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(MENAFN- Trend press agency)
Silk Way Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group and one of the leading freight carriers serving a network of charter destinations around the world, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
From the very beginning, the company contributed to the economic independence and regional leadership of Azerbaijan. It is this passion that has deeply linked the airline to its objective.
During these years, Silk Way Airlines’ route network has covered more than 130 countries around the world, while its planes have traveled 70 million nautical miles, carrying 600,000 tonnes of cargo.
Founded in 2001, the company’s team currently consists of more than 440 professionals with a high level of expertise supported by internationally recognized qualifications. The air cargo airline was originally established on the basis of a passenger aviation flight detachment. Before the company was founded, three crews who had successfully completed simulator training at the Ukrainian airfield in Uzin in 1996 were retrained at the Zhuliany training and technical center near Kiev. Subsequently, they formed the first flight crew of Silk Way Airlines.
Silk Way Airlines currently operates five Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft. In many cases, the crew delivers special and critical cargo to areas completely cut off from the road network, to airfields with poor or virtually non-existent infrastructure, without ground support or equipment for loading and unloading operations. Thanks to their hold equipment, Ilyushin cargo planes are the optimal solution for the transport of bulky, high-value or dangerous goods, as well as oil and gas equipment, automotive equipment and non-standard cargoes.
Silk Way Airlines’ first international cargo flight was operated by an IL-76 4K-AZ19 aircraft on the Baku-Le Bourget-Bagram route in October 2001. It was the first civilian flight to Afghanistan since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Today, Silk Way Airlines provides cost effective solutions to a range of freight transportation needs, with extensive experience in areas not accessible by scheduled flights.
“Our most significant accomplishments over the past two decades have been the vast experience we have gained, as well as overcoming a series of challenges along the way. Thanks to this, today Silk Way Airlines provides its services not only in the Caspian region but also far beyond. There has undoubtedly always been a strong team of professionals behind this twenty-year success story, â€said Silk Way Airlines Director Rahim Islamov.
Silk Way Group, founded in July 2006, is a dynamically developing enterprise group which occupies a leading position in the Azerbaijani economy. The group was reorganized into three companies in 2019 – Silk Way Airlines, Silk Way West Airlines and Silk Way Technics, providing air cargo transportation and aircraft maintenance services.
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