Crescent Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in Chennai, India. It was a dedicated scheduled cargo carrier operating to cities in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives^[1]. Its main base was Chennai International Airport. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... The old terminal at Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is located in Meenambakkam, 7 km south of Chennai, India. ... 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. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... FedEx DC-10 Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... The old terminal at Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is located in Meenambakkam, 7 km south of Chennai, India. ...

The airline ceased operations on 31 August 2006^[1]. is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The airline was established in June 2000^[1] by a group of people including Captain Deepak Parasuraman, Capt.Pattabhiraman, Krishna Vittaldev. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Airline has been taken over by a Karnataka Based Industrialist. Has resumed operations since July 2007

Destinations

^{[citation needed]} In March 2005, Crescent Air Cargo announced their intention to serve cities such as Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai in India, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Malé, Maldives, from April 2005. For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Hyderabad or Haydarābād (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు Urdu: حیدر آباد ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... Malé (Dhivehi: މާލެ), (pronounced: Maa-lay) population 81,647 (2004), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives located at the southern edge of North Male Atoll Kaafu Atoll. ...

Fleet

As of August 2006 the Crescent Air Cargo fleet included ^[2] : August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ...

• 1 Fokker 50

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 3 April 2007
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006