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{{Short description|Russian airline}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline        = ALROSA
| logo           = Logo of the ALROSA (airline).svg
| logo_size      =
| fleet_size     = 5
| destinations   = 11
| IATA           = 6R
| ICAO           = DRU
| callsign       = MIRNY
| parent         = [[ALROSA]]
| company_slogan =
| founded        = {{start date and age|2000}}
| headquarters   = [[Mirny, Sakha Republic|Mirny]], [[Russia]]
| key_people     =
| hubs           = <div>[[Mirny Airport]] <br> [[Polyarny Airport]] </div>
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities   =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge         =
| alliance       =
| website        = [http://www.alrosa.aero alrosa.aero]
|image=|aoc=|num_employees=}}
'''CJSC "Air Company ALROSA"''' ({{langx|ru|ЗАО «Авиакомпания АЛРОСА»}}, ''ZAO «Aviakompanija ALROSA»''; {{langx|sah|Алроса авиахампанньа}}, ''Alrosa aviaxampannya''), formerly ''Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise'' (Alrosa Air Company Limited) is an [[airline]] from [[Mirny, Sakha Republic|Mirny]], [[Russia]]. Its bases are at [[Mirny Airport]] and [[Polyarny Airport]], with a [[focus city]] at [[Lensk Airport]]. The airline operates scheduled and chartered domestic flights.
==History==
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise was founded by the Russian mining company [[ALROSA]] ('''Al'''mazy '''Ro'''ssii '''Sa'''kha). A sister company Alrosa Avia, which was established in 1992<ref name="FI"/> and operated passenger charter services in Russia and the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] out of [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow Vnukovo Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 74 | date= 3 April 2007}}</ref> The company's flight certificate was annulled on 21 November 2008. On 29 September 2018, RA-85684, the aircraft involved in [[Alrosa Flight 514]] completed its last flight from [[Mirny, Sakha Republic|Mirny]] to [[Novosibirsk]]. The aircraft was installed as a monument at the Tolmachevo Museum of Aviation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9090700|title=RA-85684 &#124; Tupolev Tu-154M &#124; Alrosa Airlines &#124; Artyom Kuzhlev}}</ref>
On 29 October 2020, ALROSA airline operated the last civil [[Tupolev Tu-154|Tu-154]] flight in [[Russia]]. The Tu-154, tail number RA-85757, flew from [[Mirny Airport|Mirny]] to [[Novosibirsk Airport|Novosibirsk]] carrying 140 passengers.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
==Destinations==
[[File:AN-38-100 alrosa.jpg|thumb|right|Alrosa [[An-38]] wearing an old livery]]
[[File:Boeing 737-83N Alrosa.JPG|thumb|right|Alrosa [[Boeing 737-800]]]]
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise serves the following destinations within Russia ({{as of|December 2015|lc=on}}):<ref>{{cite web|title=Расписание|url=http://www.mapalrosa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43:2011-07-08-01-30-09&catid=40:2011-07-08-01-27-59&Itemid=62|publisher=Мирнинское авиационное предприятие|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>
;Russia
;{{flag|Irkutsk Oblast}}
*[[Irkutsk]] – [[International Airport Irkutsk]]<ref name=REN_IKT_24 />
;{{flag|Krasnodar Krai}}
*[[Krasnodar]] – [[Pashkovsky Airport]] '''terminated'''
{{flag|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}
*[[Krasnoyarsk]] – [[Yemelyanovo Airport]]
;{{flag|Leningrad Oblast}} / {{flag|Saint Petersburg}}
*[[Pulkovo International Airport]]
;{{flag|Moscow}} / {{flag|Moscow Oblast}}
*[[Moscow Domodedovo Airport]]
*[[Vnukovo International Airport]]<ref name=REN_IKT_24 />
;{{flag|Novosibirsk Oblast}}
*[[Novosibirsk]] – [[Tolmachevo Airport]]
;{{flag|Orenburg Oblast}}
*[[Orenburg]] - [[Orenburg Tsentralny Airport]]<ref name=REN_IKT_24>{{cite news |title=На самолете в Иркутск? Легко! У Оренбуржцев появилась возможность улететь в Сибирь |url=https://56orb.ru/news/2024-02-01/na-samolete-v-irkutsk-legko-u-orenburzhtsev-poyavilas-vozmozhnost-uletet-v-sibir-4902489 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=56orb.ru |publisher=Сетевое издание «56 медиа» |date=3 February 2024 |language=ru}}</ref>
;{{flag|Sakha}}
*[[Lensk]] – [[Lensk Airport]] '''focus city'''
