Silk Way Airlines
For the airline in Singapore, see SilkAir.
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| Founded | 2001 | |||
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| Hubs | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | |||
| Subsidiaries | SW Group | |||
| Fleet size | 14 | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
| Headquarters |
Heydar Aliyev International Airport Baku, Azerbaijan | |||
| Website | silkway-airlines.com | |||
Silk Way Airlines is a cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1] It operates freight services linking Europe and Asia, as well as services for government and non-governmental organisations.
History
The company was founded in 2001 and started commercial flights on 6 October 2001.[2] In early 2015 a deal was being finalised to acquire a further 3 Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft.[3]
Destinations
As of April 2013, Silk Way Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:[4]
A Silk Way Airlines Douglas DC-8 at Zurich Airport in 2003.
An Antonov An-12 of Silk Way Airlines at Luxembourg Findel Airport in 2004.
An Ilyushin Il-76 of Silk Way Airlines approaches Dubai International Airport in 2010.
A Silk Way Airlines Boeing 747-400F lands at Malpensa Airport in 2011.
- Kabul – Kabul International Airport
- Kandahar – Kandahar International Airport
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong International Airport
- Shanghai – Pudong International Airport
- Ürümqi – Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Tbilisi – Tbilisi Airport
- Hahn – Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Bishkek – Manas Airport
- Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion International Airport
- Milan – Malpensa Airport
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg-Findel Airport
- Istanbul – Atatürk International Airport
Road freighter service (RFS) is also provided from Baku to additional destinations in Central Asia.
Fleet
The Silk Way Airlines fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft (as of July 2013):
| Aircraft | In Service | Notes |
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| Antonov An-12 | BK model | |
| Boeing 747-400F | Former Cargolux airframes with Rolls-Royce RB211 engines | |
| Boeing 747-8F | 2 ordered in July 2013. 3 ordered on 3 March 2015 | |
| Boeing 767-300F | Purchased by FedEx Express February 2015 | |
| Ilyushin Il-76MF | Fleet equipped with Aviadvigatel PS-90A-76 Stage IV compliance engines | |
| Total | 17 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 7 November 2002 at 11:30 local time, Silk Way Airlines Flight 4132, which was operated using an Antonov An-12 (registered 4K-AZ21) overshot the runway upon landing at N'Djamena International Airport in Chad. The aircraft was destroyed, but the six crew members on board survived.[6]
- On 6 July 2011 at 00:10 local time, a Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 (registered 4K-AZ55) crashed into a mountain 25 kilometers short of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, killing all of the crew of nine people on board the cargo flight from Baku, which was operating on behalf of NATO.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Contact." Silk Way Airlines. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Head office Heydar Aliyev International Airport AZ1044 Baku, Azerbaijan."
- ↑ Fleet list of Silk Way Airlines at the Aero Transport Database
- ↑ "Silk Way Eyes More 747-8s". Airliner World: 10. March 2015.
- ↑ Silk Way Airlines timetable at silkway-airlines.com
- ↑ http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2014-08-28-Boeing-Silk-Way-Airlines-Celebrate-Delivery-of-Two-747-8-Freighters
- ↑ 2002 Silk Way accident at the Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ Silk Way 2011 crash at the Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ Silk Way 2011 crash at the Aviation Herald
External links
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