Samarkand Airways

Samarkand Airways (Uzbek: Samarqand Havo Yo’llari, Самарканд Хаво Йуллари) was an airline based in Uzbekistan that performed passenger and cargo charter flights. Established in 2005 out a joint American-Uzbekistani venture based out of Kentucky,[1] the parent company, Universal Mobility Solutions, provided the aircraft for the fleet.[2] The airline intended to establish a regular scheduled cargo route out of Tashkent[3] to Dushanbe in 2008[4] using Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-12 aircraft, but such route was not established.[5] Passenger charters were carried out on Tupolev Tu-154, Yakolev Yak-40 and Avro RJ-85 aircraft, while chartered cargo flights used an Antonov An-26.[6]

Samarkand Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
C7 UZS SOGDIANA
FoundedAugust 2005
HubsTashkent International Airport
Destinations2
Parent companyUniversal Mobility Solutions
HeadquartersTashkent, Uzbekistan

While the airline still technically exists, its website is gone and it is not in operation.[7]

References
  1. "Samarkand Airways : C7 : Samarkand Havo Yullary : About Us". 2011-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  2. "Авиакомпания "Самаркандские Авиалинии"". www.avia-board.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. "Samarkand Airways : C7 : Samarkand Havo Yullary : Offices". 2011-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2018-01-02.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Uzbek air company to transport cargoes to Tajikistan | Tajikistan News-NA "Asia-Plus"". old.news.tj. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  5. "Авиарейс Ташкент - Душанбе возможен, но пока только грузовой (АвиаПорт)". АвиаПорт.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  6. "Самарканд Хаво Йуллари - контакты, товары, услуги, цены". aircargo.webprorab.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  7. "Samarkand Airways". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.
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