FLEET - Royal Flight (Russia) is looking to attract new large shareholders to the share capital to resume operations with one B757-200

Royal Flight also plans to participate in government programs to support the aviation industry and is counting on subsidies.

Photo: Ton Jochems - AYT

ROYAL FLIGHT - B737-800W - VP-BGZ

Ton Jochems - AYT

ROYAL FLIGHT - B757-200W - VP-BOO

Ton Jochems - AYT

Royal Flight expands with a sixth Boeing 757

The leased narrowbody will perform its first revenue flight for the carrier from Tomsk in Russia to Pattaya in Thailand (Royal Flight)

Royal Flight has taken delivery of a Boeing 757 narrowbody, bringing the total number of such airliners in its fleet up to six, the Russian carrier’s spokesperson told Russian Aviation Insider.

The aircraft, registration code VP-BLB, delivered on operating lease terms, seats 235 passengers. On March 24 the 757 was ferried to Tomsk, from where it will complete its first revenue flight with the new operator to U-Tapao airport in Pattaya, Thailand.

This new addition brings Royal Flight’s overall fleet to nine aircraft. Apart from the six 757s, the carrier operates one Boeing 737-800 narrowbody and two Boeing 767 widebodies. The airline has plans to further expand its fleet, but prefers not to announce any details just yet.

Royal Flight occupies 14th place among Russian carriers by passenger traffic, which grew 14.6% in 2016 to 994,200 passengers. Traffic data for the first two months of this year indicate a further increase of almost 250% year-on-year, reaching 153,600 passengers. The airline operates mainly to the UAE, India, Austria, Spain, Greece, Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Russian Aviation Insider

First ROYAL FLIGHT - B767-300ER - VP-BLC

Dmitry Petrov - Moscow - Russia

Royal Flight adds first B737-800

Royal Flight (Moscow Vnukovo) took delivery of its maiden B737-800 on Thursday, May 28 Skyliner aviation has reported. VQ-BRF (msn 34970), formerly D-ABBY with Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel), was deployed into commercial service on May 30 on flights to Rhodes, Greece.

A subsidiary of Abakan-Avia (ABG, Abakan), Royal Flight operates charter flights for Coral Travel Tour from Moscow and other Russian cities to Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates. Until now, the carrier's fleet had consisted of five B757-200s exclusively. 

ROYAL FLIGHT - B757-200W - VQ-BTR

Ton Jochems - AYT

Russia's Abakan-Avia enters passenger market through Royal Flight

Royal Flight officially launched passenger operations with a Moscow Domodedovo to Antalya charter on March 8, 2014.

According to Russia ATO.ru, the airline will operate charter flights on behalf of Coral Travel Tour from Moscow and other Russian cities to Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates.

A subsidiary of Khakassian national carrier Abakan-Avia, the airline has four B757-200s lined up with a fifth currently being considered.
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