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Several domestic flights to Jalal-Abad, Kazarman, Osh OSS, Batken and Kyzyl-Kiya.

Kyrgyzstan Airlines / Kyrgyzstan Aba Joldoru R8 / KGA

Address : Manas Airport - 720062 Bishkek - Tel./Fax +996-312-31 30 84
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Fleet - Aircraft Registration Code EX

1 A-319

1 A-320 F-OHGA - painted by Lufthansa Technik

1 An-26 26036

5 An-28

3 Tu134A-3 65111 65125 65778 65779 65789

2 Tu154M 85718 85762

2 Yak40 87250 57259 87275 87293 87331 87366 87379 87442 87445 87538 87555 87561 87571 87589 87631 87632 87836

Last year R8 transported 375.000 passengers and 10,8 mln ftk with its 19 aircrafts. Load factor was 72%. ATW 6/96

Kyrgyzstan Aba Joldory flight crews have been trained by Turkish Airlines in Istanbul. Hürriyet - Apr 12, 96

Air Bishkek KR / EAA

Altyn Air Airlines QH / LYN - renamed in Kyrgyzstan in Semptember 2006

Fleet:

Airbus 320

An24RV EX-014

Tu134

Tu154 85710

Avia Traffic YK

• BAe 146

Itek Air GI / ITK

Fleet

2 B737-200 EX-127 EX-311

Pegasus Asia

Star of Asia SSA

Fleet

1 Tu154M 85754

News

ITALIAN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INVEST TO MANAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT By the decision of the Board of Directors of Kyrgyzstan Airlines and I.T.I. S.p.a. (Italian Technology Innovation) Group of Italy, a new joint venture (joint stock) company called Manas Management Company has designed and will equip a new Air Cargo and Air Catering complex that will be located at Manas International Airport. Mediocredito Centrale of Rome is funding the complex by seven years loan facility granted. This is the first foreign investment in the Manas International Airport guaranteed by the State Property Fund. It will be operated on a "turn key" basis at a cost of $10,5 million US dollars. I.T.I.'s main construction contractors are Tekyapi Group of Istanbul and Bishkek. Under I.T.I. supervision they will construct both the Air Cargo and Air Catering buildings and also install mechanical and electrical systems. The complex will be constructed to the highest International and IATA standards in compliance with World Bank environmental guidelines with new modern equipment for the rapid loading and unloading of air cargo from both Russian and Western built aircraft, using Main Deck Loaders and Cargo Master Lifting Transporters. Special boarding facilities, with absolute minimum of customs paperwork, will be organized to attract the very important transit business that is essential to the future growth of Manas as a Hub. The flight kitchen will contain the latest Italian manufactured equipment designed initially to produce 2000 meals per day, suitable for first, business and economy class passengers and custom produced meals for private jets, air freight crews. The I.T.I Group of Companies, with Headquarters in Bresia Italy, has production plants located in Italy, France and Romania consisting of 3 divisions manufacturing, civil engineering and construction and the International Division. They are responsible for this turnkey project and the on going system management and training. To ensure the efficiency levels demanded by foreign carriers, paper work will be implemented based on the latest industry standards and Manas Management intend to work very closely with the Customs Department in order to achieve this shared objective. Times of Central Asia 00/07

Bishkek Manas Airport Statistics: 2001 305.767 passengers 2002 313.554 passengers 2003 380.515. Top international destination was Istanbul with 36.369 passengers, fifth Frankfurt with 9.287.

Kyrgyz Airport to Be Reconstructed by Germans. The reconstruction of the Kyrgyz airport, which is situated 35 kilometers north from Bishkek is being begun by the German construction company Hochtief. The project’s cost is estimated at DM171.6m. The government of Japan has allocated a loan worth 5.454b yen for Kyrgyzstan to support the project. Kyrgyz government, in turn, will co-finance the project allocating an amount of US $6.6m. Delovaya Nedelya, #32/98

HOCHTIEF saniert Flughafen in Kirgisistan - 29.6.98

Two years after the start of THYs Bishkek service, the route is now served nonstop. Until March 98, the Airbus 310 stopped in Almaty on its way to Bishkek. April 98

Das arme Kirgisien will zur "Schweiz Zentralasiens" werden - Die kirgisische Fluggesellschaft hat bereits für das kommende Jahr einen Airbus bei der Daimler-Benz-Tochter Debis geleast. Optionen auf zwei weitere Verträge dieser Art sollen laut Meyer-Landrut bereits vorliegen. Ob andere deutsche Unternehmen diesem Schritt folgen werden, ist noch nicht abzusehen. Herzog sah jedoch den Rechtsstaat in Kirgisien soweit entwickelt, daß Unternehmen wegen der Rechtsordnung keine Bedenken haben müßten zu investieren. 03FEB98

The governmental press service announced in Bishkek today that a special agreement between the Kyrgyz Dastan and Russian Tupolev companies had been signed. According to it, The Dastan company could begin to produce Tupolev planes in Kyrgyzstan in 2000. RFE/RL KYRGYZ NEWS - 2 JANUARY 1998

An agreement on the Reconstruction of the Osh Airport was signed between the Kyrgyz Republic and France. The French Government is to provide 25 mln FRF for Kyrgyzstan to be paid back in 13 years with a grace period of three years. Eurasian File - July 97/2

May 24, 96 Turkish Airlines THY is starting its weekly Bishkek service. Flights to FRU go via ALA (fridays). Only 5 weeks after the introduction of the Bishkek service, TK doubles its flights to two adding a tuesday frequency.

Japan gives a 55 mln $ loan for the modernization of the Manas airport of the capital Bishkek. For success in the economic transition process, the network and air transport has to be improved, president Akayev said. With the money the airport and air traffic control will be modernized. DÜNYA - Jun 10, 96