Air Anatolia was a charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Air Anatolia began flying in 1996. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

A user of Airbus jets, the airline had a network that expanded from points in the Middle East to Europe. By 2002, the airline had run into financial stress, and some of their airplanes began to be sold to other airlines. By 2003, all planes were sold, and the airline's management decided to close the airline. Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Europe forms the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...