Azerbaijan Airlines
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| Azerbaijan Airlines | ||
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| IATA J2 |
ICAO AHY |
Callsign AZAL |
| Founded | April 7, 1992 | |
| Hubs | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | AZAL Miles | |
| Fleet size | 37 (plus 5 orders) | |
| Destinations | 20 | |
| Headquarters | Baku | |
| Key people | Jakhangir Askerov | |
| Website: http://www.azal.az | ||
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL, Azeri: Azərbaycan Hava Yolları) is the national airline of Azerbaijan based in Baku. It is the state-owned airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Baku to the CIS, Europe, China and the Middle East, as well as domestic services. Its main base is Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations on 7 April 1992. It wholly owns subsidiary airline Azal Avia Cargo[1].
[edit] Destinations
Azerbaijan Airlines operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at April 2007):[citation needed]
[edit] Asia
[edit] Central Asia
[edit] East Asia
[edit] Southwest Asia
[edit] Europe
[edit] Eastern Europe (Including Western Russia)
[edit] Western Europe
[edit] Fleet
The Azerbaijan Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
| Type | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319CJ | 1 | |
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | |
| Antonov An-26B | 1 | |
| Antonov An-140-100 | 1 on order | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 4 | |
| Tupolev Tu-134A | 2 | |
| Tupolev Tu-134B | 6 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154B | 2 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | 3 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 5 |
On order:[citation needed]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On December 23, 2005 an Azerbaijan Airlines Antonov AN-140 plunged into the Caspian Sea about 20 miles north of the capital, Baku. All 18 passengers and five crew members died. The plane was on its way to Aktau. The airline has grounded its other remaining An-140 airplanes, and also postponed plans to purchase more of the type aircraft from the Ukraine.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
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