YAK-Service

YAK-Service (ICAO: AKY, Call Sign: YAK SERVICE) was an airline founded on February 12th, 1993. It was based in Moscow, Russia. It operated executive passenger charters. The airline was banned from operating within the EU from July 24th, 2009 to November 2009. It had further restrictions imposed upon it in 2010. 

On September 21st, 2011, the airline ceased operations due to it‘s license getting revoked by Rosaviatsiya. It was done because of the Lokomotiv Yaroslav plane crash which occurred earlier in 2011.

It‘s fleet consisted of only 4 aircraft 

3 Yak-40s and 1 Yak-42 (RA-42434)

MAIN ARTICLE: YAK-Service flight 9633
September 7th, 2011, at 16:05 MSK, a Yak-42D (registration RA-42434) was carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslav KHL Hockey Team. The plane was taking them to Minsk, Belarus to start the 2011-12 KHL Season. While trying to take off from Tunoshna Airport, the plane overran the runway and crashed into the Volga River. Every player from the main roster (except for Maxim Zyuzyakin) and four from the youth team were on board and died. The sole survivor was the aircraft‘s mechanic. Although there were originally two survivors (a player), he died in the following days due to his injuries. The crash was caused due to multiple factors. (Details in YAK-Service flight 9633)