East Air

East Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
EG ETJ EAST TAJIK
Hubs Kulob Airport
Fleet size 4
Destinations Russia
Headquarters Qurghonteppa, Tajikistan
Website www.eastair.tj

East Air was a privately owned airline based in Qurghonteppa, Tajikistan. The airline operated regular flights from Qurghonteppa and Kulob to Russia. In October 2014 the Tajikistan General Authority of Civil Aviation revoked East Air's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) and the airline went out of business.[1]

History

East Air Boeing 737-300
East Air Airbus A320
East Air Boeing 737-200

East Air was the first private airline in Tajikistan and the first operator of Boeing and Airbus aircraft in the country. The airline commenced operations in 2007 and operated flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Kazan and Orenburg. The head of the airline was Anatoly Galunov.

On 9 April 2014 East Air launched a new weekly service between Kurgan-Tyube and Chelyabinsk.

Destinations

As of July 2013 East Air served following destinations:[2]

Asia

 Kyrgyzstan
 Tajikistan

Europe

 Russia

Fleet

The East Air fleet consisted entirely of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft (as of May 2014):[4]

Type In Fleet Notes
 East Air Fleet
Airbus A320-200 2
Boeing 737-300 1 Operating for Daallo Airlines
Boeing 737-400 1
Total 4

References

  1. ↑ "East Air". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Расписание рейсов". East Air. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Новый рейс в Бишкек". East Air. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Aircraft and Fleet Lists". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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