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Encyclopedia > Atlasjet
Atlasjet
IATA
KK
ICAO
KKK
Callsign
ATLASJET
Founded 2001
Fleet size 15
Destinations 28
Parent company ETS
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key people Tuncay Doganer (manager)
Website: http://www.atlasjet.com/en
Atlasjet Boeing 757-200
Atlasjet Boeing 757-200
Atlasjet Airbus A320-232 refilling at Valladolid Airport

Atlasjet is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates domestic scheduled passenger services and regular charter flights to Europe, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates. It serves Germany on behalf of Öger Tours. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, with hubs at Adnan Menderes Airport, İzmir and Antalya Airport.[1] Image File history File links KKlogo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1167, 1229 KB) Description: Atlasjet B757-200 in Düsseldorf, September 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1167, 1229 KB) Description: Atlasjet B757-200 in Düsseldorf, September 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 875 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Atlasjet Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 875 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Atlasjet Metadata This... Valladolid Airport (IATA: VLL, ICAO: LEVD) is an airport near Valladolid, Spain. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Atatürk International Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTBA) (Turkish: Atatürk Uluslararası Havalimanı) is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Adnan Menderes Izmir International Airport (IATA: ADB, ICAO: LTBJ) has been named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Adnan Menderes. ... İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after İstanbul. ... Antalya Airport (IATA: AYT, ICAO: LTAI) is 10 km (6 miles) east of the city center of Antalya, Turkey. ...

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History

The airline was established on 14 March 2001 and started operations on 1 June 2001. Formerly known as Atlasjet International Airlines, it was set up as a subsidiary of Öger Holdings. In 2004 ETS Group acquired a 45% stake, increased in February 2006 to 90% when it acquired Öger's 45% holding. It is now owned by ETS Group (90%) and Tuncay Doganer (Vice-President and Chief Executive) (10%) and has 730 employees.[1] is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Services

Atlasjet operates the following services (at February 2007): {[citation needed] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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New routes

It has announced various new routes in April & May 2006: [citation needed]

  • Istanbul Atatürk-Ercan: up to 3x daily service
  • Istanbul Atatürk: 3x weekly (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) service from April 15 2007
  • Istanbul Atatürk-Konya: daily Canadair CRJ-700 service
  • Adana-Ercan: 6x weekly Airbus 319-100 service
  • Izmir-Ercan: 4x weekly Airbus 319-100 service
  • Istanbul Atatürk-Sanlıurfa: 2x weekly Canadair CRJ-900 service
  • Istanbul-Çanakkale 3x weekly Canadair CRJ-900 service

This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... For other uses, see 15 (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Incidents and accidents

  • on 18 August 2007 Atlasjet airplane traveling from Northern Cyprus to Istanbul was hijacked. The hijackers landed it in Antalya, a Turkish province on the Mediterranean coast,Turkish channel NTV reported.The hijackers claimed to be al-Qaida members and that only the crew was left on board the jet. There were 136 passengers and six crew aboard when the plane left Ercan Airport in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in Northern Cyprus.

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Fleet

The Atlasjet fleet includes the following aircraft (at April 2007): April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ...

Atlasjet average fleet age is 7.1 years (July 2006).[3] The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. ... A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. ... Retrofitting is a term used in e. ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ...


Aircraft orders

The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ...

External links

  • Atlasjet
  • Atlasjet Fleet

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 80. 
  2. ^ Flight International, July 2005
  3. ^ Atlasjet Fleet Age

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Atlasjet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (218 words)
Atlasjet (Atlasjet Uuslararasi Havacilik AS) is an airline based in Antalya, Turkey.
According to Atlasjet's homepage [1] it is owned by the Öger Group and ETS (a Turkish tourism group).
On 7 February 2005 an Atlasjet Airbus A320 left the runway at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, in snowy conditions.
Encyclopedia: Atlasjet (461 words)
Atlasjet International Airways was established on 14 March 2001 by ÖGER HOLDING and has become one of the leading companies in its sector by introducing the understanding of continuous renewal and improvement in the charter flights and with the help of the high quality standards offered to all of its passengers.
Atlasjet International Airways, which operated its first flight on 01 June 2001, has been performing passenger and cargo services with the authorization given by the Turkish CAA and with the service vision that is formed by considering the standards and needs of the Turkish Aviation industry.
Atlasjet International Airways, which has been offering its high quality service to the tour operators and consequently to its passengers from the first day of establishment, is proud to be one of the companies that acquired the ISO 9001-2000 Quality Certificate in the sector.
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