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Center-South («Центр-Юг», "Tsentr-Yug") was a Russian passenger airline based in Belgorod.

History

In early 2014, the airline received the first of two Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, which is due to be operated under a lease agreement for AtlasJet on charter flights. The airline is the official carrier of the volleyball club VC Lokomotiv-Belogorie.

On 17 September 2015, Rosaviation announced the suspension of Centre-South Airlines' operating certificate due to several violations. Following the rules, if the airline plans to have a wide range of flights (as Center-South has), it needs to have not less than 8 aircraft with capacity of not less than 50 people, however, the airline has only five aircraft of the required type, including two Tupolev Tu-134 and three Sukhoi Superjet 100. Plus the aircraft were not checked for damages.

Fleet

The Center-South fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

• 2 Yakovlev Yak-40

References

1. "Superjet Redeliveries". Airliner World: 12. May 2014.
2. "Авиакомпания Центр-Юг, Россия. Сайт Center South".
3. ch-aviation.com – Center-South's air operator certificate suspended 24 September 2015
4. "Росавиация приостановит деятельность авиакомпании "Центр-Юг"". izvestia.ru. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
5. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 29.

External links

Media related to Centre-South at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

• Defunct airlines of Russia
• Airlines established in 1993
• 1993 establishments in Russia
• Companies based in Belgorod Oblast