Turkmenistan Airlines
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| Founded | 1992 | |||
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| Hubs | Ashgabat Airport | |||
| Secondary hubs | Turkmenabad Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Turkmenbashi Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 27 (+4 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
| Company slogan | Turkmenistan's National Airline | |||
| Parent company | Government of Turkmenistan | |||
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |||
| Key people | Merdan Ayazov, Head of T5 [1] | |||
| Website | turkmenairlines.com | |||
Turkmenistan Airlines (Turkmen: Türkmenhowaýollary) (Russian: Туркменские авиалинии) is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan, headquartered in Ashgabat.[2] The airline connects its home base of Ashgabat with destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia. All its international flights are operated by Western-trained pilots using two-class configuration Boeing aircraft.
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[edit] History
Turkmenistan Airlines was founded in 1992.[3]
Since 2001, the airline has been phasing out its aging Soviet-era fleet to make way for a modern fleet of Boeing 717's, which are extensively used for service on domestic routes. Turkmenistan was the first of the former Soviet republics to purchase aircraft from Boeing since 1992.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
[edit] Current
The Turkmenistan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 16 August 2012):[4][3][5][6][7][8]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Seats | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 717-200 | 7 | 0 | — | 120 | 120 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 0 | 16 12 |
102 106 |
118 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 3 | 0 | 8 0 |
118 149 |
126 149 |
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| 1 | VIP (EZ-A007) | |||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 144 | 160 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 173 | 189 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 0 | VIP (EZ-A700) | |||
| Boeing 777-200LR | 1 | 2[9] | VIP (EZ-A777) | |||
| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 8 | 0 | N/A | Cargo aircraft | ||
| Total | 30 | 4 | Last updated: 30 January 2011 | |||
On 2 September 2009, Boeing announced that Turkmenistan Airlines had confirmed an order for 3 Boeing 737-700 aircraft worth $192 million.[10]
[edit] Retired
Turkmenistan Airlines fleet has also consisted of (at 17 January 2009):
| Aircraft | Total |
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| Tupolev Tu-154 | 9 |
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/articles/14557.html Merdan Ayazov appointed head of Turkmen airlines
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. [1].
- ^ a b Turkmenistan Airlines information (founded, fleet, ect)
- ^ Turkmenistan Airlines official fleet page, Retrieved Jan. 16, 2012.
- ^ Turkmenistan Airlines Official page (russian)
- ^ Turkmenistan Airlines Fleet (Boeing list)
- ^ http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.cfm?content=displaystandardreport.cfm&pageid=m25064&RequestTimeout=20000
- ^ Planespotters.net page for Turkmenistan Airlines
- ^ http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/?idr=1&id=111007a Президент Туркменистана подписал Постановление, разрешив Государственной национальной службе «Туркменховаёллары» заключить контракт с компанией «Boeing» (Соединенные Штаты Америки) на закупку двух самолетов марки «Boeing-777-200LR»
- ^ Turkmenistan Airlines confirms 3x Boeing 737-700 order
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