Azerbaijan Airlines
| AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines |
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| IATA code : | J2 |
| ICAO code : | AHY |
| Call sign : | AZAL |
| Founding: | 1992 |
| Seat: |
Baku , Azerbaijan
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| Home airport : | Baku airport |
| Company form: | State company |
| IATA prefix code : | 771 |
| Management: | Jakhangir Askerov ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | approx. 4,280 |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | AZAL Miles |
| Fleet size: | 22 (+ 5 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.azal.az |
Azerbaijan Airlines ( Azeri : Azərbaycan Hava Yolları even AZAL ) is the national airline of Azerbaijan , based in Baku and based on the Baku airport .
history
Azerbaijan Airlines was founded on April 7, 1992 as a national airline.
On February 22, 2007, the company ordered two Boeing 787-8s . The first Dreamliner was delivered on December 23, 2014.
In December 2016, the low-cost airline Buta Airways was founded, which carried out its first flight from Baku to Tbilisi on September 1, 2017 .
Destinations
Azerbaijan Airlines operates scheduled flights to Europe , China , Thailand , the Middle East and the United States . In German-speaking countries are Frankfurt and Berlin served.
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Current fleet
As of March 2020, the Azerbaijan Airlines fleet consists of 22 aircraft with an average age of 11.8 years:
Scheduled flight operations
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Premium Economy / Economy ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 | 114 (24 / - / 90) | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 6th | 146 (20 / - / 126) | ||
| Airbus A340-500 | 2 | the last two Airbus A340-500 delivered | 237 (36 / - / 201) | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 180 (22 / - / 158) | ||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | One with winglets fitted | 198 (22 / - / 176) | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 2 | 5 | 210 (18/35/157) | |
| total | 17th | 5 |
Government machines
| Aircraft type | number | Aircraft registration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus ACJ319 | 1 | 4K-8888 | |
| Airbus ACJ320 | 1 | 4K-AI07 | |
| Airbus A340-600 | 1 | 4K-AI08 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 4K-AI01 | |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 1 | 4K-AI001 | |
| total | 5 |
Former aircraft types
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In addition, Azerbaijan Airlines used the following aircraft types in the past:
- ATR 42
- ATR 72
- Boeing 707
- Boeing 727
- Embraer 170
- Embraer 190
- Yakovlev Yak-40
- Tupolev Tu-134
- Tupolev Tu-154M (government aircraft )
Incidents
From 1995 to March 2020 Azerbaijan Airlines suffered four total write-offs of aircraft and one total loss of a passenger helicopter. All five incidents resulted in fatalities, a total of 127 people were killed:
- On January 28, 1992, a Mil-Mi-8 passenger helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Shusha .
- On November 30, 1995, a Boeing 707-300C operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (4K-401) crashed 9 kilometers from Baku Airport due to a lack of fuel , killing two of the six passengers on the cargo flight (see also the accident involving a Boeing 707 from Azerbaijan Airlines near Baku ) .
- On December 5, 1995, an Azerbaijan Airlines Tupolev Tu-134B (4K-65703) crashed after taking off from Nakhchivan airport . During the climb after take-off, engine no. 1 (left) failed. However, the three-person crew switched off engine no. 2 (right), which was still functioning. Then there was a loss of control; the machine hit a field about 4 kilometers from the runway. 52 of the 82 occupants died. The cause was a long-standing, unrepaired defect in engine 1 (see Azerbaijan Airlines flight 56 ) .
- On May 15, 1997, a Jakowlew Jak-40 was hit by missiles from an overflown firing range while approaching Gjandscha , whereupon a fire broke out on board and the machine finally crashed. All six people on board were killed (see Gəncə aircraft accident ) .
- On December 25, 2005, an Antonov An-140 (4K-AZ48) crashed after the failure of all three artificial horizons shortly after taking off from Baku Airport near Nardaran on the Caspian Sea . All 23 inmates were killed. The reason was the installation of counterfeit aircraft parts ex works (see Azerbaijan Airlines flight 217 ) .
See also
Web links
- Azerbaijan Airlines website (English, Russian and Azerbaijani)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boeing - Boeing Delivers Azerbaijan Airlines' First 787 Dreamliner, December 23, 2014 (English), accessed November 5, 2015
- ^ Ch-aviation - AZAL Azerbaijan formalizes new LCC plans , accessed on July 28, 2017
- ↑ Ch-aviation - Azerbaijan low-fare brand Buta Airways commences ops , accessed on October 25, 2017
- ↑ - Routemap (English), accessed on October 25, 2017
- ^ AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Azerbaijan Airlines confirms Dreamliner order , accessed on November 14, 2017
- ↑ ch-aviation - Azerbaijan Airlines (English), accessed on October 25, 2017
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines receives two Dreamliners, January 24, 2014 accessed on January 25, 2014
- ↑ Azerbaijan Airlines Avia , accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Accident statistics Azerbaijan Airlines , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 6, 2020.
- ^ Accident report B-707 4K-401 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 6, 2020.
- ^ Accident report TU-134B-3 4K-65703 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 6, 2020.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident on May 15, 1997 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ^ Accident report AN-140 4K-AZ48 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 16, 2020.
