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Silk Way Airlines

Silk Way Airlines
Silk Way Airlines logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZP AZQ SILK LINE
Founded 2001
Hubs Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Subsidiaries SW Group
Fleet size 19
Destinations 20
Headquarters Baku, Azerbaijan
Website silkwayairlines.com

Silk Way Airlines is a cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. It operates freight services linking Europe and Asia, as well as services for government and non-governmental organisations.

The company was founded in 2001 and started commercial flights on 6 October 2001. In early 2015 a deal was being finalised to acquire a further 3 Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft. In May 2015 the airline was announced as the launch customer for the Antonov An-178 after placing an order for 10 aircraft.

As of April 2013, Silk Way Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Road freighter service (RFS) is also provided from Baku to additional destinations in Central Asia.

The Silk Way Airlines fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft (as of August 2016):


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