| 8th | Russia">Top passenger airlines: Russia |
| 3rd | Top Boeing 737 operators |
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| Founded | 2000 | |||
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| Hubs | Rostov-on-Don Airport[1] | |||
| Focus cities | Moscow-Vnukovo |
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| Frequent flyer program | Aeroflot-Don Bonus | |||
| Fleet size | 18 | |||
| Destinations | 21 | |||
| Parent company | Aeroflot (100%) | |||
| Headquarters | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |||
| Key people | Mikhail Stepanovich Kritskiy (General Director)[1] | |||
| Website | http://www.aeroflot-don.ru/ | |||
JSC "Donavia" (Russian: ОАО «Донавиа»}, formerly Aeroflot-Don (Russian: ОАО «Аэрофлот-Дон») is an airline based in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger flights network as well as passenger and cargo charters, most of which to the Middle East. Its main bases are Rostov-on-Don Airport and Moscow-Vnukovo Airport.[1]
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The airline was established as Donavia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. It absorbed the Rostov assets of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, and was one of many such "Babyflots" to emerge in the early 1990s. However, the airline was purchased by Aeroflot in 2000 and started operations under the Aeroflot-Don name on 13 April 2000. On 25 September 2009, the airline was once again renamed into Donavia.[2]
The Donavia fleet includes the following aircraft (at 21 October 2009):[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 7 | |
| Ilyushin Il-86 | 4 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | Last updated: 21 October 2009 |
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