Eurex Airlines

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Eurex Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
URX [1]
Founded2009
Ceased operations2011
Operating bases Tbilisi International Airport
Fleet size1
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Websitewww.eurexairlines.com (defunct)

Eurex Airlines, also known as Eurex Cargo, was a cargo airline from Georgia with its headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, that offered ad hoc flights out of Tbilisi International Airport. [1] It was founded in 2009 [1] and (in January 2011) operated only one freighter aircraft, a 26 years old Boeing 747-200F. [2] In February 2011, the aircraft left the fleet and the company was shut down. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Eurex Airlines at airlineupdate.com Archived January 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Eurex Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net