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 | 39 (+11 orders) | |
| Destinations | 20 | |
| Headquarters | Baku | |
| Key people | Jakhangir Askerov | |
| Website: http://www.azal.co.uk | ||
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
[edit] Fleet
The Azerbaijan Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at September 2007)[1] :
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
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| Airbus A319CJ | 1 | ||
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 1 |
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| Antonov An-26B | 1 | ||
| Antonov An-140-100 | (1 order) | ||
| ATR 42-500 | 1 (1 order) |
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| ATR 72-500 | 1 (4 orders) |
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| Boeing 727-200 Adv. | 1 | ||
| Boeing 737-900ER | (4 orders) | [4][5] | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 4 |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | (2 orders) | [5] | |
| Boeing 787 | (2 orders) | [5] | |
| Eurocopter AS 332L1 Super Puma | 2 | [6] | |
| Eurocopter EC 155 B1 | 4 | [7] | |
| Tupolev Tu-134A | 2 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-134B | 6 |
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| Tupolev Tu-154B | 2 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | 3 | ||
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 |
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| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 5 |
[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, Directory: World Airlines, p.83, 27 March 2007
- ^ Azerbaijan Airlines routemap, retrieved from their website October 2, 2007
- ^ "Azerbaijan Airlines first ATR 42-500 in a batch of six takes flight" Flight Global, 07/09/07
- ^ “Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines Finalize Order for 787s and 737s”, SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2007, at [1]; last accessed 13 May 2007.
- ^ a b c Azerbaijain Airlines Boeing orders
- ^ Eurocopter Press Release - Azerbaijan Airlines Orders 6 Helicopters From Eurocopter
- ^ Eurocopter Press Release - Azerbaijan Airlines Orders 6 Helicopters From Eurocopter
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