British Airways, Soviets Talk of ‘Air Russia’
British Airways said today that it has signed an agreement with the Soviet Union’s Ministry of Civil Aviation to work toward creating a new international airline based in Moscow.
The proposed airline, provisionally dubbed “Air Russia,” would be a joint venture with the Soviet state airline Aeroflot holding a majority stake, BA said.
The new airline would be based at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport.
If a final agreement is reached, Air Russia would begin operations in 1992, BA said, with flights between Moscow and cities in Western Europe, North America and the Far East.
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