Orient Eagle Airways

Orient Eagle Airways

IATA 4R ICAO OEG Callsign
Founded	1997
Commenced operations	1998
Ceased operations	2002
Destinations
Headquarters

Orient Eagle Airways was an airline based in Kazakhstan, operating VIP charter flights for the Government of Kazakhstan.^[1]

History

The airline was founded in late 1997 and acquired two aircraft: A Boeing 737-200 (which was written off in 1998, see below) and a larger Boeing 757-200. The latter was sold to Berkut Air in early 2002, marking the moment when Orient Eagle Airways was shut down.^[2][3]

Accidents and incidents

• On 12 April 1998 at 08:48 UTC, the Boeing 737-200 of Orient Eagle Airways (registered P4-NEN) overran the runway at Almaty International Airport in a bad-weather landing. The right main landing gear collapsed, by which the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All 80 passengers and 8 crew members on board survived.^[4]

References

1. ^ Information on Orient Eagle Airways at planespotters.net
2. ^ Orient Eagle fleet list at airfleets.net
3. ^ Note: airlinehistory.co.uk listes Orient Eagle Airways as operational between at least 1998 and 2001.
4. ^ Orient Eagle Airways 1998 runway overshot at the Aviation Safety Network