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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2009 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Taraz Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Taraz, Kazakhstan | ||||||
Aerotur-KZ Airlines was an airline based in Taraz, Kazakhstan, which operated charter flights out of Taraz Airport, using a fleet of two Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft.[ citation needed ]
Aerotur-KZ was founded in 2006. On 1 April 2009, its airline license was revoked, shortly before the airline was added to the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to the poor maintenance standards in Kazakhstan. [1]
Aerotur-KZ operated 2 Tupolev Tu-154s between 2006 and 2009.
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