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MNG Airlines

MNG Airlinesis a Turkishcargoandpassengercharterairlineheadquartered inIstanbulbased atIstanbul Airport.[1]

MNG Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
MB MNB BLACK SEA
FoundedFebruary 1996;28 years ago(February 1996)
Commenced operationsNovember 1997;27 years ago(November 1997)
HubsIstanbul Airport
SubsidiariesSolinair
Fleet size11
Destinations19
HeadquartersIstanbul,Turkey
Key peopleMehmet Nazif Günal,founder
Websitemngairlines

History

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The airline was established byMehmet Nazif Günalin 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997. Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight fromFrankfurttoToronto,followed by scheduled services to the United States on 8 November 1998. In mid-2002, passenger operations were added. In 2005, MNG won an award from Airbus for 100% reliability on the 30-year-old Airbus A300. In 2006, MNG ceased all passenger flights with cargo only flights are being continued.[2]In 2008, MNG Airlines acquired the Slovenian cargo companySolinair.[3]

In 2020, MNG began the operation of its twice-weekly freighter service linkingCologne Bonn Airport(CGN) in Germany andJohn F. Kennedy International(JFK) in New York. The new flight is an expansion of the carrier's routes flown from CGN, which include flights toIstanbul Atatürk Airport(ISL) on behalf ofAir France,and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) for its own operations.[4]

On Aug 09 2023, MNG Airlines (MNGA) Cancels New York Stock Exchange Listing.[5]

Corporate affairs

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Ownership

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Ghita Holding (member ofAbu Dhabi'sIHC mega-group) acquired a 44 percent stake in MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik A.S. (commonly known as ‘MNG Airlines’) for $211.2 million.[6]

Destinations

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MNG AirlinesAirbus A300-600RF
MNG AirlinesAirbus A330-200F

MNG Airlines operates scheduled and charter services within Europe, and to the Far East, the Middle East and the United States destinations. It operated scheduled freighter services to the following destinations as of July 2013:[7]

Africa

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Asia

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Europe

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North America

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Fleet

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As of May 2024, the MNG Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:[10][11]

MNG Airlines fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Notes
Airbus A300-600RF 1 — Cargo
Airbus A321-200/P2F 2 — Cargo
Airbus A330-200F 2 — Cargo
Airbus A330-300F 3 — Cargo
Total 8 —

References

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  1. ^"MNG Airlines".linkedin.Retrieved22 October2021.
  2. ^"MNG Airlines Services".mngairlines. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved2013-07-31.
  3. ^"Exclusive - MNG to Enlarge Freighter Fleet - PART 2".CargoForwarder Global.2018-05-27.Retrieved2023-02-17.
  4. ^Toczauer, Chelsea (2018-12-07)."MNG Airlines expands freighter services between CGN, JFK".AIRCARGOWORLD.COM.Retrieved2019-11-06.
  5. ^"News | MNG Airlines".mngairlines.Retrieved2024-11-19.
  6. ^"Abu Dhabi's Ghita Holding buys 44% stake in Turkey's MNG Airlines in major regional push".gulfnews.2024-02-06.Retrieved2024-02-06.
  7. ^"MNG schedule".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved2013-07-31.
  8. ^"FLIGHT SCHEDULE".
  9. ^"MNG Airlines met Airbus A330-300P2F van Keulen naar New York".24 November 2021.
  10. ^"MNG Airlines Fleet Details and History".planespotters.net.Retrieved22 October2021.
  11. ^30 August 2012."MNG Airlines takes delivery of its first A330-200F | Airbus News & Events"(Press release). Airbus.Retrieved2013-12-16.{{cite press release}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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