Ankair

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Ankair
Ankair logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
-VVFWORLDFOCUS
Founded2005
Ceased operations2008
Hubs Istanbul Airport
Fleet size3
Parent company Dünyaya Bakış Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş.
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key peopleYavuz Cizmeci
Website http://www.ankair.com/

Anka Air, stylised as Ankair, is a charter airline headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey and based at Istanbul Airport. Founded in 2005 as World Focus Airlines, the company changed its corporate image to its current form in February 2008 as a result of publicity surrounding the crash of Atlasjet Flight 4203 on 30 November 2007.

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The airline operated charter flights to Europe and the Middle East.

History

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World Focus Airlines logo
World Focus Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 World Focus Airlines MD-83 Menten.jpg
World Focus Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83

The airline was established as World Focus Airlines on 27 September 2005, beginning operations with 2 Airbus A310 aircraft. Due to negative publicity after the crash of Atlasjet Flight 4203 on 30 November 2007, which was operated by World Focus Airlines, the company changed its name to Anka Air and branding to Ankair in February 2008. Anka is in reference to the Turkish word for phoenix, anka kuşu.

Accidents and incidents

Suspension of Operations

In July 2008, the airline was forced to suspend operations after it lost its operating certificate. Turkish aviation regulations require a minimum of three aircraft per carrier to retain an air operator certificate and Ankair only operated two MD-83s.

Fleet

Ankair McDonnell Douglas MD-83 tail-striking/taking off at Ataturk International Airport (February 2008) Ankair McDonnell Douglas MD-83 take off at Istanbul Airport.jpg
Ankair McDonnell Douglas MD-83 tail-striking/taking off at Atatürk International Airport (February 2008)

Ankair's fleet consisted of:

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