Air ACT, legally ''ACT Airlines'' (Turkish: ''ACT Havayollari'') and formerly branded as ''myCargo Airlines'', is a
Turkish cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
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based in Kurtköy,
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. It operates international scheduled and charter air cargo services, as well as
wet and dry lease services. Its main base is
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, Istanbul.
History
Established in 2004, the company changed ownership in March 2006 when Turkish aviation veteran Yavuz Cizmeci teamed up with
HBK Investments to acquire the company. In February 2008, a 21% equity stake was acquired by Manara Investments Ltd. Manara is an investment vehicle sponsored by four leading Saudi business groups. New partners and existing shareholders expect ACT Airlines to become a leading regional and international player.
ACT received the prestigious SCATA Supply Chain and Transport Award for ‘The Air Cargo Operator of the Year’ in recognition of its exceptional customer service in 2007. The airlines also applied for
IATA certification after completing the
IATA Operational Safety Audit
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in 2007.
In 2011, China's
HNA Group (partnered with Bravia Capital) bought 49% of the shares of ACT Airlines. 50.9% of the shares remain with Daglar Cizmeci and 0.1% with other Turkish holders. ACT Airlines rebranded as ''myCargo'' after this alliance took place.: In August 2017 HNA swapped its shares in MyCargo for another subsidiary in Turkey, leading to airline going back to full ownership with its admin and operating as ACT Airlines once again, with fleet gradually being repainted to the brand ''Air ACT''.
Fleet
Current fleet
The ACT Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of September 2019):
In June 2021, ACT Airlines resumed service with its previously damaged
B747-400F, serial 26559.
Historic fleet
ACT Airlines formerly operated five
Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus.
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freighter aircraft with 1 hull loss in 2010. All those aircraft were retired in March 2013.
Incidents and accidents
*On 1 March 2010, an
Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus.
In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner.
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registration TC-ACB operating Flight 521 for
SNAS/DHL, sustained substantial damage when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing at
Bagram Airfield
Bagram Airfield-BAF, also known as Bagram Air Base , is located southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It is under the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sitting on the site of the ancient Bagram at an elevation of above sea lev ...
,
Afghanistan
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.
*On 16 January 2017
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by ACT Airlines on behalf of Turkish Cargo, from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 16 January 2017, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route crashed in ...
, a wet leased Boeing B747-412F TC-MCL operated by MyCargo (ACT Airlines previous operating name), crashed during a go-around from a very low altitude while attempting an approach to
Manas Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The crash killed all four crew members and 35 people on the ground.
*On 1 February 2020
Saudia Flight 919, a wet leased Boeing B747-412F TC-MCT operated by ACT Airlines, struck its tail onto the runway during departure from
King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The crew stopped the climb initially at 7000 feet, later climbed to FL100 and subsequently decided to divert to
King Abdulaziz International Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) ( ar, مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي) is an international airport serving Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, also known as "Jeddah International Airport"( ar, مطار جدة الدولي).
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, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Airlines of Turkey
Airlines established in 2004
Cargo airlines of Turkey
HNA Group
Turkish companies established in 2004