Star Air Aviation

For other uses of "Star Air", see Star Air (disambiguation).
Star Air Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
6S URJ STARAV
Founded July, 2000
Hubs Jinnah International Airport
Focus cities Allama Iqbal International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 7
Headquarters Karachi, Pakistan
Key people Mr. Ahsan Urooj Khan, Mr. Arshad Urooj Khan, and Mr. Ghualm Hussain Khan
Website http://www.starairaviation.net

Star Air Aviation is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operates to many cities in Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. It is also a large ground handling agent providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines operating to and from Pakistan. Established in 2000 in Pakistan by a few aviation industry veterans, Star Air aviation has now grown into a specialist airline management services provider designing and delivering innovative airline solutions to customers across the globe.

Star Air Aviation (S.A.A.), being a member of IATA Ground Handling Council, provides various aviation services including aircraft for cargo companies and freight forwarders, complete ground handling services for all local and international carriers and scheduled and unscheduled chartered flights. We have our own fleet of aircraft including Boeing 727 for cargo airlift on local and international routes, Dornier 228 and Cessna 402 for international and local passenger chartered flights.

Headquartered in General Aviation Area of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi S.A.A. has site offices at both Lahore and Dubai International Airports. S.A.A. has a team of dedicated and experienced engineers, professionals, pilots, navigators, and airline marketing personnel as illustrated in the following graphical structure.

History

Star Air Aviation (SAA) was formed from several aviation veterans in July 2000 in Karachi. It became a member of the IATA Ground Handling Council,[1] which allowed the company to expand its facilities to cargo, chartered and private airlines that operated to and from Pakistan. The company also launched its own cargo airline which allowed the company to airlift cargo to several destinations abroad as well as locally.

Airline Academy

Star Air Aviation established Academy of Aviation Excellence (AAE) in 2011 to train airline staff. The AAE campuses are located in Karachi and Lahore. Currently AAE is providing the aviation industry with aircraft licensed Engineers (AMEL) courses i.e. EASA B1/B2, with many other commercial courses including ground and traffic handling, dangerous goods regulations, train the trainee, aviation legislation and human traffic.[2]

Operations

According to the IATA and the official website, the firm provides the following services:[3]

Destinations

Country City Airport Status
PakistanIslamabadBenazir Bhutto International Airport
PakistanFaisalabadFaisalabad International Airport
PakistanIslamabadBenazir Bhutto International Airport
PakistanKarachiJinnah International Airport Hub
PakistanLahoreAllama Iqbal International AirportFocus City
UAEDubaiDubai International Airport|Template:Focus City Focus City
UAEAbu DhabiKing Abdul Aziz International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport

Fleet

The Star Air Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2010):

Aircraft
Total
Orders
Boeing 727-200F
1
0
Cessna 402C
1
0
Dornier Do 28
1
0
Total
3
0

References

  1. ↑ Company: Star Air Aviation (PVT) Ltd.
  2. ↑ Academy of Aviation Excellence
  3. ↑ and IATA: Star Air Aviation Company Information


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