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RAF-Avia is an
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based in
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,
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. It operates cargo services for
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and others, as well as transport for the military and the
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and passenger charters. Its main base is
Riga International Airport-Cargo airlines:*DHL Express*Inversija*RAF-Avia*Sprintair*TNT NV*Transavibaltika*UPS-Traffic statistics:Riga International Airport is one of three notable airports in Latvia. The other two are Liepāja International Airport and Ventspils Airport. Riga International Airport's biggest air carrier is...
.
History
The airline was established in 1990 as the first private airline in
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. It started operations in 1991 flying spare parts and supply for the
RAF Minibus production plantThe Riga Autobus Factory was a factory in Jelgava, Latvia, making vans and minibuses under the brand name Latvija....
in
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. In 1994 RAF-Avia began to switch to the commercial charter flight business. In 1996 it became a privately owned joint stock company. It is wholly owned by the RAF-Avia Group .
Fleet
The RAF-Avia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 27 September 2008)
http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=MTL&al_op=1:
RAF-Avia Cargo Fleet
| Aircraft |
Total |
Notes |
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5 |
YL-RAA/B/C/D/E |
| Antonov An-74 |
1 |
YL-RAF |
| Saab 340A |
2 |
YL-RAG, YL-RAH |
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