RAF-Avia

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RAF-Avia
RAF-Avia Logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
MTMTLMITAVIA
Founded1990;35 years ago (1990)
Commenced operations18 July 1991;34 years ago (1991-07-18)
Hubs Riga International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations18
Parent company RAF Avia group
Headquarters Riga, Latvia
Website www.rafavia.aero

RAF-Avia is a Latvian airline headquartered in Riga [1] and based at Riga International Airport. [2]

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History

The airline was established in 1990 with the purpose of delivering parts and manufacturing materials for the Riga Autobus Factory (RAF). It started operations in 1991. [2] In 1994, RAF-Avia began to move into the commercial charter sector. In 1996, it became a private limited company. It is 100% owned by the RAF-Avia group. [3]

In August 2016, the airline stationed two aircraft at Frankfurt Hahn Airport to operate ad hoc charter flights. [4]

Destinations

RAF-Avia operates cargo services for TNT, DHL and others, as well as transport for the military and the United Nations and passenger charters.[ citation needed ] In late 2015 RAF-Avia announced that it is considering starting regular passenger flights in 2016.[ citation needed ]

Fleet

RAF-Avia Antonov An-26 RAF Avia Antonov AN-26B Bakema-1.jpg
RAF-Avia Antonov An-26
RAF-Avia Saab 340AF YL-RAH SF34(340AF) RAF-Avia VKO UUWW 2 (34449992645).jpg
RAF-Avia Saab 340AF

Current fleet

As of August 2025, RAF-Avia operates the following aircraft: [5]

Aero K fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
ATR 72-200F 1
Saab 340 3
Total4

Former fleet

The RAF-Avia fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of September 2015): [6] [ needs update ]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. Home [ usurped ]. RAF-Avia. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. Vienibas gatve 26A, Riga, LV 1004, Latvia."
  2. 1 2 Flight International 12–18 April 2005
  3. Horner, Avril; Zlosnik, Sue (2005), "Introduction" , Gothic and the Comic Turn, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1–18, doi:10.1057/9780230503076_1, ISBN   978-1-349-41556-4 , retrieved 6 July 2022
  4. http://www.dvz.de/rubriken/luftfracht/single-view/nachricht/flughafen-frankfurt-hahn-gewinnt-raf-avia-als-kunden.html [ dead link ]
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - RAF-Avia". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 65.
  6. "Fleetico | RAF-AVIA". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. "Sonic boom sounds over Kent after RAF intercept Latvian cargo plane". TheGuardian.com . 29 October 2014.
  8. "Accident: RafAvia SF34 at Savonlinna on Jan 7th 2019, runway excursion on landing".
  9. "Сегодня в аэропорту Пулково аварийно сел грузовой самолет из Финляндии - 53 Новости". 53news.ru (in Russian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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