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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Dushanbe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 27 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ||||||
| Key people | Abdulkosim Valiev (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Somon Air (Russian andTajik: Сомон Эйр) is a privateairline inTajikistan headquartered inDushanbe[1] and based atDushanbe International Airport.
The airline started operating on 5 February 2008 with regular flights toMoscow. Somon Air also serves as the official carrier ofPresident of the Republic of Tajikistan and other Tajikistan high-ranking officials.[2][3] Since its formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation toEastern Europe and other locations.[2][3] Most flights to international destinations operate fromDushanbe.[2][3]
In early August 2009, Somon Air joinedIATA's (International Air Transport Association) IATA Billing and Settlement Plan.[2][3] As of January 2013, the airline participates in 14 BSP countries. BSP is a settlement system designed to simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures between passenger sales agents and airlines globally.[3] In April 2013, Somon Air jointed the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA). The IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) is an agreement where passengers and cargo use a standard traffic document on various transportation modes to reach the final destination on a particular routing.[2]
In June 2013, Somon Air became a member of IATA Clearing House which provides a service for settling of interline accounts, airline-associated companies and travel partners.[2][3]
In September 2017, Somon Air obtainedIATA membership[2][3] and is working on signing interline agreements with some of major airlines from theCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe and Asia.[2]
In July 2019, Somon Air opened an aviation training center for aviation specialists at its headquarters in Dushanbe.[citation needed]
On 18 December 2019, Somon Air received the award "Brand of the Year 2019" bestowed by the Republic of Tajikistan.[citation needed]
On 30 August 2022, Somon Air received the first of twoBoeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
On 8 September 2022, the airline received its second Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
Somon Air flies to following destinations as of June 2022:[4]
Somon Air currently has acodeshare andinterline agreement withAsiana Airlines.[15]
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The Somon Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2016):[16]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus Helicopters H125 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | 1 | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | 16 | 168 | 184 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 12 | TBA | Deliveries from 2026.[17][18] | ||
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 4 | TBA | [18] | ||
| Mil Mi-8-AMT | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | |
| Total | 8 | 17 | ||||
Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase aBoeing 787-8 at the 2018Dubai Air Show for further fleet development.[19] This has not yet been taken up. The company still hoped to launch wide-body flights that year with a 767-300ER.[20] The airline was considering the purchase of fourEmbraer 190-E2, to replace olderBoeing 737 Classic aircraft. The airline planned to commence service of the new Embraers by the end of 2018, but by September 2019 there had been no further announcement.[21] In November 2019, Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding with theAirbus group of companies under which the airline intended to acquire helicopters and the latest Airbus family aircraft from direct manufacturer.[22]
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