Gandhara Airways
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| Founded | 31 January 1936 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Rhea International Airport | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
| Airport lounge | Gandhara Lounge | ||||||
| Fleet size | 156 | ||||||
| Destinations | 145 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Explore Your World | ||||||
| Parent company | Government of Gandhara | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rhea, Gandhara | ||||||
| Key people | Leila Hayek (CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 29,205 (2014–15) | ||||||
Gandhara Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الغانذاري, Al-Khuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-Gāndhāri) is the flag carrier airline of Gandhara, headquartered in Rhea. It operates domestic and international passenger and cargo services, mainly from its hub at Rhea International Airport.
History
On 31 January 1936, the company Airwork opened a new airline in Gandhara, named Gandhara Airwork. The ownership was split between the Gandhari Monetary Agency (52%), Airwork (40%), and private Gandhari investors (8%). Exclusivity of air transport operations was granted to the new company by the government, and the airline commenced operations in June 1936 with daily flights between Rhea and Port Eden, using de Havilland D.H.86 aircraft. A division of Gandhara Airwork, named Gandhara Airlines, was established in 1937.
In 1951, Gandhara Airwork was acquired by the Gandhari government. After the state of Gandhara became the sole shareholder, the company was renamed to Gandhara Airways. In the latter half of the 20th century, the company grew and became one of the largest airlines of Outernatia. Even though Gandhara Airways is a state-owned company, the company is self-financing without any financial backing by the Gandhari government.
Destinations
As of February 2016, Gandhara Airways serves 145 destinations: 12 domestic destinations (plus 4 destinations in Asabiya and 3 in Diyafa), and 126 international destinations across Aurora, Internatia, and Outernatia. Several new destinations are added each year.
Codeshare agreements
Gandhara Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
As of January 2016, the Gandhara Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Gandhara Airways Fleet | ||||||||
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| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| Airbus A320-200 | 30 | — | — | 0 | 42 | 108 | 150 | All aircraft to add 12 more seats starting in 2017 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 176 | 188 | Deliveries between 2015 and 2017 |
| Airbus A320neo | — | 20 | 15 | TBA | Deliveries begin in 2016 | |||
| Airbus A330-200 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 42 | 183 | 237 | 12 A330 to be retired in 2016 |
| 0 | 27 | 251 | 278 | |||||
| Airbus A380-800 | 10 | 5 | — | 14 | 76 | 399 | 489 | Largest Airbus A380 operator All current A380 have Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines |
| 14 | 76 | 427 | 517 | |||||
| 0 | 58 | 557 | 615 | |||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 18 | — | — | 20 | 12 | 90 | 122 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 25 | — | — | 20 | 24 | 120 | 164 | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 10 | — | — | 35 | 36 | 337 | 408 | |
| Boeing 747-8I | 7 | — | — | 12 | 54 | 299 | 365 | |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 9 | — | — | 34 | 40 | 242 | 316 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 5 | — | — | 34 | 40 | 334 | 408 | |
| Boeing 777-8 | — | 15 | — | Deliveries from 2020 | ||||
| Boeing 777-9 | — | 45 | — | Deliveries from 2020 | ||||
| Boeing 787-10 | — | 25 | 20 | 36 | 38 | 264 | 338 | Deliveries from 2018 |
| Cargo Fleet | ||||||||
| Airbus A330-200F | 6 | — | — | |||||
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 3 | — | — | |||||
| Total | 156 | 122 | 45 | |||||