Orient Eagle Airways was an airline based in Kazakhstan, operating VIP charter flights for the Government of Kazakhstan.[1]
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1998 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2002 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Almaty | ||||||
History edit
The airline was founded in late 1997 and acquired two aircraft: A Boeing 737-200 (which was written off in 1998, see below) and a larger Boeing 757-200. The latter was sold to Berkut Air in early 2002, marking the moment when Orient Eagle Airways was shut down.[2][3]
Accidents and incidents edit
- On 12 April 1998 at 08:48 UTC, the Boeing 737-200 of Orient Eagle Airways (registered P4-NEN) overran the runway at Almaty International Airport in a bad-weather landing. The right main landing gear collapsed, damaging the aircraft beyond repair. All 80 passengers and 8 crew members on board survived.[4]
References edit
- ^ Information on Orient Eagle Airways at planespotters.net
- ^ Orient Eagle fleet list at airfleets.net
- ^ Note: airlinehistory.co.uk listes Orient Eagle Airways as operational between at least 1998 and 2001. Archived April 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Orient Eagle Airways 1998 runway overshot at the Aviation Safety Network
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