Asia Continental Airlines

Not to be confused with Continental Micronesia.

Asia Continental Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign — CID[1] RRK[2] ACID[3]
Founded	1999
Ceased operations	18 October 2010
Hubs	Almaty International Airport
Headquarters	Almaty, Kazakhstan

Asia Continental Airlines (or Asia Continental Avialines) was an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, operating charter flights out of Almaty International Airport. The company was founded in 1999.^[citation needed] On 18 October 2010, it had its airline license revoked.[2]

Fleet

Asia Continental Airlines operated the following aircraft types:[4]

• Antonov An-24
• Antonov An-26
• Boeing 737-800
• Ilyushin Il-76
• Yakovlev Yak-40

Accidents and incidents

The Il-76 involved in the accident on 14 February 2008 is seen here at Khartoum International Airport in 2007.

• On 14 February 2008, an Asia Continental Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 (registered UN-76020) was damaged beyond repair in an engine fire at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan.[1]

References

1. Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Kazakhstan > Asia Continental Airlines". aviation-safety.net.
2. Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Kazakhstan > Asia Continental Avialines". aviation-safety.net.
3. "EUROCONTROL". extranet.eurocontrol.int.
4. "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". www.aerotransport.org.