Afghanistan ?

[Nevergreen]

Which cargo carriers are routinely flying into Afghanistan these days?

More specifically are Kalitta, Atlas, Polar, Southern, or any other of the 747 operators?

 

[Steve]

Which cargo carriers are routinely flying into Afghanistan these days?

More specifically are Kalitta, Atlas, Polar, Southern, or any other of the 747 operators?

Planning a vacation?

 

[Sunnfun]

Which cargo carriers are routinely flying into Afghanistan these days?

More specifically are Kalitta, Atlas, Polar, Southern, or any other of the 747 operators?

Antonov, Silkways, Volare, Grand Comoros, Kupol, Trans Avia and some smaller ones. Don't think there are US Carriers involved anymore since most of the logistics are now handled by NATO/ISAF contracted lift.

 

[spitfire1500]

I think Gemini and World are doing it into Baglam.

 

[propsarebest]

We (EV) are going to start 2-3 flights a week starting any week now.

 

[JohnnyP]

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Antonov, Silkways, Volare, Grand Comoros, Kupol, Trans Avia and some smaller ones. Don't think there are US Carriers involved anymore since most of the logistics are now handled by NATO/ISAF contracted lift.

He is correct. Mostly russian operators flying in here (besides the military). Others are Volga-Depnar, Azerbaijan airlines, Ariana Cargo, Click, and the list goes on.

I live and fly in Afghanistan, and I have never seen a western cargo operator visit these parts. Someone operates a cargo DC-8 (with yellow engines and yellow tail), not sure who it is.

 

["Luke"]

If a US company did operate into there, I don't think they would want it advertised to an unknown person on an open forum.

 

[Sunnfun]

If a US company did operate into there, I don't think they would want it advertised to an unknown person on an open forum.

Maybe you're a little too paranoid... But you do realise that Afganistan is not North Korea and there's plenty of airlines, both pax and cargo, operating into Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, Iran etc. You know those big airplanes are kind of hard to miss at the local airport and flightplans aren't too hard to figure out either.

 

["Luke"]

‘Just because your not paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get cha.’


If they down one US registered wide body aircraft, it’ll make international news and be declared a major victory on their part.

Your probably right though; but we could announce the next time that you fly into there, and tell them what to look for.


Show me where it is on the internet that you can see US registered flights into KIA?

 

[Sunnfun]

Your probably right though; but we could announce the next time that you fly into there, and tell them what to look for.

"They", "Them", what ever. Dude, Civil Cargo & Pax Carriers, american or not, have been operating into major conflict areas in the world for a long time. Sure, it's sometimes dangerous, but it needs to be done.

But you can stay home, watch Fox Noise and think everybody is out there to "get you" and be afraid of your own shadow.

Show me where it is on the internet that you can see US registered flights into KIA?

Kaiapit, Papua-New Guinea?

 

[inline]

"They", "Them", what ever. Dude, Civil Cargo & Pax Carriers, american or not, have been operating into major conflict areas in the world for a long time. Sure, it's sometimes dangerous, but it needs to be done.

But you can stay home, watch Fox Noise and think everybody is out there to "get you" and be afraid of your own shadow.



Kaiapit, Papua-New Guinea?

Oh that mean 'ol Fox news. Yes, we're brainwashed each day. You're the paranoid one. You liberals dominate virtually all of electronic and print media and you whine about Fox news. Give me ma break!

 

[jafo20]

Do you think it's weird that someone suddenly wants to know who's flying heavies into Afghanistan, specifically? They're not interested in Hong Kong, Dubai or anywhere else. Be careful what information you leak, all.

 

[jafo20]

Of course, I'm a paranoid conspiracy theory type.

 

[Sunnfun]

Of course, I'm a paranoid conspiracy theory type.

No, you're just uninformed and uneducated about the subject at hand. But that's ok, you can always learn. Start by travelling or working at airlines that fly there and other places.

 

[One Dot Low]

I live and fly in Afghanistan, and I have never seen a western cargo operator visit these parts. Someone operates a cargo DC-8 (with yellow engines and yellow tail), not sure who it is.

I know for a fact that Kalitta has operated their 747s into Kabul more than once. The yellow DC-8 is DHL (ACMI) out of Bahrain. They also operate into other garden spots in the Mideast as well.

 

[JohnnyP]

I know for a fact that Kalitta has operated their 747s into Kabul more than once. The yellow DC-8 is DHL (ACMI) out of Bahrain. They also operate into other garden spots in the Mideast as well.

I dunno if it was DHL. Didnt have any paint job, just white fuselage with yellow engines/tail. Do they operate anything like that?

 

[One Dot Low]

Johnson Air ACMI for DHL. Might be a new paint scheme since it looks almost identical to Air Hong Kong, which 45% of it is own by DHL. The other 55%, Cathay Pacific.

Here's a link to the pic of the aircraft that you saw in Afghanistan on airliners.net:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?...b_vq QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=1050604

 

[JohnnyP]

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Johnson Air ACMI for DHL. Might be a new paint scheme since it looks almost identical to Air Hong Kong, which 45% of it is own by DHL. The other 55%, Cathay Pacific.

Here's a link to the pic of the aircraft that you saw in Afghanistan on airliners.net:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?...b_vq QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=1050604

Yep, thats the one.

 

[Zoneload]

Evergreen has been to Kabul 2 times a few months back. I think we are going to start going back again sometime soon...

 

[AV80R]

But you can stay home, watch Fox Noise and think everybody is out there to "get you" and be afraid of your own shadow.

Sunnfun - Somehow I think you're a Communist News Network connoisseur...