Azerbaijan Airlines
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Azerbaijan Airlines (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Hava Yolları), also known as AZAL, is the flag carrier and largest airline of the country of Azerbaijan. Based in Baku, adjacent to Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the carrier operates to destinations across Asia, the CIS, Europe and the USA. Azerbaijan Airlines is a member of the International Air Transport Association.
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Founded | 7 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-07) | ||||||
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Hubs | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | AZAL Miles | ||||||
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Fleet size | 32 | ||||||
Destinations | 55[1] | ||||||
Parent company | Government of Azerbaijan | ||||||
Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||
Key people | Samir Rzayev (President) | ||||||
Employees | 7,000 | ||||||
Website | www |
The airline was founded on 7 April 1992 as the first national airline established after the country gained its independence. The state-owned company was privatized in the 2000s, during which ownership of the company's assets ended up in the hands of companies owned by family members of Azerbaijani political elites, including President Ilham Aliyev's daughter Arzu Aliyeva.[2]