- MNG Airlines
Infobox_Airline
airline=MNG Airlines
logo=
logo_size=125
fleet_size=12
destinations=| IATA=MB
IATA Number=
ICAO=MNB
ICAO country prefix=
callsign=BLACK SEA
parent=
founded=1997
headquarters=
key_people=Sedat Özkazanç (Managing Director)
hubs=Atatürk International Airport
website= http://www.mngairlines.com/MNG Airlines is a
cargo airline based inIstanbul ,Turkey . It operates scheduled and charter services within theMiddle East and to theFar East , USA and European destinations. Its main bases areAtatürk International Airport , Istanbul,Antalya Airport andBrussels Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 51 | date= 2007-04-10]History
The airline was established in
1997 and started operations on30 November 1997 . Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight fromFrankfurt toToronto , followed by scheduled services to the USA on8 November 1998 . In mid-2002 passenger operations were added. In2005 MNG won an award from Airbus for 100% reliability on the 30 year old Airbus A300. OnFebruary 6 2006 MNG ceased all passenger flights (reported in Turkish press). Only cargo flights are being continued.Destinations
MNG operate scheduled freighter services to the following from
Istanbul : Fact|date=June 2007*
Hahn (Frankfurt-Hahn Airport )
*Luton (London Luton Airport )
*Milan (Malpensa International Airport )
*Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport )ervices
MNG customers are [ [http://www.mngairlines.com/ MNG Airlines website] ] :
*Air France
*Cargolux
*DHL
*Emirates
*Lufthansa
*Pakistan International Airlines
*Royal Mail
*Turkish Airlines
*UPSFleet
The MNG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at
May 2008 ):*8 Airbus A300B4-200F (one aircraft is operated for
CEIBA Intercontinental and two aircraft are operated for Atlantic Airlines)
*1 Airbus A300-600RF (delivery Sep. 2008)
*1 Bombardier Challenger 601
*2 Fokker F27 Mk500
*1 Fokker F27 Mk600;On order:
*2 Airbus A330-200F (LOI) (plus one option) Fact|date=June 2007External links
* [http://www.mngairlines.com/ MNG Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=MB&al_op=1 MNG Airlines Fleet]
* [http://www.partircharter.com/mng%20airlines.html Descriptif compagnie MNG Airlines]References
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