Aviacon Zitotrans

Aviacon Zitotrans
Авиакомпания «Авиакон Цитотранс»
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZR AZS ZITOTRANS
Founded1995
HubsKoltsovo International Airport
Focus citiesVladivostok
Fleet size6
Destinations10
Parent companyAVS Group Holding
HeadquartersYekaterinburg, Russia
Websiteaviacon.ru

JSC "Aviacon Zitotrans" (Russian: АО Авиакомпания «Авиакон Цитотранс», AO Aviakompaniya «Aviakon Tsitotrans») is a private cargo airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

History

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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

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Aviacon Zitotrans Ilyushin Il-76

As of July 2012, the Aviacon Zitotrans fleet includes the following:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Memorable dates and event

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 81.
  2. ^ (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 40
  3. ^ "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org.
  4. ^ airframes.org. "AIRFRAMES.ORG – Aircraft Database – Login". airframes.org.
  5. ^ "Heavy metal from Russia". 21 April 2013.
  6. ^ "DHL helps relocate the world's loneliest elephant". 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka : After a five hour flight 'Muthu Raja' arrives in Thailand". colombopage.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ Jeffrey, Rebecca (9 February 2022). "Aviacon flies abandoned pets out of Kabul". Air Cargo News. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "АО АК "Авиакон Цитотранс" | Война и санкции". 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations". 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organization". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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