- Azerbaijan Airlines
Infobox_Airline
airline=Azerbaijan Airlines
logo=AZAL logo.gif
logo_size=150px
IATA=J2
ICAO=AHY
callsign=AZAL
founded=April 7 ,1992
headquarters=Baku
key_people=Jakhangir Askerov
hubs=Heydar Aliyev International Airport
frequent_flyer=AZAL Miles
fleet_size=40 (+10 orders)
destinations=20
website=http://www.azal.co.ukAzerbaijan Airlines (AZAL, Azeri: Azərbaycan Hava Yolları) is the national
airline ofAzerbaijan based inBaku . It is the state-owned airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Baku to the CIS,Europe ,China and theMiddle East , as well as domestic services. Its main base isHeydar Aliyev International Airport , BakuFlight International , Directory: World Airlines, p.83, 27 March 2007] .History
The airline was established and started operations on
7 April 1992 . It wholly owns subsidiary airlineAzal Avia Cargo .Destinations
Fleet
The Azerbaijan Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
19 September 2008 ) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=J2&al_op=1] :As of
19 September 2008 , the average age of the Azerbaijan Airlines fleet is 6.2 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Azerbaijan%20Airlines.htm] ).Incidents and accidents
On
December 23 ,2005 an Azerbaijan AirlinesAntonov AN-140 plunged into theCaspian Sea about 20 miles north of the capital,Baku . All 18 passengers and five crew members died. The plane was on its way toAktau . The airline has grounded its other remaining An-140 airplanes, and also postponed plans to purchase more of the type aircraft from the Ukraine. Fact|date=April 2007External links
* [http://www.azal.az Azerbaijan Airlines official website]
References
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