Kam Air
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| Kam Air Airlines | ||
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| IATA RQ |
ICAO KMF |
Callsign KAMGAR |
| Founded | 2003 | |
| Hubs | Kabul International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 3 | |
| Destinations | 4 | |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Key people | Z. M. Kamgarand | |
| Website: http://www.flykamair.ca/ | ||
Kam Air is an airline based in Afghanistan. Its main base is Kabul International Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was founded on 31 August 2003 by Z. M. Kamgarand and was the first privately owned passenger airline in Afghanistan. Their first flight operated on 8 November 2003 between Kabul, Herat and Mazari Sharif with a Boeing 727.
[edit] Services
Kam Air currently operates the following services (as of August 2006):
Kabul to Herat and Mazari Sharif within Afghanistan and internationally to:
They also plan on starting Delhi in the near future.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- In September 2004 an Antonov AN24 operated by Kam Air slewed off the runway while landing at Kabul slightly injuring some of the 27 passengers aboard, but the plane was not damaged.
- A Boeing 737 flown by Kam Air vanished from radar screens on 3 February 2005 as it approached Kabul airport (on a flight from Herat) in poor weather, sparking a massive search operation for the 96 passengers and eight crew. The wreckage of the plane was found on 5 February 2005 in the mountains east of Kabul, but all 104 people aboard had been killed. (See Kam Air Flight 904 for details.)
[edit] Fleet
The Kam Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
- 3 Boeing 727-200
- 2 Boeing 737-200 (operated since late 2005 through present day)
Previously operated:
A Boeing 767-200 was operated from January 2005, but was disposed of in September 2005.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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