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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | Unscheduled charters | ||||||
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||
| Key people | Vladimir A. Sokolov | ||||||
| Website | kosmasair.co.rs | ||||||
Kosmas Air was a charter cargo airline based in Belgrade, Serbia. The airline's main field of activity covered air freight and transport of humanitarian aid relief from Europe to Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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Kosmas Air was the first Cargo Air Operator in Serbia with its home base in Belgrade. AOC for charter cargo worldwide was issued in May 2004. First services commenced with an Ilyushin Il-76TD with the registration YU-AMI in July 2004. AOC was revoked by CAD of Serbia in May 2008. [1]
The airline operated out of Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland carrying humanitarian and relief cargo to Tsunami areas (Sri Lanka, Banda Aceh, Medan, Kuala Lumpur) in January 2005.[ citation needed ]
Kosmas Air operated the following aircraft: [2]
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