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The airline was established and started operations in 1994. It started as a charter broker specialising in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] market. In 1997 it pioneered scheduled freighter services to the [[Caspian region|Caspian]] starting with Baku but later adding Tbilisi, Yerevan, Aktau, Atyrau and Uralsk. In December 2006, it began serving this region with a B747 400F from Stansted to Cologne to its hub in Tbilisi where freight is then transferred to smaller aircraft for distribution around the region.
The airline was established and started operations in 1994. It started as a charter broker specialising in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] market. In 1997 it pioneered scheduled freighter services to the [[Caspian region|Caspian]] starting with Baku but later adding Tbilisi, Yerevan, Aktau, Atyrau and Uralsk. In December 2006, it began serving this region with a B747 400F from Stansted to Cologne to its hub in Tbilisi where freight is then transferred to smaller aircraft for distribution around the region.


In July 2002, it inaugurated a freighter service between [[Seoul]] and [[Yuzhno Sakhalinsk]]to meet the growing need for oil and gas development on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.
In July 2002, it inaugurated a freighter service between [[Seoul]] and [[Yuzhno Sakhalinsk] ]to meet the growing need for oil and gas development on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.
In 2004, it set up the first (and only scheduled freighter services according to the Official Airline Guide) into Iraq serving Baghdad and many destinations around the country. In 2006 it set up scheduled services into Afghanistan serving Kandahar, Kabul and Bagram twice weekly.
In 2004, it set up the first (and only scheduled freighter services according to the Official Airline Guide) into Iraq serving Baghdad and many destinations around the country. In 2006 it set up scheduled services into Afghanistan serving Kandahar, Kabul and Bagram twice weekly.

Revision as of 15:04, 19 October 2008

Coyne Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
7C COY COYNE AIR
Founded1994
HubsDubai International Airport
Tbilisi International Airport
Secondary hubsLondon Stansted, Cologne Airport
Focus citiesTbilisi, Aktau, Atyrau, Baku, Yerevan, Uralsk, Baghdad, Kandahar, Kabul,
Destinations17
Parent companyCoyne Aviation Limited
HeadquartersLondon
Key peopleLarry Coyne in London, Alli Almazova in Dubai
Websitehttp://www.coyneair.com/

Coyne Airways is an all cargo airline based in London, United Kingdom. It has a separate operation in Dubai UAE. It operates cargo flights to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Iraq, UAE, Djibouti and Yemen, as well as other ad hoc destinations in Africa and Asia using Boeing, Antonov and Ilyushin aircraft as required. Its main bases are London Stansted, Cologne Airport,Tbilisi International Airport(TBS), Georgia and Dubai International Airport It is listed as the 95th largest carrier in terms of freight ton kilometres by Airline Business magazine in its November 2008 issue. [1].

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1994. It started as a charter broker specialising in the CIS market. In 1997 it pioneered scheduled freighter services to the Caspian starting with Baku but later adding Tbilisi, Yerevan, Aktau, Atyrau and Uralsk. In December 2006, it began serving this region with a B747 400F from Stansted to Cologne to its hub in Tbilisi where freight is then transferred to smaller aircraft for distribution around the region.

In July 2002, it inaugurated a freighter service between Seoul and [[Yuzhno Sakhalinsk] ]to meet the growing need for oil and gas development on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.

In 2004, it set up the first (and only scheduled freighter services according to the Official Airline Guide) into Iraq serving Baghdad and many destinations around the country. In 2006 it set up scheduled services into Afghanistan serving Kandahar, Kabul and Bagram twice weekly.

It also serves Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and Sana'a, Yemen. In January 2008, it commenced B747 operations into Lagos, Nigeria. These were discontinued in April 2008.

It charters aircraft as required. It is wholly owned by Coyne Aviation (of which the Coyne family owns 100%) and has 28 employees (at October 2008)[1].

Destinations

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Coyne Airways operates freight services to the following destinations (at October 2008): Aktau, Atyrau, Baghdad, Bagram,Balad, Basrah,Cologne, Erbil, Djibouti, Kabul,London Stansted, Uralsk, Dubai, Kandahar, Tbilisi, Yerevan and Sana'a.

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 69.