ATRAN
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| Founded | 1942 (as Moscow Aviation Enterprise) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Domodedovo International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Zhukovsky International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Roman Romanovch Krishtal (General Director)[2] | ||||||
| Website | atran.ru | ||||||
Atran, LLC (Russian: ООО «Атран») is a cargo airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates cargo charters in Europe, Russia and the CIS. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.[2]
History
[edit]The airline was established and started operations in 1942 as an Aeroflot agency under the name Moscow Aviation Enterprise. The original function of the airline was to deliver spare parts for aircraft.
In 1962 the airline had started operations of heavy freighters, and by the 1980 had a fleet of 29 covering the entire Soviet Union and changing its name to Transport Aviation. In 1990, the company was created as the first independent airline in the Soviet Union and at the same time changing its name to Aviatrans. It became a private public limited liability company in 1993. In January 1997 the name ATRAN began being used.[3]
In September 2023 Atran restarted operations after acquiring two An-12 freighters.[4]
Fleet
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Current fleet
[edit]As of May 2024, ATRAN currently operates two Antonov An-12 aircraft: RA-11025 and RA-11371.[1]
Historic fleet
[edit]ATRAN has previously operated the following aircraft types:[1]
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
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| Antonov An-2 | 1973 | 1975 |
| Antonov An-8 | 1969 | 1991 |
| Antonov An-12 | 1970 | Unknown |
| Antonov An-26 | 1978 | Unknown |
| Antonov An-32 | 1988 | 1998 |
| Boeing 737-400F | 2012 | 2022 |
| Boeing 737-800BCF | 2018 | 2022 |
| Douglas C-47 | 1943 | 1954 |
| Ilyushin Il-14 | 1962 | 1988 |
| Ilyushin IL-76T | 1984 | Unknown |
| Ilyushin IL-76TD | 1991 | Unknown |
| Lisunov Li-2 | 1942 | 1975 |
| Polikarpov Po-2 | 1942 | 1957 |
Incidents and accidents
[edit]On 29 July 2007, an Atran Antonov An-12, registration RA-93912, crashed 4 km from Domodedovo International Airport after taking off on a flight on the route Moscow-Omsk-Bratsk, killing 7 crew members.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c [1] retrieved 21 May 2024
- ^ a b (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 99
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 80.
- ^ "Грузовая авиакомпания "Атран" перешла на советские самолеты Ан-12". Ведомости (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ При взлете из Домодедово разбился Ан-12 – погибли семь человек (in Russian). Newsru.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
External links
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Media related to ATRAN at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Russian) Archived 4 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
