Kazair West

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Kazair West
Kazair West Tupolev Tu-134 Lebeda-1.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
-KAWKAZWEST
Founded1996
Ceased operations18 October 2010
Hubs Atyrau Airport
Fleet size5
Website kazairwest.com

Kazair West was an airline based in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, which operated domestic corporate charter flights out of Atyrau Airport, as well as aviation project management and medical evacuation services. [1]

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1996. [2] It was registered as a shared stock company with foreign participation, represented by Cliftondale Aviation, a United States company. [1] On 13 July 2009, Kazair West was included in the List of air carriers banned in the European Union, along with most other Kazakh airlines due to the poor maintenance standards in the country. On 18 October 2010, it had its airline license revoked and ceased all operations. [3]

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Fleet

In 2010, the Kazair West fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 100.
  2. ↑ Kazair West entry at airlineupdate.com Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Kazair West information at the Aviation Safety Network


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