Click Airways

Click Airways was established in 2004 and based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Its principal operating base was Sharjah International Airport. Publicly available information about the airline is limited, but the documented network indicates that it connected Sharjah with destinations in Afghanistan, Djibouti, and Iraq. By 6 May 2007, the airline was reported to be operating services from Sharjah to Bagram, Kabul, and Kandahar in Afghanistan; Djibouti City in Djibouti; and Baghdad in Iraq. These destinations formed a geographically dispersed network spanning South Asia, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa. The route profile, particularly the inclusion of Bagram and Kandahar, suggests an operating environment involving specialized or charter-oriented transport, although the available source does not specify the contractual, military, humanitarian, or commercial nature of those services. The fleet recorded in March 2007 consisted of two Antonov An-12 Cub aircraft, one Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid, and one Ilyushin Il-76TD Candid. The An-12 and Il-76 are large transport aircraft commonly used for freight, outsized cargo, and logistical missions. This fleet distinguished Click Airways from typical narrow-body passenger airlines and indicates that cargo and specialized transport were important components of its operating model. The supplied material does not establish whether the airline also operated other aircraft, whether all listed aircraft were owned or leased, or how its passenger and freight activities were divided. Click Airways was included on the European Union’s list of air carriers banned from operating in the EU. The source material does not give the date of the ban, its technical or safety rationale, or whether the carrier later addressed the restriction. No reliable information in the supplied references establishes the airline’s subsequent operating history, ownership, management, financial condition, or formal closure. Its current status is therefore uncertain. The documented record supports describing Click Airways as a historical UAE airline based in Sharjah, with a small Soviet-designed transport-aircraft fleet and a network serving Afghanistan, Djibouti, and Iraq.

• 2007

  Documented Sharjah route network

  [1]Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  As of 6 May 2007, the airline was reported to operate from Sharjah to Bagram, Kabul, Kandahar, Djibouti City, and Baghdad.

• 2007

  Fleet documented

  [1]Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  In March 2007, the reported fleet comprised two Antonov An-12 aircraft, one Ilyushin Il-76MD, and one Ilyushin Il-76TD.

• 2004

  Airline established

  [1]Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  Click Airways was established as an airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

• Added to the European Union air-carrier ban list

  [1]Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  Click Airways was included on the European Union list of air carriers banned from operating in the EU. The date and detailed basis are not specified in the supplied reference.

A small Sharjah-based airline focused on regional international connectivity and transport operations using heavy Soviet-designed cargo aircraft.

• Airline services

  Scheduled and charter air services

  Click Airways operated air services from its Sharjah base to destinations in Afghanistan, Djibouti, and Iraq. The available record does not identify service frequencies, cabin configuration, ticketing arrangements, or the precise division between scheduled and charter operations.

• Air freight

  Air cargo and logistical transport

  The airline’s documented fleet of Antonov An-12 and Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft was suited to freight, outsized cargo, and logistical missions. The supplied sources do not identify particular cargo contracts or service packages.

• Click Airways included on the European Union air-carrier ban list[1]Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation

  Click Airways was listed among air carriers prohibited from operating in the European Union. The supplied reference does not specify the date of listing, the precise regulatory grounds, or any later change to the restriction.

1. 1Click Airwaysen.wikipedia.org