Silk Way Airlines

Not to be confused with SilkAir or Silk Way West Airlines.
Silk Way Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZP AZQ SILK LINE
Founded2001
HubsHeydar Aliyev International Airport
Fleet size5[1]
Destinations31
Parent companySilk Way Group
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Websitesilkwayairlines.com

Silk Way Airlines is an Azerbaijani private cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku.[2] It operates freight services to Asia, the Middle East and Europe, as well as services for government and non-governmental organisations. The airline is part of the Silk Way Group.[3]

The company is owned by a former Azerbaijan state official, Zaur Akhundov.[4][5] The company's ownership has been linked to the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Silk Way Airlines celebrates 20th anniversary". 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Contact Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Silk Way Airlines. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Head office Heydar Aliyev International Airport AZ1044 Baku, Azerbaijan."
  3. ^ "Silk Way Airlines". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
  4. ^ a b "'Official Partners' of Azerbaijan's COP29 Climate Summit Linked To Ruling Aliyev Family and Their Inner Circle". OCCRP. 2024.
  5. ^ a b "COP Co-Opted: How corruption and undue influence threaten multilateral climate action" (PDF). Transparency International. 2024.