MNG Airlines
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| MNG Airlines | ||
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| IATA MB |
ICAO MNB |
Callsign BLACK SEA |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Hubs | Atatürk International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 12 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Headquarters |  Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Key people | Sedat Özkazanç (Managing Director) | |
| Website: http://www.mngairlines.com/ | ||
MNG Airlines is a cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates scheduled and charter services within the Middle East and to the Far East, USA and European destinations. Its main bases are Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Antalya Airport and Brussels Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997. Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight from Frankfurt to Toronto, followed by scheduled services to the USA on 8 November 1998. In mid-2002 passenger operations were added.[1] In 2005 MNG won an award from Airbus for 100% reliability on the 30 year old Airbus A300. On February 6, 2006 MNG ceased all passenger flights (reported in Turkish press). Only cargo flights are being continued.
[edit] Destinations
MNG operate scheduled freighter services to the following from Istanbul:[citation needed]
[edit] Services
MNG operates TAP Portugal Cargo flights from Lisbon to Germany. Other customers are[2] :
[edit] Fleet
The MNG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2008):
- 8 Airbus A300B4-200F (one aircraft is operated for CEIBA Intercontinental and two aircraft are operated for Atlantic Airlines)
- 1 Bombardier Challenger 601
- 2 Fokker F27 Mk500
- 1 Fokker F27 Mk600
On order: 2 Airbus A330-200F (LOI) (plus one option)[citation needed]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 51.
- ^ MNG Airlines website
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