# ELK Airways

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{{Short description|Former airline in Estonia}}
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|airline        = Eesti Lennukompanij
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|image          = ELK Airways Tupolev Tu-134 Wahlstrom-1.jpg|
|caption        = [Tupolev Tu-134](/source/Tupolev_Tu-134)
|fleet_size     = 4
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|founded        = 10 October 1991
|ceased         = 31 December 1991
|headquarters   = [Tallinn](/source/Tallinn), [Estonia](/source/Estonia)
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|hubs           = [Tallinn Airport](/source/Tallinn_Airport)
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[[File:ELK Airways Let L-410 Wahlstrom-1.jpg|thumb|left|[Let L-410](/source/Let_L-410)]]

'''ELK-Eesti Lennukompanij''' (ELK-Estonian Aviation Co.) was an Estonian airline which operated from 1991 to 2001.<ref>Jennifer Pite, "World Airline Directory", ''Flight International'' weekly magazine, Reed Business Publishing, Sutton (Surrey - U.K.), 27 March-2 April 1996, ISSN 0015-3710</ref><ref name="aviation-safety.net">{{cite web |last1=Ranter |first1=Harro |title=Aviation Safety Network, ASN Aviation Safety Database, Operator index, Estonia. ELK Airways |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6279 |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>

In the beginning, ELK operated three [Tupolev Tu-154](/source/Tupolev_Tu-154) jetliners; later [Let L-410](/source/Let_L-410), [BAe Jetstream 31](/source/BAe_Jetstream_31) and [Tupolev Tu-134A](/source/Tupolev_Tu-134A) aircraft were used.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The concern was also known with '''ELK Airways''' brand.

On 23 November 2001, an ELK [Antonov An-28](/source/Antonov_An-28) crashed into trees located shortly before the runway at [Kärdla Airport](/source/K%C3%A4rdla_Airport), killing two passengers. The aircraft was being leased from [Enimex](/source/Enimex).<ref name="aviation-safety ES-NOV">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-28 ES-NOV Kärdla |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323175 |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> It was a tangible sign that the company was having internal problems. Indeed, shortly thereafter, on December 31st, all flight operations were halted and never resumed. At the time of closure the fleet consisted of 1 [Antonov An-26](/source/Antonov_An-26), 2 [Let L-410](/source/Let_L-410), 1 [Tupolev Tu-134A](/source/Tupolev_Tu-134A) and 1 [Tupolev Tu-154M](/source/Tupolev_Tu-154M).<ref>G. Endres & Air Transport Intelligence, "World Airlines 2002", ''Flight International'' directory, Reed Business Information Ltd., Sutton (Surrey - U.K.)</ref>

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