Air Hong Kong
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- Not to be confused with Hong Kong Airways, Hong Kong Airlines.
| Air Hong Kong Limited 香港華民航空 |
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| IATA LD |
ICAO AHK |
Callsign AIR HONG KONG |
| Founded | 1986 | |
| Hubs | Hong Kong International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 8 | |
| Destinations | 12 | |
| Parent company | Cathay Pacific Airways Limited | |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | |
| Key people | Richard Cater (COO), Andrew Maddox (DFO) | |
| Website: http://www.airhongkong.com.hk | ||
AHK Air Hong Kong Limited (香港華民航空), abbreviated AHK, is the only all-cargo airline based in Hong Kong. It operates regional overnight express and freight services. Its main base is Hong Kong International Airport[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1986 and started operations in February 1988 with Boeing 707 aircraft. Scheduled services were added in 1989. Two Boeing 747-100F and two Boeing 747-200F aircraft were used until 2004. 75% of the company's share was acquired by Cathay Pacific in June 1994, followed by the remaining 25% in February 2002. In October 2002, Cathay Pacific entered into a business partnership with DHL to develop the express-freight network in Asia and at that time, and in March 2003, 30% of the company's shares were acquired by DHL. AHK was the launch customer for the Airbus A300-600GF general freighter which is a new variant of the Airbus A300F4-600R. The eighth, and the last aircraft was delivered on the 28 June 2006, with the registration code B-LDH. This new variant has a cargo-loading system capable of handling virtually every type of container and pallet, and a side door at the rear of the lower deck capable of handling large items of general freight, and is being delivered from second-half of 2004. AHK selected the CF6-80C2 engines from General Electric, and signed on to GE's Maintenance Cost Per Hour (MCPH) programme.
In November 2007, Air Hong Kong was awarded for Operational Excellence[2] by the airplane manufacturer Airbus for achieving an overall best performance on airplane utilization, operational reliability, and average delay time.
The airline is owned by Cathay Pacific (60%) and DHL International GmbH (40%) and has 96 employees (at March 2007[1]).
[edit] Destinations
Air Hong Kong operates cargo flights to the following destinations:[3]
In addition, Air Hong Kong also serve Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) and Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport), with Boeing 727s operated by Transmile Air Services (Transmile Website).
[edit] Fleet
The Air Hong Kong fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) [1] :
- 8 Airbus A300-600F
- Their aircraft registration numbers: B-LDA, B-LDB, B-LDC, B-LDD, B-LDE, B-LDF, B-LDG, B-LDH[citation needed]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 58.
- ^ Air Hong Kong "Award for Operational Excellence"
- ^ Air Hong Kong "AHK Winter 08 Schedule"
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