Moscow Airways


Moscow Airways was a Russian airline that was formed as a subsidiary of Aeroflot to operate the airline's fleet of Ilyushin Il-62s.

History

It began operating in 1991, flying passengers and airfreight. Among the airline's destinations by 1993 were Sharjah and Jeddah, from where Moscow Airways ferried home South African Muslims returning from pilgrimage.
Moscow Airways operated, from 1993 to 1996, an Ilyushin Il-76TD that was built in 1982, and also flew a Tupolev Tu-154M that carried passengers on charter flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport; both aircraft previously belonged to Aeroflot. In 1993, the airline ordered fifty Beriev Be-32Ps.These were never built nor delivered.
The airline ceased operations in 1996 after the fatal accident in Africa which killed approximately 300 people.

Accidents and incidents