Tajik Air
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{{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 ==
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{{Airlines of Tajikistan}}
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[[Category:Airlines of Tajikistan]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1924]]
[[Category:Former Aeroflot divisions]]
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