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Azerbaijan Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Azerbaijan Airlines AHY 787-9 #211 at Paine Field

Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku) and Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) have announced the delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner. With this delivery, Azerbaijan Airlines becomes the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States to operate the 787.

Based at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, state-owned Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) is the national carrier of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan Airlines currently flies a network of over 20 global destinations across the United States, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East and Europe.

To date, 58 customers from around the world have ordered 1,055 787 Dreamliners.

Photo: Boeing. The pictured Boeing 787-8 N1789B (msn 37920) named “Fizuli” became VP-BBR on the handover.

Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft slide show:

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Azerbaijan Airlines expands Embraer fleet to six E190s

Embraer has signed a firm order for two additional E190 jets with Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) (Baku), the national carrier of Azerbaijan. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrierโ€™s international network from Bakuโ€™s Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD).

The total value of the contract is $95.4 million at list prices. This order was already included in Embraerโ€™s 2014 second quarter backlog as an โ€œundisclosedโ€ customer. With this order, now AZAL will now operate six E190s.

Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez/AirlinersGallery.com. Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW 4K-AZ64 (msn 19000627) departs from Palma de Mallorca.

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