Air Anka
IATA ICAO Callsign
TZ TAH AIR ANKA
Founded2021 (2021)
Hubs
Fleet size3
Headquartersİzmir, Turkey
Websitewww.airanka.com.tr

Air Anka is a Turkish airline founded in 2021. Based out of İzmir, it started operations as a cargo airline in mid-2022, but switched to passenger flights in early 2023. It was sold to Odin Aviation in October 2023.

History

Based in İzmir, Turkey, Air Anka was founded in 2021. Plans in 2022 indicated that it would be a cargo airline.[1] It started hiring crew in March 2022.[2] The airline received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in August 2022. Two of its aircraft were stored at Atatürk Airport at the time.[3] A test flight was carried out from Istanbul to Ankara on 15 August.[4] In January 2023, the carrier also received permits to fly passengers.[5] Later that month, it sponsored Survivor Turkey and made its first revenue passenger flight by flying contestants of the show to the Dominican Republic.[6]

Fleet

As of January 2023, Air Anka operates the following aircraft:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Air Anka gün sayıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Yeni kurulan havayolu şirketi Air Anka ilk anlaşmaları yaptı". Millî Gazete (in Turkish). 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Air Anka AOC Belgesini Aldı". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Air Anka ilk uçuşunu Atatürk'e adadı". Marketing Türkiye (in Turkish). 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Air Anka deprem bölgesi için harekete geçti; Uçaklarını Valiliğe tahsis etti". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Air Anka ilk yolcu uçuşunu Survivor için Dominik'e yaptı". Tolga Özbek (in Turkish). 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.