Star Air Aviation

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Star Air Aviation
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IATA ICAO Callsign
6SURJSTARAV
FoundedJuly, 2000
Hubs Jinnah International Airport
Focus cities Allama Iqbal International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations7
Headquarters Karachi, Pakistan
Key peopleMr. Ahsan Urooj Khan, Mr. Arshad Urooj Khan, and Mr. Ghualm Hussain Khan
Website http://www.starairaviation.net

Star Air Aviation is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operates to many cities in Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. It is also a large ground handling agent providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines operating to and from Pakistan.

Karachi Megacity in Sindh

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History

Star Air Aviation (SAA) was formed from several aviation veterans in July 2000 in Karachi. It became a member of the IATA Ground Handling Council, [1] which allowed the company to expand its facilities to cargo, chartered and private airlines that operated to and from Pakistan. The company also launched its own cargo airline which allowed the company to airlift cargo to several destinations abroad as well as locally.

Ground support equipment

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment is there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the ground. The role of this equipment generally involves ground power operations, aircraft mobility, and cargo/passenger loading operations.

Airline Academy

Star Air Aviation established Academy of Aviation Excellence (AAE) in 2011 to train airline staff. The AAE campuses are located in Karachi and Lahore. Currently AAE is providing the aviation industry with aircraft licensed Engineers (AMEL) courses i.e. EASA B1/B2, with many other commercial courses including ground and traffic handling, dangerous goods regulations, train the trainee, aviation legislation and human traffic. [2]

Operations

According to the IATA and the official website, the firm provides the following services: [3]

Destinations

Jinnah International Airport International airport of Pakistan

Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 6,697,073 passengers in 2017-2018. Located in Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh, it is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Allama Iqbal International Airport civil airport in Pakistan

Allama Iqbal International Airport is the third largest civil airport by traffic in Pakistan, serving Lahore, the capital of Punjab province as well a large portion of the travellers from the Punjab province. Originally known as Lahore International Airport, it was renamed after Allama Iqbal, one of the pioneers that led to the creation of Pakistan.

Peshawar City district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Situated in the broad Valley of Peshawar near the eastern end of the historic Khyber Pass, close to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia. In the ancient Indian subcontinent, the city was known as Purushpura and served as the capital of the Kushan Empire; it was home to the Kanishka stupa. Peshawar was then sacked by the White Huns, before the arrival of Muslim empires. The city was an important trading centre during the Mughal era before serving as the winter capital of the Afghan Durrani Empire from 1757 until the city was captured by the Sikh Empire in 1818, who were then followed by the British in 1849.

Fleet

The Star Air Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2010):

Star Air Aviation Fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
Boeing 727-200F 10
Cessna 402 10
Dornier Do 28 10
Total30

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References

  1. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd. Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Academy of Aviation Excellence
  3. ↑ and IATA: Star Air Aviation Company Information Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd.
  5. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd.
  6. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd.
  7. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd.
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