Air ACT
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Istanbul Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul,Turkey | ||||||
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| Website | actairlines | ||||||
Air ACT,legallyACT Airlines(Turkish:ACT Havayollari) and formerly branded asmyCargo Airlines,is aTurkishcargo airlinebased in Kurtköy,Istanbul.[1]It operates international scheduled and charter air cargo services, as well aswet and dry lease services.Its main base isSabiha Gökçen International Airport,Istanbul.[2]
History
[edit]Established in 2004, the company changed ownership in March 2006 when Turkish aviation veteran Yavuz Cizmeci teamed up withHBK Investmentsto acquire the company. In February 2008, a 21% equity stake was acquired by Manara Investments Ltd. Manara is an investment vehicle sponsored by four leading Saudi business groups. New partners and existing shareholders expect ACT Airlines to become a leading regional and international player.[2]
ACT received the prestigious SCATA Supply Chain and Transport Award for ‘The Air Cargo Operator of the Year’ in recognition of its exceptional customer service in 2007. The airlines also applied forIATAcertification after completing theIATA Operational Safety Auditin 2007.
In 2011, China'sHNA Group(partnered with Bravia Capital) bought 49% of the shares of ACT Airlines. 50.9% of the shares remain with Daglar Cizmeci and 0.1% with other Turkish holders. ACT Airlines rebranded asmyCargoafter this alliance took place.:[3][4]In August 2017 HNA swapped its shares in MyCargo for another subsidiary in Turkey, leading to airline going back to full ownership with its admin and operating as ACT Airlines once again, with fleet gradually being repainted to the brandAir ACT.
Fleet
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Current fleet
[edit]As of April 2024, the Air ACT fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-400BDSF | 2 | — | |
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 2 | — | |
| Total | 4 | — |
Historic fleet
[edit]Air ACT formerly operated fiveAirbus A300freighter aircraft with 1 hull loss in 2010. All those aircraft were retired in March 2013.[6]
Incidents and accidents
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- On 1 March 2010, anAirbus A300registration TC-ACB operating Flight 521 forSNAS/DHL,sustained substantial damage when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing atBagram Airfield,Afghanistan.[7]]
- On 16 January 2017 Turkish Airlines Flight 6491, a wet leased Boeing B747-412FTC-MCLoperated by MyCargo (ACT Airlines previous operating name),crashed during a go-aroundfrom a very low altitude while attempting an approach toManas Airport,Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The crash killed all four crew members and 35 people on the ground.[8][9]
- On 1 February 2020SaudiaFlight 919, a wet leased Boeing B747-412F TC-MCT operated by ACT Airlines, struck its tail onto the runway during departure fromKing Fahd International Airport,Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The crew stopped the climb initially at 7000 feet, later climbed to FL100 and subsequently decided to divert toKing Abdulaziz International Airport,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[10]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^"myCARGO Headquarters."myCARGO. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ab"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.27 March 2007. p. 45.
- ^"Official Company Documents & Sources, History of myCargo Airlines".myCARGO.Retrieved13 April2016.
- ^HNA Group and Bravia Capital Complete Acquisition of MyCargo Airlines24 October 2011
- ^"Fleet information".Air ACT.Retrieved10 April2024.
- ^Turkey's myCargo retires its last A300B4 freightersRetrieved 18 August 2013
- ^"Accident description".Aviation Safety Network.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2010.Retrieved1 March2010.
- ^"Kyrgyzstan Mourns Victims Of Plane Crash That Devastated Village".Radio Free Europe.RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service.Retrieved17 January2017.
- ^"Belarus' First Deputy Foreign Minister signs Book of Condolences at Kyrgyzstan's embassy".Belarusian Telegraph Agency.Retrieved17 January2017.
- ^Hradecky, Simon."Accident: ACT B744 at Dammam and Jeddah on Feb 1st 2020, tail strike on departure".The Aviation Herald.Retrieved5 February2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Endres, Günter, ed. (2010).Flight International World Airlines 2010.Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information.ISBN978-1-898779-39-1.
External links
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Media related toACT Airlinesat Wikimedia Commons
