Camex (airline)

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Camex
IATA ICAO Callsign
-CMSCAMEX
Commenced operations23 April 2018;6 years ago (2018-04-23)
Subsidiaries CAMEX Adria Airlines
Fleet size3 (May 2024)
Headquarters Tbilisi, Georgia (country)
Website camex.aero

Camex (IATA code: Z7) is a cargo airline based at Tbilisi, Georgia's Tbilisi International Airport. The airline was established in 2020 by parent company Camex International, a cargo company. [1] Camex uses Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter aircraft.

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History

On May 8, 2022, Camex received their air operator's certificate from the Georgian Civil Aviation Administration. [2]

Camex received its first aircraft, a former Ryanair aircraft that was in Guangzhou, China, on July 7 of that year. The airplane is owned by Nomura, Babcock and Brown, which leases it to the Georgian airline. [3]

The airline was formally launched on August 1, 2022, in an event that was attended by, among many others, United States ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan. [4]

In January 2023, Camex announced that they will set up a subsidiary in Slovenia named Camex Adria Airlines. [5] The company successfully applied for a European operational license in December 2023. The subsidiary operates a single Boeing 737-800BCF freighter. [6]

Fleet

As of May 2024, the Camex fleet consists of the following aircraft: [7]

Camex Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
Boeing 737-800(F) 3One operated by CAMEX Adria Airlines
Total3

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