Kosmos Airlines

Summary

Kosmos Airlines (Russian: КОСМОС производственное объединение, KOSMOS Proizvodstvennoe obiedinenie) is a Russian airline founded in 1995 which specialises in the delivery of cargo to launch sites.[1]

Kosmos Airlines
Production Association
IATA ICAO Callsign
- KSM KOSMOS
Founded1995
HubsMoscow-Vnukovo, Russia
Fleet size4
Parent companyROSKOSMOS
HeadquartersVnukovo, Moscow, Russia
Websitecosmos.aero

History edit

 
Kosmos Airlines departing from Moscow-Vnukovo

Kosmos Airlines was founded in 1995 as Aviacompany Kosmos. In 2001 it was renamed to Kosmos Airlines. It was operating in its Russian destinations as well as having passenger and cargo services.

Fleet edit

 
Tupolev Tu-154 of Kosmos Airlines landing in Moscow-Vnukovo
 
Tupolev Tu-134 of Kosmos Airlines, but in MAGAS livery, seen in 2008.

As of October 2021, the Kosmos Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:[2]

Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
Antonov An-12 1
Tupolev Tu-134 2
Tupolev Tu-204[3] 1
Yak 42 1
Total 5

Vnukovo-3 Terminal "Kosmos" edit

Kosmos Airlines is based at Vnukovo airport and operates an airport terminal at Vnukovo-3, called Kosmos terminal.[4]

External links edit

  •   Media related to Kosmos (airline) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (in Russian)

References edit

  1. ^ "Коммерсантъ: последние новости России и мира".
  2. ^ "Реестр сертификатов эксплуатантов". favt.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "Russia's Kosmos Airlines adds first Tu-204". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. ^ "Космос Внуково-3. Частные авиа-бизнес терминалы. Командор Авиа".