ATRAN

Atran, LLC
ООО «Атран»
IATA ICAO Call sign
V8 VAS ATRAN
Founded1942 (as Moscow Aviation Enterprise)
HubsDomodedovo International Airport
Secondary hubsZhukovsky International Airport
Fleet size2[1]
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Key peopleRoman Romanovch Krishtal (General Director)[2]
Websiteatran.ru

Atran, LLC (Russian: ООО «Атран») is a cargo airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates cargo charters in Europe, Russia and the CIS. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.[2]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1942 as an Aeroflot agency under the name Moscow Aviation Enterprise. The original function of the airline was to deliver spare parts for aircraft.

In 1962 the airline had started operations of heavy freighters, and by the 1980 had a fleet of 29 covering the entire Soviet Union and changing its name to Transport Aviation. In 1990, the company was created as the first independent airline in the Soviet Union and at the same time changing its name to Aviatrans. It became a private public limited liability company in 1993. In January 1997 the name ATRAN began being used.[3]

In September 2023 Atran restarted operations after acquiring two An-12 freighters.[4]

Fleet

ATRAN Antonov An-12
ATRAN Boeing 737-400F
ATRAN Boeing 737-800BCF

Current fleet

As of May 2024, ATRAN currently operates two Antonov An-12 aircraft: RA-11025 and RA-11371.[1]

Historic fleet

ATRAN has previously operated the following aircraft types:[1]

Atran fleet history
Aircraft Introduced Retired
Antonov An-2 1973 1975
Antonov An-8 1969 1991
Antonov An-12 1970 Un­known
Antonov An-26 1978 Un­known
Antonov An-32 1988 1998
Boeing 737-400F 2012 2022
Boeing 737-800BCF 2018 2022
Douglas C-47 1943 1954
Ilyushin Il-14 1962 1988
Ilyushin IL-76T 1984 Un­known
Ilyushin IL-76TD 1991 Un­known
Lisunov Li-2 1942 1975
Polikarpov Po-2 1942 1957

Incidents and accidents

On 29 July 2007, an Atran Antonov An-12, registration RA-93912, crashed 4 km from Domodedovo International Airport after taking off on a flight on the route Moscow-Omsk-Bratsk, killing 7 crew members.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] retrieved 21 May 2024
  2. ^ a b (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 99
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 80.
  4. ^ "Грузовая авиакомпания "Атран" перешла на советские самолеты Ан-12". Ведомости (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ При взлете из Домодедово разбился Ан-12 – погибли семь человек (in Russian). Newsru.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.

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