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==History== |
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The airline was formed in 2007, promoted by AFL Pvt Ltd. Switzerland-based [[Farnair Switzerland|Farnair]] picked up a 36.2% stake in the airline in February 2012, making AFL the second-largest shareholder with 20.8% stake in the carrier.<ref>{{cite |
The airline was formed in 2007, promoted by AFL Pvt Ltd. Switzerland-based [[Farnair Switzerland|Farnair]] picked up a 36.2% stake in the airline in February 2012, making AFL the second-largest shareholder with 20.8% stake in the carrier.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-farnair-to-hike-stake-in-tata-funded-quikjet-1804044|title=Farnair to hike stake in Tata-funded Quikjet|first=Sumit|last=Moitra|date=19 March 2018|publisher=DNA|location=India|accessdate=26 November 2022}}</ref> QuikJet had operated one of Farnair's twelve ATR 72-200(F)s until March 2013 before temporarily closing shop in anticipation of a B737-400F.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/19708-farnair-set-to-take-on-four-737-400fs-one-to-go-to-indias-quikjet |title=Farnair set to take on four 737-400Fs; one to go to India's Quikjet |work=ch-aviation|access-date= 10 June 2015|date=17 June 2013}}</ref> In May 2015, India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approved Farnair's plan to incrementally increase its stake in Quikjet Cargo Airlines from 50.93% to 72.59% involving a minimum total foreign direct investment of Rs. 14.4 crores. Quickjet plans to launch scheduled domestic cargo services using [[Boeing 737]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://atwonline.com/finance-data/air-contractors-europe-airpost-and-farnair-rebrand-asl-airlines|title=Air Contractors, Europe Airpost and Farnair to rebrand as ASL Airlines |work=[[Air Transport World]]|access-date= 10 June 2015|date=8 June 2015}}</ref> The airline started scheduled cargo flights on 16 February 2016 using a Boeing 737.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itln.in/index.php/quikjet-cargos-inaugural-flight-touches-down-at-kiab-bengaluru/|title=QuikJet Cargo's inaugural flight touches down at KIAB, Bengaluru}}</ref> |
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==Destinations== |
==Destinations== |
Revision as of 18:10, 26 November 2022
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Commenced operations | 17 February 2016 | ||||||
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Hubs | Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||
Key people | Nirvan Veerasamy (MD) | ||||||
Website | www |
Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt. Ltd., branded as Quikjet Airlines, is an all-cargo airline based in Bangalore, India.
History
The airline was formed in 2007, promoted by AFL Pvt Ltd. Switzerland-based Farnair picked up a 36.2% stake in the airline in February 2012, making AFL the second-largest shareholder with 20.8% stake in the carrier.[3] QuikJet had operated one of Farnair's twelve ATR 72-200(F)s until March 2013 before temporarily closing shop in anticipation of a B737-400F.[4] In May 2015, India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approved Farnair's plan to incrementally increase its stake in Quikjet Cargo Airlines from 50.93% to 72.59% involving a minimum total foreign direct investment of Rs. 14.4 crores. Quickjet plans to launch scheduled domestic cargo services using Boeing 737 aircraft.[5] The airline started scheduled cargo flights on 16 February 2016 using a Boeing 737.[6]
Destinations
As of February 2016, Quikjet Cargo flies to the following destinations:
Country (state) | City | Airport | Notes | Ref |
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India (Delhi) | Delhi | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Hub | [7] |
India (Karnataka) | Bangalore | Kempegowda International Airport | [7] | |
India (Tamil Nadu) | Chennai | Chennai International Airport | [7] | |
India (Telangana) | Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | [7] | |
India (West Bengal | Kolkata | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport | [7] |
Fleet
As of November 2021, Quikjet Cargo operates the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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Boeing 737-400F | 1 | – | |
Total | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Quikjet Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–79. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Moitra, Sumit (19 March 2018). "Farnair to hike stake in Tata-funded Quikjet". India: DNA. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Farnair set to take on four 737-400Fs; one to go to India's Quikjet". ch-aviation. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Air Contractors, Europe Airpost and Farnair to rebrand as ASL Airlines". Air Transport World. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "QuikJet Cargo's inaugural flight touches down at KIAB, Bengaluru".
- ^ a b c d e "India's Quikjet Airlines secures Sovika logistics contract". ch-aviation. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
- ^ "ATR 42/72 in QuikJet Cargo history". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "VT-SVA | Boeing 737-43Q(SF) | Quickjet India | Tawkir Hossain". JetPhotos. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Hossain, Tawkir (6 August 2017), English: the quickjet 737 taking off from Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Int'l - VGHS, retrieved 13 April 2020
External links
Media related to Quikjet Airlines at Wikimedia Commons