Dobrolyot, or sometimes Dobrolet, is an initialism for (The Russian Society of Voluntary Air Fleet), an early Soviet Union air transport organisation

Airline

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, which was formed in 1923 and existed throughout the remainder of 1920s

1920s

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. It was formed in imitation of the Russian Merchant Navy Volunteer Fleet (Dobroflot

Dobroflot

Dobroflot or Dobrovolny Flot was a ship transport association established in the Russian Empire in 1878 funded from voluntary contributions collected by subscription...

), which had previously been formed back in 1878.

History

The Dobrolyot society was created in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on March 17, 1923 to contribute to the development of the country's air fleet. A capital of two million gold rubles was authorised. The basic objectives were the organisation of airmail, cargo and passenger lines, aviation related solutions of national economic problems (for example, aerial photography of localities) and also the development of the domestic aircraft industry. Territorially, activity of this organisation covered Russia

Russia

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 and Central Asia

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.

In 1929, Dobrolyot and the similar organisations of other Soviet republics Ukrvozdukhput

Ukrvozdukhput

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(Ukrainian Airways) and Zakavia

Zakavia

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(a Georgian Airline) were incorporated into Dobrolyot USSR.

On October 29, 1930, Dobrolyot was abolished, forming the basis for the Central administration of the Civil air fleet (GU GVF), later becoming Aeroflot

Aeroflot

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. Up until that time, the society's airlines had flown 26,000 km, transporting 47,000 passengers and 408 tonnes of cargo.

In 1932, all civil aviation activities were consolidated under the name of Grazhdansky Vozdushny Flot (Civil Air Fleet), known as Aeroflot

Aeroflot

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.

In 1993, in Russia, the Dobrolyot Aviation Company JSC

Joint stock company

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was created.