Samarkand Airways

Samarkand Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign C7 UZS SOGDIANA
Founded	August 2005
Ceased operations	October 2017
Hubs	Tashkent International Airport
Destinations	2
Parent company	Universal Mobility Solutions
Headquarters	Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Website	https://samarqandair.com/en/about-us/

Samarkand Airways (Uzbek: Samarqand Havo Yo’llari, Самарканд Хаво Йуллари) was an airline based in Uzbekistan that performed passenger and cargo charter flights. Established in 2005 out a joint American-Uzbekistani venture based out of Kentucky,^[1] the parent company, Universal Mobility Solutions, provided the aircraft for the fleet.^[2] The airline intended to establish a regular scheduled cargo route out of Tashkent^[3] to Dushanbe in 2008^[4] using Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-12 aircraft, but such a route was not established.^[5] Passenger charters were carried out on Tupolev Tu-154, Yakolev Yak-40 and Avro RJ-85 aircraft, while chartered cargo flights used an Antonov An-26.^[6]

While the airline still technically exists, its website is gone and it is not in operation.^[7]

References

1. "Samarkand Airways : C7 : Samarkand Havo Yullary : About Us". 2011-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
2. "Авиакомпания "Самаркандские Авиалинии"". www.avia-board.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
3. "Samarkand Airways : C7 : Samarkand Havo Yullary : Offices". 2011-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
4. "Uzbek air company to transport cargoes to Tajikistan | Tajikistan News-NA "Asia-Plus"". old.news.tj. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
5. "Авиарейс Ташкент - Душанбе возможен, но пока только грузовой (АвиаПорт)". АвиаПорт.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
6. "Самарканд Хаво Йуллари - контакты, товары, услуги, цены". aircargo.webprorab.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
7. "Samarkand Airways". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.