Orbit Express Airlines

Orbit Air Cargo is a cargo airline based in Ankara, Turkey. It operates scheduled and charter services within the Middle East and to the Far East, United States and European destinations. Its main bases are Esenboga International Airport, Ankara, Antalya Airport and Brussels Airport.^[1]

History

The airline was established in 1993 and started operations on 30 November 1994. Transatlantic services began in 1994 with a flight from Ankara to Washington, followed by scheduled services to the USA on 8 November 1994. In mid-2002 passenger operations were added.^[1] In 2005 OAC won an award from Airbus for 100% reliability on the 30 year old Airbus A300 and A310. On February 6, 2006 OAC ceased all passenger flights (reported in Turkish press). Only cargo flights are being continued.

Destinations

ORBIT AIR CARGO OAC operate scheduled freighter services to the following from Ankara:^{[citation needed]}

• Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
• Leipzig/Halle Airport
• London Luton Airport
• Milan Malpensa International Airport
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
• Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport
• Istanbul Ataturk International Airport
• Stuttgart Airport
• Washington, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport
• Cologne Bonn Airport
• St. Martin Princess Juliana International Airport
• Trabzon Trabzon Airport

Services

One of the MNG Boeing 737 aircraft leased by PIA during Hajj season of 2005-2006 seen at Karachi International Airport

Mits. MU-2.JPG Hajj season of 2010 seen at Trabzon Airport

• Air France
• Cargolux
• DHL
• Emirates
• Lufthansa
• Pakistan International Airlines
• TAP Portugal
• Turkish Airlines
• UPS
• America West Express
• Air Malta
• Solinair
• Swiss International Air Lines
• West Air Sweden
• Best Air

Fleet

The ORBIT AIR CARGO Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2009)^[2]:

• 4 × Airbus A300F4
• 2 × Airbus A310F

Stored list

• 4 × Airbus A310F
• 1 × Fokker F-27
• 1 × Fokker 50

References

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