ATRAN
{{Short description|Russian airline}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Atran, LLC
ООО «Атран»
| logo = Atran cargo airlines logo.jpg
| logo_size = 250
| destinations =
| IATA = V8
| ICAO = VAS
| callsign = ATRAN
| company_slogan =
| founded = 1942 (as Moscow Aviation Enterprise)
| headquarters = Moscow, Russia
| key_people = Roman Romanovch Krishtal (General Director){{in lang|ru}} Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 99
| hubs = {{nowrap|Domodedovo International Airport}}
| secondary_hubs ={{nowrap|Zhukovsky International Airport}}
| focus_cities =
| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| website = [http://www.atran.ru atran.ru]
}}
Atran, LLC ({{langx|ru|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.
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.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 80 | date= 3 April 2007}}
In September 2023 Atran restarted operations after acquiring two An-12 freighters.{{Cite news|title=Грузовая авиакомпания "Атран" перешла на советские самолеты Ан-12|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/news/2023/09/14/995298-atran-pereshla-na-an-12|website=Ведомости|access-date=2024-05-21|language=ru|archive-date=2023-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124104808/https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/news/2023/09/14/995298-atran-pereshla-na-an-12|url-status=live}}
Fleet
=Current fleet=
As of May 2024, ATRAN currently operates two Antonov An-12 aircraft: RA-11025 and RA-11371.[https://russianplanes.net/airline/Atran_(Aviatrans)] retrieved 21 May 2024
=Historic fleet=
ATRAN has previously operated the following aircraft types:
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Atran fleet history |
| style="background:#cc1f2f;"
!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.{{cite news
| script-title=ru:При взлете из Домодедово разбился Ан-12 – погибли семь человек
| language = ru
| publisher = Newsru.com
| date = 29 July 2007
| url = http://www.newsru.com/russia/29jul2007/sem.html
| access-date = 2007-07-29 }}
- On 26 March 2025, an ATRAN An-12BK (RA-11371) rolled off the runway at Novy Urengoy Airport after a landing gear failure, all eight on board survived.{{cite web |url=https://ura.news/news/1052908283 | lang=ru | work=Interfax |title=26 марта 2025 грузовой самолет совершил аварийную посадку в аэропорту Нового Уренгоя}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.atran.ru/ Official website (Russian)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404141628/http://www.atran.ru/ |date=4 April 2005 }}
{{Portalbar|Russia|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Russia}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atran}}
Category:Companies based in Moscow
Category:Former Aeroflot divisions
Category:Airlines established in 1942