Azerbaijan Airlines, part of AZCON Holding signed a codeshare agreement with Air Serbia, the flag carrier of Serbia. Effective May 2026, flights between Baku and Belgrade will be operated twice a week, in conjunction with Air Serbia’s upcoming flight schedule. As part of the codeshare partnership, AZAL will place its marketing code on Air Serbia-operated services, providi...
Silk Way West Airlines signed a firm contract for an additional two A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement, which takes the total order to four A350Fs, forms the backbone of Silk Way West Airlines’ fleet modernisation and expansion strategy. The A350F features the largest main deck cargo door in the industry, with fuselage length and capacity optimised around the industry’s stand...
As part of its long-term fleet modernization strategy, Azerbaijan Airlines welcomed a new Airbus A320neo passenger aircraft to its fleet. New aircraft will enhance passenger comfort, increase operational efficiency, and reduce the airline’s environmental footprint.A key feature of this new aircraft is that it is fitted with capability to offer high speed inflight internet. Business Class passenger...
Silk Way West Airlines became the newest operator of Boeing 777 Freighter. The 777 Freighter will enable Silk Way West to increase its capacity to meet growing cargo demand around the globe. Designed to integrate smoothly with existing cargo operations, the 777 Freighter will provide Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West with enhanced efficiency and operational flexibility. With...
Azerbaijan Airlines has selected an ALSIM AL172 for its training needs. The ALSIM AL172, built to FAA FTD Level 5 standards and already certified as an AATD, is a replica of a brand-new Cessna 172SP Skyhawk with a real Garmin G1000 NXI and GFC700 autopilot. According to Ilham Amirov, Vice-President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC: “The national flag carrier of Azerbaijan, by p...
Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines announced the national flag carrier has ordered eight 787-8 Dreamliners to support the growth of its long-haul fleet. According to the agreement, to support the growth of the airline's long-haul fleet five of them are planned to be delivered until 2030 and the remaining three after 2030. The ultra-efficient liners will enable the airline to expand...
Azerbaijan Airlines placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft including A320neo and A321neo. The contract was signed at a ceremony held in Baku. These latest generation A320neo Family aircraft are part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy to operate the most modern and fuel efficient aircraft, increase operational efficiency and competitiveness while offerin...
Boeing and Silk Way West Airlines have finalized an order of two 777-8 Freighters, with options for two additional airplanes. The two companies announced the agreement at a signing ceremony today at Boeing Commercial Airplanes' Seattle Delivery Center.The Azerbaijani cargo carrier, which serves 40 destinations around the world, is the first customer in the Eurasia region to order the industry&...
Silk Way West Airlines signed a purchase agreement for two A350F. This is the first order from the Caspian region for this aircraft type. The freighters are intended to modernize and further grow the existing fleet with the most efficient and sustainable cargo aircraft available in the market. Mr. Wolfgang Meier, President of Silk Way West Airlines, co...
An integrated system to counter unauthorized flights of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) blocking their radio signals over the territory of the airfield will be implemented at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The appearance of drones over airfields or near the runways can cause interruptions and delays of flights, moreover collision with drones or drones getting sucked into engine can d...
Another on-site overhaul of the Mi helicopter together with Russian specialists has been successfully completed, Helicopter Service Center LLC reported. The implementation of such a large-scale project for the first time in the history of Azerbaijan's civil aviation was noted at the event held at the Zabrat Airport attended by the President of “ASG Holding”, Mr. Teymur Mammadov,...
The Service Center for helicopter major repair at ASG Helicopter Services has completed the overhaul of another Mi-8AMT helicopter owned by the air carrier. The overhaul was carried out jointly with the specialists from the Russian Aviation Repair Plant No. 356 (Engels). It is the second overhaul of helicopters of this type in Azerbaijan. In 2016, within the framework of the Azerbaijan...
