(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Silk Way West
Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group and the largest cargo
airline in Europe serving a network of scheduled and charter
destinations worldwide, celebrates its 10th anniversary, Trend reports.
Silk Way West airlines plays a key role in Azerbaijan's growing
economy and regional leadership. The young company demonstrated its
potential from the very beginning; the inaugural Silk Way West
Airlines cargo flight was operated by a Boeing 747-400F on the
Baku-Frankfurt-Hahn route in July 2012.
Today, Silk Way West Airlines offers effective solutions in many
areas of cargo transportation. The company's staff currently
consists of more than 1,000 professionals with valuable experience
and knowledge recognized by IATA and IOSA certificates.
In order to meet the growing demand in the global air
transportation market, Silk Way West Airlines intends to further
expand its fleet and global route network to strengthen its leading
role in the CIS countries, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe
and America.
As part of its growth strategy, the airline also plans to meet
customer expectations by developing its cargo hub located at Heydar
Aliyev International Airport, which is unrivaled not only in terms
of its unique geographical location, connecting East and West, but
also in its world-class flexibility and quality of service.
“Today, we celebrate 10 years of growth and success at Silk Way
West Airlines. I am very proud of all that the airline has achieved
in such a short time. To all our loyal customers and partners, I
would like to express my sincerest gratitude. I trust we will
continue to fly higher and faster towards achieving our mission to
become one of the leading cargo airlines in the world”, said Silk
Way West Airlines President Mr. Wolfgang Meier.
Silk Way Group, founded in July 2006, is a dynamically
developing group of companies that occupies a leading position in
the Azerbaijani economy. The group was reorganized into three
companies in 2019 – Silk Way Airlines, Silk Way West Airlines and
Silk Way Technics, providing air cargo transportation and aircraft
maintenance services.
Founded in 2012 in Baku, at the heart of the Silk Road, Silk Way
West Airlines operates around 350 monthly flights across the globe
via its fleet of 12 dedicated Boeing 747-8F and 747-400F aircraft
based at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. On April 28, 2021,
Silk Way West Airlines signed a strategic fleet expansion agreement
with Boeing for the purchase of five state-of-the-art 777
Freighters. The airline's annual cargo turnover exceeds 500,000
tons, while its growing route network covers over 40 destinations
across Europe, the CIS, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Asia,
and the Americas. South Korea's Incheon Airport honored Silk Way
West Airlines with the prestigious 'Cargo Airline of the Year 2020'
award.
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