Eastern SkyJets
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Eastern SkyJets is a charter airline based in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
.
Eastern SkyJets (ESJ) is an established aircraft charter airline with full infrastructure based at Dubai International Airport
. ESJ has been operating flights in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Subcontinent region under its own UAE Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and CAR145 Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) since 2004.
ESJ is a specialist in hostile areas with extensive experience in the Afghanistan theatre and operates daily scheduled charter flights for AeroTech Aviation connecting Dubai with the military airfields of Kandahar
, Bagram
and Camp Bastion
in Afghanistan.
Eastern SkyJets is a key regional air transport provider with clientele ranging from a number of multinational blue chip companies to government organizations such as US Government, the United Nations
and various military organizations. Eastern SkyJets is the only UAE registered passenger charter airline to be approved by United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) and has held the contract for its Kabul
Dubai
service.
As of August 2011, the average age of the Eastern SkyJets fleet is 19.4 years.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
.
Eastern SkyJets (ESJ) is an established aircraft charter airline with full infrastructure based at Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
. ESJ has been operating flights in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Subcontinent region under its own UAE Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and CAR145 Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) since 2004.
ESJ is a specialist in hostile areas with extensive experience in the Afghanistan theatre and operates daily scheduled charter flights for AeroTech Aviation connecting Dubai with the military airfields of Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Bagram
Bagram
Bagram , founded as Alexandria on the Caucasus and known in medieval times as Kapisa, is a small town and seat in Bagram District in Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 60 kilometers north of the capital Kabul. It is the site of an ancient city located at the junction of the Ghorband and Panjshir...
and Camp Bastion
Camp Bastion
Camp Bastion is the main British military base in Afghanistan. Accommodating 21,000 people it is situated northwest of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, and exists to be the logistics hub for operations in Helmand....
in Afghanistan.
Eastern SkyJets is a key regional air transport provider with clientele ranging from a number of multinational blue chip companies to government organizations such as US Government, the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and various military organizations. Eastern SkyJets is the only UAE registered passenger charter airline to be approved by United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) and has held the contract for its Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
service.
Fleet
Eastern SkyJets fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2011):- 2 Boeing 737-400 (156Y/168Y seats)
- 1 Boeing 737-300
- 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (12C/119Y seats)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (110Y seats)
- 1 British Aerospace Jetstream 41 (29Y seats)
As of August 2011, the average age of the Eastern SkyJets fleet is 19.4 years.