOC #399[1]
Operating basesSheremetyevo International Airport
Fleet size8
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia[1]

Orient Avia (Russian: Ориент Авиа) was an airline based in Moscow, Russia.[1] It operated domestic scheduled passenger services and international charters from its base, Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. Its name came from the Russian Far East, where most of its scheduled destinations were.[2]

The company was founded in 1994 and started operations with four Ilyushin Il-62Ms and a single Ilyushin Il-86. A pair of Tupolev Tu-134B-3s were bought in 1996 to expand its route network. However, the company suffered from financial difficulties. After merger negotiations with cargo carrier East Line failed, Orient Avia filed for bankruptcy on July 10, 1997.[2]

Fleet history[edit]

During its operations, Orient Avia used the following eight aircraft:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ориент-Авиа" (in Russian). Russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. ^ a b Komissarov, Dmitri; Gordon, Yefim (2004). Russian Airlines and their Aircraft. Midland Publishing. p. 142–143. ISBN 1-85780-176-8.