IRS Aero

Not to be confused with IRS Airlines.

IRS Aero

IATA ICAO Call sign LD/5R LDF —
Founded	1997
Ceased operations	2003
Hubs	Sheremetyevo International Airport Zhukovsky International Airport
Fleet size	6
Headquarters	Moscow

IRS Aero (IATA: LD (later 5R), ICAO: LDF) was a Russian charter airline that was established in 1997.^[1]

Closure

Its operating license was revoked in January 2003 because an investigation into an accident that occurred in 2002 revealed violations committed by the airline. These included using Il-18 aircraft for both passenger and cargo transport, even though their airworthiness certificates classified them as cargo planes,^[2] and falsification of documents.^[1]

Fleet

IRS Aero's Ilyushin Il-18V at Faro Airport in 2000.

IRS Aero operated at least the following types of aircraft:^[1]

• Ilyushin Il-18
• Ilyushin Il-86
• Tupolev Tu-154B-2
• Tupolev Tu-154M

References

1. Komissarov and Gordon 2003, pp. 138–139
2. "IRS Aero". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Sources

• Komissarov, Dmitri and Jefim Gordon (2003). Russian Airlines and their Aircraft. Midland Publishing. pp. 138–139. ISBN 1-85780-176-8.