Silk Way West Airlines

Silk Way West Airlines is an Azerbaijani private cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport[3] in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] It is a subsidiary of the Silk Way Group.[5][6] The aircraft are registered in Bermuda.[7]

Silk Way West Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
7L*[1] AZG SILK WEST
Founded2012
AOC #7KWF434F[2]
HubsHeydar Aliyev International Airport
SubsidiariesSW Technics branch of Silk Way West Airlines LLC
Fleet size9
Destinations45
Parent companySilk Way Group
Websitesilkwaywest.com

Destinations

Silk Way West Airlines operates cargo flights to 19 destinations in Europe, Asia and North America and eleven new routes as of 2017 alone, including to Japan, Malaysia, Kuwait, Kyiv, Singapore, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia as well as the Hong Kong-Chicago route over the Pacific Ocean. In October 2018, the company announced it would launch a twice-weekly freighter service from its global hub in Baku, Azerbaijan to Tianjin, China.[8][9]

Fleet

The Silk Way West Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[10]

Silk Way West Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
Boeing 747-400F 5
Boeing 747-8F 5
Total 10

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

  • 1 further Boeing 747-400F

Logistical Support

Silk Way West Airlines was embedded in the logistic supply chain as an important partner of Formula 1 operations ahead of and during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 2016-2018. The airline has since begun negotiations to expand logistical transit support to Formula 1 world-wide.[11]

See also

Silk Way Airlines

References

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