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Silk Way Airlines
Silk Way Airlines is an Azerbaijani private cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. It operates freight services linking Europe and Asia, United States and Africa, as well as services for government and non-governmental organisations.
History.
The company was founded in 2001 and started commercial flights on 6 October 2001. In early 2015 a contract was being negotiated for another 3 Boeing 747-8 freighters. In May 2015 the airline was announced as
October 2018, the company announced it would launch a twice-weekly freighter service from its global hub in Baku, Azerbijan to Tianjin, China.
Fleet.
Silk Way West Airlines fleet consists of ten cargo aircraft.
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.
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