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.[3]
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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] | ||||||
| Parent company | Volga-Dnepr Group[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Roman Romanovch Krishtal (General Director)[3] | ||||||
| Website | atran.ru | ||||||
History
editThe 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.[4]
Since 2011, Atran has been a subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group.[5] As of March 2022, ATRAN was forced to suspend all operations due to sanctions against Russia.[6] In September 2023 Atran restarted operations after acquiring two An-12 freighters.[7]
Fleet
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Current fleet
editAs of May 2024, ATRAN currently operates two Antonov An-12 aircraft: RA-11025 and RA-11371.[1]
Historic fleet
editATRAN 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
editOn 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.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c [1] retrieved 21 May 2024
- ^ "Air Cargo News | International Air Cargo World | Air Freight | Aviation | Logistics News". stattimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Volga-Dnepr Group companies".
- ^ aircargonews.net – VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations 21 March 2022
- ^ "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
