Tajik Air 1594093 223667027 2008-07-05T04:31:01Z Sardanaphalus 427947 updating link using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox Airline |airline = Tajik Air |logo = Tajik Air logo.png |logo_size = 250 |fleet_size = 28 |destinations = 12 |IATA = 7J |ICAO = TZK |callsign = TAJIKISTAN |parent = Government of Tajikistan |company_slogan = |founded = [[September 3]], [[1924]] |headquarters = {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[Dushanbe]], [[Tajikistan]] |key_people = |hubs = [[Dushanbe Airport]] |secondary_hubs = [[Khudzhand Airport]] |focus_cities = |frequent_flyer = |lounge = |alliance = |website = http://www.tajikair.tj/ }} '''Tajik Air''' formerly known as Tajikistan Airlines is the national [[airline]] of the former Soviet republic of [[Tajikistan]]. It is based in [[Dushanbe Airport]] and is currently the only airline of Tajikistan, serving international and domestic destinations. == History == Its first route was [[Bukhara]] to [[Dushanbe]], served by [[Junkers F.13]] aircraft. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} Tajik Air has faced intense competition from rivals in the area, which has worsened since the Tajikistan aviation sector was deregulated in [[September 2006]]. The airline carried only 320,000 passengers in the first nine months of [[2006]], a notable fall over [[2005]]. To try to overcome the decline, the airline, with assistance from the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD), is undertaking a technical study of [[Airbus A320]] and [[Boeing 737]] aircraft<ref>[[Airliner World]], February 2007</ref>. It was established on [[September 3]], [[1924]]. == Destinations == Tajik Air serve the following (as of [[October 2007]]): ===Asia=== ;Central Asia *Kazakhstan **[[Almaty]] ([[Almaty International Airport]]) *Kyrgyzstan **[[Bishkek]] ([[Manas International Airport]]) *Tajikistan **[[Dushanbe]] ([[Dushanbe Airport]]) '''Hub''' **[[Khudzhand]] ([[Khudzhand Airport]]) ;East Asia *China **[[Ürümqi]] ([[Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport]]) ;Southwest Asia *Iran **[[Tehran]] ([[Imam Khomeini International Airport]]) *United Arab Emirates **[[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] ([[Sharjah International Airport]]) ===Europe=== ;Eastern Europe *Turkey **[[Istanbul]] ([[Atatürk International Airport]]) *Russia **[[Moscow]] ([[Domodedovo International Airport]]) **[[Novosibirsk]] ([[Tolmachevo Airport]]) **[[Samara]] ([[Kurumoch International Airport]]) **[[St.Petersburg]] ([[Pulkovo Airport]]) **[[Yekaterinburg]] ([[Koltsovo Airport]]) == Fleet == [[Image:Tajikistan T154 EY-85717 MUC.jpg|thumb|right|Tajikistan Airlines Tu-154.|250px]] The Tajik Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at [[May 2008]]): *3 [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV Coke]] *1 [[Antonov An-26|Antonov An-26 Curl]] *3 [[Antonov An-28|Antonov An-28 Cash]] *3 [[Boeing 737-200]] (which are operated by [[Eastok Avia]]) *3 [[Tupolev Tu-134|Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty]] *4 [[Tupolev Tu-154B2]] *4 [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] *7 [[Yakovlev Yak-40|Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling]] == External links == *[http://www.tajikair.tj/ Tajik Air] *[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=TJK&al_op=1 Tajik Air Fleet] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Airlines of Tajikistan}} {{Aviation lists}} [[Category:Airlines of Tajikistan]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1924]] [[Category:Former Aeroflot divisions]] {{Tajikistan-stub}} {{asia-airline-stub}} [[de:Tajik Air]] [[es:Tajik Air]] [[fi:Tajik Air]] [[fr:Tajikistan Airlines]] [[ja:タジキスタン航空]] [[nl:Tajikistan Airlines]] [[pl:Tajikistan Airlines]] [[pt:Tajikistan Airlines]] [[sv:Tajikistan airlines]]