Polet Airlines
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| Founded | 1988 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | December 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | (cargo) Voronezh (passenger) |
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| Focus cities | Moscow | ||||||
| Fleet size | 28 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Parent company | Anatoly Karpov (100%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Voronezh, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Anatoly Karpov (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.polet.ru | ||||||
CJSC «Polet Airlines» (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Полёт“», «ZAO Aviakompániya “Palyót”») 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. Its main base was Chertovitskoye Airport, Voronezh. Polet is the Russian word for flight.
The airline was established and started operations in 1988. In 2002 Polet began serving the agricultural, aeromedical and aerial photography markets. The airline was wholly owned by Anatoly S Karpov (Chief Executive and General Director) and had a 19.5% holding in Voronezhavia.
In December 2013, the carrier announced that it was evaluating the acquisition of five mid size jets for charter operations out of Voronezh.
Polet was sued by Alexander Lebedev, who claimed that it owned $8 million USD in lease payments for An-124 aircraft.
Polet suspended both passenger and cargo operations on November 24, 2014 after which a Moscow Arbitration Court on November 28 placed the carrier into administration.Rosaviatsia cancelled Polet's AOC in April 2015.
As of October 2013, Polet Airlines operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
The Polet Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of December 2013):
Passenger Fleet
Non-passenger fleet
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