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| Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Koltsovo International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Vladivostok | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | AVS Group Holding | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||||||
| Website | aviacon.ru | ||||||
JSC "Aviacon Zitotrans" (Russian: АО Авиакомпания «Авиакон Цитотранс», AO Aviakompaniya «Aviakon Tsitotrans») is a private cargo airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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History
It was established and started operations in June 1995 and specializes in air transportation of heavy and outsize, high-value, dangerous goods, aerospace equipment, sea containers, humanitarian, government, military, live cargo on IL-76 TD worldwide. It has more than 170 employees and its main base is Koltsovo International Airport, Yekaterinburg.[1] In 2008, the name of the company was changed to Aviacon Air Cargo.
Fleet
As of July 2012, the Aviacon Zitotrans fleet includes the following:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
- 5 Ilyushin Il-76TD
Memorable dates and event
In March 2013 «Transafe Logistics», together with Aviakon Zitotrans, implemented a project to transport a 46-ton generator rotor of the Nizhnevartovsk power plant on an IL-76TD aircraft to Busan, South Korea. This transportation is considered a world record for the transportation of single cargo on an airplane of this type.
Sanctions
On January 26, 2023 due to Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airline was included in the US sanctions list against PMC Wagner. Also 4 IL-76TD aircraft of the company RA-76502, RA-76842, RA-76846, RA-78765 were sanctioned.[9]
The airline carried out cargo transportation for enterprises of the Russian defense complex that were sanctioned. In addition, Aviacon Cytotrans transported military equipment such as missiles, warheads and helicopter parts around the world, sending military equipment to Venezuela, Africa and other countries.
— Treasury Sanctions Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organization
Earlier, on October 19, 2022 the company was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine.[10] On May 19, 2023 Aviacon Zitotrans was included in Canada's sanctions list against companies that provide military technology to the Russian armed forces.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 81.
- ^ (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 40
- ^ "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org.
- ^ airframes.org. "AIRFRAMES.ORG – Aircraft Database – Login". airframes.org.
- ^ "Heavy metal from Russia". 21 April 2013.
- ^ "DHL helps relocate the world's loneliest elephant". 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka : After a five hour flight 'Muthu Raja' arrives in Thailand". colombopage.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Jeffrey, Rebecca (9 February 2022). "Aviacon flies abandoned pets out of Kabul". Air Cargo News. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Russia-related Designations and Designation Update; Central African Republic Designations; Transnational Criminal Organizations Designation; Global Magnitsky Designations; Issuance of Global Magnitsky General Licenses and Frequently Asked Questions | Office of Foreign Assets Control". ofac.treasury.gov. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "АО АК "Авиакон Цитотранс" | Война и санкции". web.archive.org. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations". web.archive.org. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organization". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
External links
Media related to Aviacon Zitotrans at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Russian and English)
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This page was last edited on 28 May 2024, at 12:55