Itek Air

Itek Air, Ltd (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ИТЕК-ЭЙР») was an airline based in Bishkek (Manas International Airport) in Kyrgyzstan.

Itek Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
GI IKA SMART ITEK
Founded1999
Ceased operations2010
HubsManas International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Itek Air Boeing 737-200, Moscow, 2008, which was crashed at 24 August 2008.

Destinations

As of October 2008, Itek Air operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[1][2]

People's Republic of China
Kyrgyzstan
Russia

The airline is banned from flying within the European Union.[3]

Accidents and incidents

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895

  • On 24 August 2008, a Boeing 737-200, owned and operated by Itek Air (a Kyrgyz company) on a charter flight for Iran Aseman Airlines, flight 6895, crashed near Manas International Airport in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, while attempting an emergency landing, returning to the airport of origin, 10 minutes after departure. Sixty-eight people were killed and 22 people survived the crash.[4]

Fleet

The fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]

  • 2 Boeing 737-200

The registration of the aircraft were EX-127, EX-311 and EX-009. The last one crashed near Bishkek on 24 August 2008.

References

  1. (in Russian) Polyot-Sirena Flight schedule
  2. (in Russian) Itek Air website Расписание рейсов
  3. "LIST OF AIR CARRIERS OF WHICH ALL OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A BAN WITHIN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY" (PDF). European Union Transport commission. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  4. "65 dead in Kyrgyz air crash". sify.com. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  5. "Itek Air". ch-aviation.ch. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.


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