Polet Airlines

CJSC Aircompany "Polet"
ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Полёт“»
IATA ICAO Call sign
YQ[1] POT[1] POLET[1]
Founded9 August 1988 (1988-08-09)
Ceased operationsDecember 2014 (2014-12)
HubsUlyanovsk (cargo)
Voronezh (passenger)
Focus citiesMoscow
Fleet size28
Destinations11
Parent companyAnatoly Karpov (100%)
HeadquartersVoronezh, Russia
Key peopleAnatoly Karpov (CEO)[2]
Websitewww.polet.ru (defunct)
Polet head office

CJSC «Polet Airlines» (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Полёт“», ZAO «Aviakompániya "Polyót"») was an airline based in Voronezh, Russia. It operated a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter services from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol. It was one of two airlines which flew the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, the world's highest gross weight cargo airplane which specialises in oversized freight. Its collapse, over lease payments for these massive aircraft, left only the Volga-Dnepr Airlines/Antonov Airlines joint partnership in this market.[3] Its main base was Chertovitskoye Airport, Voronezh. Polet is the Russian word for flight.[4]

  1. ^ a b c (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 20 February 2007, p. 340
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Russian authorities cancel Polet Airline’s AOC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Lennane, Alex (12 February 2014). "Charter rates for AN-124 freighter look set to increase after Polet's fleet is grounded". Loadstar. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. pp. 64–65.