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Air Cess was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Cargo airline airline primarily involved in transport of air freight as opposed to passenger services

Cargo airlines are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.

United Arab Emirates Country in Western Asia

The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates, is a country in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. The sovereign constitutional monarchy is a federation of seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Their boundaries are complex, with numerous enclaves within the various emirates. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the United Arab Emirates. In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.

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The Air Cess fleet included the following aircraft in August 2006:

Antonov An-12 Airliner and military transport aircraft family by Antonov

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Antonov An-24 Airliner and military transport aircraft family by Antonov

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Antonov An-26 Military transport aircraft by Antonov

The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.

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Antonov An-225 <i>Mriya</i> Soviet/Ukraine six–engine heavy strategic airlifter

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Antonov An-72 Transport aircraft by Antonov

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Antonov An-28 Utility transport aircraft by Antonov

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Air Urga

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  1. Airline Codes
  2. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006