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    Silk Way West signs for another 777F

    2024-03-18T13:01:00Z

    Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has disclosed that it is ordering another Boeing 777 freighter, extending an original agreement for five of the type. Silk Way West says the extra aircraft is scheduled to be delivered next year. It has already received two of the five 777Fs for which it ...

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    Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West receives first 777F

    2023-10-03T14:36:00Z

    Azerbaijani cargo operator Silk Way West Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, following an order disclosed two years ago. The Baku-based carrier signed for five 777Fs and, a year ago, supplemented the agreement with a pair of 777-8Fs, with combined deliveries running to 2030. Its first ...

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    Replacement RB211 engines for 747-400Fs to assist Silk Way’s fleet renewal

    2021-11-16T13:40:00Z

    Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce under which the manufacturer will supply replacement engines for the cargo carrier’s RB211-powered Boeing 747 fleet. The agreement – covering the supply of replacement engines for five RB211-powered jets – was unveiled at the Dubai air show. At the ...

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    Azerbaijan’s Silk Way signs for five Boeing 777 freighters

    2021-04-28T10:19:00Z

    Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters, the Azerbaijani carrier’s first commitment for the long-haul twinjet.

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    Inquiry finds engine fault after fatal An-12 overrun

    2016-07-20T08:43:00Z

    ​Russian investigators have disclosed findings of a technical problem in one of the engines on a Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 which crashed on take-off in Afghanistan.

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    PICTURE: Silk Way’s 747-8 Freighter poised for delivery

    2014-04-04T10:43:58Z

    The first of four Boeing 747-8 Freighters for Silk Way Airlines is being readied for delivery at the manufacturer’s Everett plant near Seattle.