Quikjet Airlines

Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt. Ltd., branded as Quikjet Airlines, is an all-cargo airline based in Bangalore, India. In December 2022, Quikjet resumed operations with a new AOC.

Quikjet Cargo

IATA ICAO Call sign QO[1] FQA[1] QUIK LIFT[2]
Commenced operations	17 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-17)
Hubs	Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
Fleet size	2
Destinations	N/A
Headquarters	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Key people	Captain Preetham Philip (CEO)
Website	www.quikjet.co.in

History

The airline was formed in 2007, promoted by AFL Pvt Ltd. Switzerland-based Farnair picked up a 36.2% stake in the airline in February 2012, making AFL the second-largest shareholder with 20.8% stake in the carrier.^[3] QuikJet had operated one of Farnair's twelve ATR 72-200Fs until March 2013 before temporarily closing shop in anticipation of a B737-400F.^[4] In May 2015, India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approved Farnair's plan to incrementally increase its stake in Quikjet Cargo Airlines from 50.93% to 72.59% involving a minimum total foreign direct investment of Rs. 14.4 crores. Quickjet launched scheduled domestic cargo services using 737-400F aircraft.^[5] The airline started scheduled cargo flights on 16 February 2016 using a Boeing 737.^[6]

In late 2014, after its acquisition of Farnair, ASL Aviation Holdings became the majority shareholder of Quikjet Airlines.^[7]

In August 2022, Quickjet Cargo took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800F with another one on order. Quickjet Cargo will be operating for Amazon Air in India.

Destinations

737-83N(BCF) of Quikjet Airlines at Delhi Airport. Aircraft painted as Prime Air and bears Indian registration mark VT-AAZ

As of March 2024, Quikjet Cargo operates to the following destinations.^[8]

Country (state)	City	Airport	Notes	Ref
India (Delhi)	Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Hub
India (Karnataka)	Bangalore	Kempegowda International Airport
India (Maharashtra)	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
India (Tamil Nadu)	Chennai	Chennai International Airport	Terminated
India (Telangana)	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hub
India (West Bengal	Kolkata	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport	Terminated

Fleet

ATR 72-200F operated by Quikjet from 2011 to 2013.^[9] The aircraft is shown here at Luxembourg Findel Airport following its return to Farnair Switzerland^[10][11]

As of March 2024, Quikjet Cargo operates the following aircraft:^[12]

Quikjet Cargo fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-800F	2	0	VT-AAZ Operated for Amazon Air
Total	2	0

See also

• List of airlines of India

References

1. "Quikjet Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–79. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. Moitra, Sumit (19 March 2018). "Farnair to hike stake in Tata-funded Quikjet". India: DNA. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
4. "Farnair set to take on four 737-400Fs; one to go to India's Quikjet". ch-aviation. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
5. "Air Contractors, Europe Airpost and Farnair to rebrand as ASL Airlines". Air Transport World. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
6. "QuikJet Cargo's inaugural flight touches down at KIAB, Bengaluru".
7. "ASL Aviation to add four airlines with acquisition of Farnair group". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
8. "About Quikjet | Air Cargo Services | Quikjet | India". quikjet.co.in. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
9. "ATR 42/72 in QuikJet Cargo history". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
10. "VT-SVA | Boeing 737-43Q(SF) | Quickjet India | Tawkir Hossain". JetPhotos. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
11. Hossain, Tawkir (6 August 2017), English: the quickjet 737 taking off from Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Int'l - VGHS, retrieved 13 April 2020
12. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.

External links

Media related to Quikjet Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website