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RUS Aviation was an all cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It operated scheduled and charter cargo flights. Its main base was Sharjah International Airport. RUS Aviation was one of the biggest IL76 & AN12 operator/supplier within UAE and the region. With a fleet of more than 28 freighters of Airbus, Antonov, Boeing

RUS Aviation FZE

Founded	1999
Ceased operations	2015
Operating bases	Sharjah International Airport Dubai International Airport Bishkek International Airport
Fleet size	3
Destinations	9
Parent company	RUS Aviation FZE
Headquarters	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Key people	Saleh al Aroud (Chairman)
Website	www.rusaviation.ae

It provided the following services: Cargo Consolidation, Air Charter in UAE, Ground Handling, Flight Planning, Landing Permits, Fuelling.

A RUS Aviation Il-76 featured in a 2010 episode of Top Gear, landing in Erbil, Iraq. Registration EK-76808.

The carrier ended operations in 2015.

Destinations

RUS Aviation operated freight services to the following destinations (at April 2014):[1][2]

• Afghanistan
  • Kabul - Kabul International Airport
  • Kandahar - Kandahar International Airport
• Djibouti
  • Djibouti City - Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
• Iraq
  • Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
  • Basra - Basra Airport
  • Erbil - Erbil International Airport
  • Sulaimaniyah - Sulaimaniyah International Airport
• Kyrgyzstan
  • Bishkek - Manas International Airport
• Tajikistan
  • Dushanbe - Dushanbe Airport
• United Arab Emirates
  • Sharjah - Sharjah International Airport Base

Fleet

The RUS Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at April 2014):[3]

Rus Aviation Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Notes
Airbus A300-600F	2	—
Ilyushin Il-76TD	1	—

External links

• RUS Aviation

References

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