Asia Airways

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Asia Airways Tajikistan
IATA ICAO Callsign
-ASW [1] ASIAWAYS
Founded2007
Ceased operations2015
Hubs Dushanbe Airport
Fleet size6
DestinationsPAX/Cargo
Headquarters Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Key peopleN. Khamraev

Asia Airways was a Tajik airline based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The airline provided cargo and passenger services between Tajikistan and countries such as Afghanistan, India, China, United Arab Emirates and Iran at September 2010. It ceased operations in 2015.

Fleet

An Asia Airways Antonov An-26 landing at Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany), Ukraine. (2012) Asia Airways Antonov An-26 Dragunov-1.jpg
An Asia Airways Antonov An-26 landing at Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany), Ukraine. (2012)

The Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

TypeIn FleetNotes
Antonov An-26 1 [2]
Antonov An-12 3 [2]
Fokker 50 1 [3]
Ilyushin Il-76 1 [2]

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of September 2014): [4]

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References

  1. ASW Fleet airframes.org [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Asia Airways". AirlineUpdate.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
  4. "AsiaAirways Tajikistan Fleet". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.