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| Founded | 12 February 1993 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 November 1993 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 21 September 2011 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow,Russia | ||||||
YAK-Service (Russian:ЗАО «Авиационная компания «Як-Сервис») was anairline that operated executive passenger charters based inMoscow,Russia. It was established on 12 February 1993 and started operations on 25 November 1993. The airline was banned from operating within the EU from 24 July 2009[citation needed] to November 2009,[1] and had further restrictions imposed upon it in 2010.[2]
On 21 September 2011, the airline had its licence revoked byRosaviatsiya in the wake of the2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash inYaroslavl, Russia.[3]
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The YAK-Service fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
On 7 September 2011, at 16:05 MSK,RA-42434 Yak-42D, chartered to carry theLokomotiv YaroslavlKHL hockey team,crashed at theVolga River bank 2 kilometers fromTunoshna Airport,Yaroslavl,Russia, and was destroyed, killing the entire team and 3 crew members, one crew member aboard survived.[4][5] Among the deceased in this crash were formerNational Hockey League (NHL) playersPavol Demitra,Ruslan Salei, andKārlis Skrastiņš.[6]
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