# RusLine

RusLine (Russian: Авиакомпания «РусЛайн», Aviakompanija «RusLajn») is a regional airline from Russia that operates mostly domestic regional flights, as well as holiday charters. Its headquarters are located in the Omega Plaza (Омега Плаза) business centre in Moscow, Russia. It is currently banned from flying in the EU

## History

The company was founded in 1999 as Aerotex Airlines and was originally based at Sheremetyevo International Airport. In March 2013, it was renamed to today's RusLine, which coincided with a move to Vnukovo International Airport shortly after.
On 1 April 2010, RusLine acquired the assets and brand name of bankrupt Air Volga. This included six Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft, and Air Volga's base at Volgograd International Airport.
Originally, the airline operated several ageing Soviet-built aircraft. The first Western airliner, a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ100, was introduced with RusLine in February 2008. Over the following years, further planes of that type (all of which had been acquired second-hand) were added. In April 2012, RusLine took delivery of two larger Airbus A319 aircraft formerly owned by easyJet in order to address the growing demand for charter flights.

## Destinations

As of February 2013, RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Kazakhstan | Aqtau | Aqtau Airport | Terminated |
| Kazakhstan | Aqtobe | Aqtobe International Airport | Terminated |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Arkhangelsk | Vaskovo Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Belgorod | Belgorod International Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Beloyarsky | Beloyarsk Airport | |
| Russia | Elista | Elista Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Gelendzhik | Gelendzhik Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Irkutsk | International Airport Irkutsk | |
| Russia | Ivanovo | Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport | |
| Russia | Izhevsk | Izhevsk Airport | |
| Russia | Kaluga | Grabtsevo Airport | |
| Russia | Kazan | Ğabdulla Tuqay Kazan International Airport | |
| Russia | Khanty-Mansiysk | Khanty-Mansiysk Airport | |
| Russia | Kirov | Pobedilovo Airport | |
| Russia | Krasnodar | Pashkovsky Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Lipetsk | Lipetsk Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Yoshkar-Ola | Yoshkar-Ola Airport | Suspended |
| Russia | Makhachkala | Uytash Airport | |
| Russia | Mineralnye Vody | Mineralnye Vody Airport | |
| Russia | Moscow | Vnukovo International Airport | Base |
| Russia | Moscow | Zhukovsky International Airport | Base |
| Russia | Nadym | Nadym Airport | |
| Russia | Naryan-Mar | Naryan-Mar Airport | |
| Russia | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny | Begishevo Airport | |
| Russia | Novosibirsk | Tolmachevo Airport | |
| Russia | Penza | Penza Vissarion Belinsky Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Petrozavodsk | Besovets Airport | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | Pulkovo Airport | Base |
| Russia | Salekhard | Salekhard Airport | Begins 3 March 2025 |
| Russia | Samara | Kurumoch International Airport | |
| Russia | Saransk | Saransk Airport | |
| Russia | Saratov | Saratov Gagarin Airport | |
| Russia | Sochi | Adler-Sochi International Airport | |
| Russia | Tambov | Tambov Donskoye Airport | |
| Russia | Ufa | Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport | |
| Russia | Ulan-Ude | Baikal International Airport | |
| Russia | Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport | |
| Russia | Volgograd | Gumrak Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Vorkuta | Vorkuta Airport | |
| Russia | Voronezh | Chertovitskoye Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Yaroslavl | Tunoshna Airport | |
| Russia | Yekaterinburg | Koltsovo Airport | Hub |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of January 2024, the RusLine fleet consists of the following aircraft:
RusLine fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers |
| Bombardier CRJ100 | 2 | — | 50 |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 3 | — | 50 |
| Total | 5 | — | |

### Historic fleet

Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
| Airbus A319-100 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia | 2011 | 2015 |
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 1997 | 2011 |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 1997 | 2011 |

## Accidents and incidents

* On 20 June 2011, 47 people died in the crash of Flight 243. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134 (registered RA-65691) had been leased by RusLine from RusAir and was approaching Petrozavodsk Airport, completing a flight from Moscow-Domodedovo. Due to poor visibility conditions, the pilots were unaware that they descended too rapidly, so that the aircraft struck trees and impacted on a highway. There were five survivors.