- RAK Airways
Infobox Airline
airline=RAK Airways
logo=RAK AIR LOGO.png
IATA=RT
ICAO=RKM
callsign=RAKAIR
parent=Hamra Air
founded=2006
headquarters=Ras al-Khaimah flag|UAE
key_people= Capt Khalid (CEO), Dr. Khater Massaad, Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
hubs=Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=4
destinations=6
website= http://www.rakairways.com/RAK Airways is the national
airline ofRas Al Khaimah , one of the seven inUnited Arab Emirates . The airline launched operations early in2007 with twoBoeing 757 -200 aircraft. [http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=260292&leftnm=1&subLeft=0&chkFlg= RAK Air ready to fly into India] . "Business Standard ", P R Sanjai, October 02, 2006.]As of
May 2007 , beginning of operation has been delayed and chief executive refuses to speculate whether the airline would even launch in2007 .RAK Airways has ordered four Boeing 737-800s with purchase rights for two additional Boeing 737s, order was announced 25th of
February 2008 . [http://www.ameinfo.com/147990.html]Destinations
RAK Airways serves the following destinations:
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Middle East
*Ras al-Khaimah (Ras Al Khaimah International Airport );
South Asia
*Kozhikode (Calicut International Airport )
*Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport )
*Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport )
*Dhaka (Zia International Airport )
*Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport ) Service commencing late 2008.Fleet
The RAK Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
12 July 2008 ) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=HMR&al_op=1] :*1
Airbus A318 Elite (VIP division)
*3Boeing 757-200 (one aircraft is operated byPrimaris Airlines and one aircraft is operated byAir Slovakia )As of
12 July 2008 , the average age of the RAK Airways fleet is 14.7 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/RAK%20Airways.htm] ).External links
* [http://www.rakairways.com/ RAK Airways]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=HMR&al_op=1 RAK Airways Fleet]References
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