RusLine
Russian airline
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. As of June 2025, the airline is banned from flying into the EU like all other Russian airlines.
01History
The company was founded in 1999 as Aerotex Airlines and was originally based at Sheremetyevo International Airport. In March 2013, it was renamed 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.
02Destinations
As of February 2013, RusLine operates scheduled flights to the following destinations.
03Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025, RusLine operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier CRJ100 | 5 | , | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 4 | , | 50 | |
| Total | 9 | , | ||
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 |
04Accidents 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.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- New RusLine logo.png by Unknown author, Fair use
- Rusline logo.png by "RusLine", CC BY 3.0
- Canadair CRJ-200 Rusline VQ-BFB.JPG by Sergey Korovkin 84, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VQ-BBX E120 Rusline DME UUDD (32781866524) (2).jpg by Papas Dos from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- RusLine Yakovlev Yak-40.jpg by Dmitriy Pichugin, GFDL 1.2
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