The story
Air Bashkortostan started operations on April 10, 2006, as a successor to the now defunct BAL Bashkirian Airlines.
In 2010, the airline decided to venture into aerial imaging and put into operation one Diamond DA-42 specially equipped for this purpose.
In August 2011, the Government of Bashkortostan filed claims against the airline over the use of the name "Bashkortostan", arguing that the airline is not a solid enterprise and that this undermined the image of the republic. The airline's management refused to consider changing the name, as they are sure that its use was not a violation of current legislation.
On October 1, 2013, the airline stopped carrying out passenger traffic, with its remaining Boeing 757-200 being transferred back to VIM Airlines. Eight days later, Air Bashkortostan was closed down by VIM ahead of the airline's fleet renewal program. Rosaviatsiya revoked its operator's certificate on January 10, 2014.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Bashkortostan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3