*[[Mirny, Sakha Republic|Mirny]] – [[Mirny Airport]] '''base'''
*[[Udachny]] – [[Polyarny Airport]] '''base'''
*[[Yakutsk]] – [[Yakutsk Airport]]
;{{flag|Sverdlovsk Oblast}}
*[[Yekaterinburg]] – [[Koltsovo Airport]]
;{{flag|Tomsk Oblast}}
*[[Tomsk]] - [[Bogashevo Airport]]
;Russia/Ukraine ([[Political status of Crimea|disputed]] territory of Crimea)
;{{flag|Crimea}}
*[[Simferopol International Airport]] (suspended)
==Fleet==
As of September 2024, the ALROSA fleet - excluding helicopters - includes the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alrosa.aero/en/info/our-fleet|title=Our fleet|website=alrosa.aero|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ Alrosa-Avia fleet
|-
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2" |In Service
!rowspan="2" |Orders
!colspan="3"|Passengers
!rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!<abbr title="Business">C</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Antonov An-24RV]]
|1
|—
|—
|48
|48
|
|-
|[[Antonov An-38]]
|1
|—
|—
|26
|26
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-700]]
|1
|—
|—
|136
|136
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|3
|—
|12
|144
|166
|
|-
|[[Sukhoi Superjet 100]]
|—
|2
| colspan="3" |<abbr title="To Be Announced">{{center|TBA}}</abbr>
|Letter of intent signed in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusaviainsider.com/alrosa-airlines-replace-vintage-tupolevs-superjet-100s/|title=Alrosa Airlines to replace its vintage Tupolevs with Superjet 100s|date=26 November 2018|website=Russian Aviation Insider}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yakovlev MC-21|Yakovlev MC-21-300]]
|—
|3<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/57959-russias-alrosa-to-lease-33-mc-21-300s-from-ifc|title=Russia's Alrosa to lease 3+3 MC-21-300s from IFC|date=20 July 2017|website=ch-aviation.com|language=en-GB|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>
| colspan="3" |<abbr title="To Be Announced">{{center|TBA}}</abbr>
|Deliveries planned to begin in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-07-19/irkut-mc-21-wins-few-airline-orders-maks-2017|title=Irkut MC-21 Wins Few Airline Orders at MAKS 2017|date=19 July 2017|website=ainonline.com|language=en-GB|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
!Total
!6
!5
! colspan="4" |
|}
==Accidents and Incidents==
[[File:RA-85684 Tupolev Tu.154M Alrosa (7415656032).jpg|thumb|RA-85684, the [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] involved in the 2010 incident of [[Alrosa Flight 514]]]]
* {{Timeline event |date={{Start date|2010|09|07|df=y}} |event=[[Alrosa Flight 514]], operated by a [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] (RA-85684), suffered a complete in-flight electrical failure while on a scheduled domestic flight from [[Udachny]] to [[Moscow]]. A successful emergency landing was made at the disused [[Izhma Airport]] but the aircraft overran the runway and was damaged. All 81 people on board escaped uninjured.<ref name=AH430a1d01>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=430a1d01&opt=0 |title= Accident: Alrosa Mirny T154 at Izhma on Sep 7th 2010, loss of electrics and landing on helicopter platform |work=The Aviation Herald|first=Simon |last=Hradecky |access-date=7 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barentsobserver.com/lucky-tu-154-crash-landing-in-komi.4817140-116321.html |title=Lucky Tu-154 crash landing in Komi |publisher=BarentsObserver |access-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195053/http://www.barentsobserver.com/lucky-tu-154-crash-landing-in-komi.4817140-116321.html |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/pilots-called-heroes-after-crash-landing/415328.html |title= Pilots Called Heroes After Crash Landing |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |access-date=9 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100909111627/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/pilots-called-heroes-after-crash-landing/415328.html| archive-date= 9 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.}}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise}}
*{{official website|http://www.alrosa.aero}}
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