Somon Air
| Somon Air | |
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| IATA code : | SZ |
| ICAO code : | SMR |
| Call sign : | SOMON AIR |
| Founding: | 2008 |
| Seat: |
Dushanbe , Tajikistan
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| Home airport : | Dushanbe airport |
| Management: | Thomas W. Hallam II ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 6th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | somonair.com |
Somon Air is a Tajik airline based in Dushanbe and based at Dushanbe Airport .
history
The privately founded and guided airline took 5 February 2008 flight operations with two aircraft of type Boeing 737 on. Initially, the route network from Dushanbe included Dubai and Moscow . Thomas W. Hallam II has been the new CEO of Somon Air since June 18, 2016 .
Somon Air is owned by the Tajik Orienbank and is controlled by the family of President Emomalij Rahmon . According to research by journalist David Trilling of CDH Investments Corporation , based in the British Virgin Islands, the aircraft's leasing fees for the first two years of 97 million US dollars were paid from the profits of the state-owned aluminum factory TALCO , which is directly controlled by the President.
Destinations
Somon Air operates a network of destinations within Tajikistan and in the Middle East and Central Asia . In German-speaking countries is Frankfurt served.
fleet
As of March 2020, Somon Air's fleet consists of six aircraft with an average age of 16.4 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 149 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | with winglets fitted | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | 184 | ||
| total | 6th | - |
See also
Web links
- Website of the Somon Air (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Cooley, John Heathershaw: Dictators Without Borders. Power and Money in Central Asia. Yale University Press, New Haven / London 2017, p. 104
- ↑ somonair.com - Route Network ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on September 17, 2016
- ^ Somon Air Fleet Details and History. Accessed March 26, 2018 .
