JSC "Aviacon Zitotrans" (Russian: АО Авиакомпания «Авиакон Цитотранс», AO Aviakompaniya «Aviakon Tsitotrans») is a private cargo airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
History
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.
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
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]
^(in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 27 April 2007, p. 40
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