Silk Way picks Nahas as American vice president
Silk Way Airlines USA has named Fadi Nahas as vice president The Americas, responsible for managing business development initiatives. He will manage business for Silk Way USA and affiliated cargo carriers in Azerbaijan, Silk Way Airlines and Silk Way West Airlines throughout the Americas region. Nahas will also facilitate the relationship with Global Feeder Services, […]
Zhao to lead Silk Way West in Asia Pacific
Silk Way West Airlines has promoted Jenny Zhao to the role of vice president Asia Pacific region, taking up the role today (1 August). She is responsible for providing strategic and tactical direction for further enhancing business operations in Asia Pacific, and takes over from Nurid Aliyev who has stepped down for personal reasons. Wolfgang […]
Silk Way adds connection to Tianjin
Silk Way West Airlines will start twice-weekly services to Tianjin, connecting the Chinese city with its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan. The service will operate on Fridays and Sundays, offering transit options the industrial centre in Northern China to global markets via Baku. Silk Way West president, Wolfgang Meyer says: “With this service we will close […]
Silk Way West increases services to Zhengzhou to six a week
Silk Way West Airlines is increasing services to China by increasing services to Zhengzhou from four flights a week to six. The carrier made the announcement during the 2nd ICAO Cargo Conference held in Zhengzhou from 5 – 7 September. The Baku, Azerbaijan-based airline says following meetings with senior representatives of the Henan Government, it […]
Silk Way and JAL Cargo shake hands on cargo cooperation
Silk Way West Airlines and JAL Cargo have agreed to a cargo services cooperation to use capacity on each other’s aircraft. The cooperation has been described as a “win-win situation” for both partners, as JAL Cargo stopped full freighter operations, the use of Silk Way West Airlines’ capacity on scheduled routes out of Europe via […]
Silk Way West Airlines flies humanitarian aid to Iraq
Silk Way West Airlines has supported the German NGO Wings of Help by flying urgently needed aid supplies to Iraq where more than 23,000 children were awaiting help. A Boeing 747 Freighter departed Frankfurt Hahn Airport on 23 June, loaded with infant food, nappies and rusk, and on 26 June an Ilyushin 76 of Silkway […]
Silk Way West adds Liege to its growing network
Silk Way West Airlines has added Liege to its network and is adding Boeing 747-400 Freighters to its fleet to help maintain steady growth. The airline started operating twice weekly flights between Liege, Belgium and its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan at the end of April, and follows on from recently restarting services to Budapest, Hungary. […]
Silk Way West returns to Budapest after a break of two years
Silk Way West Airlines has returned to Budapest, operating two Boeing 747 Freighter flights a week to the Hungarian capital. After a break of two years, the first flight landed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on 18 March and the Azerbaijani airline will connect Budapest with its hub in Baku twice a week on Thursdays […]
