Air ACT

Airline of Turkey

Air ACT

Air ACT Boeing 747-400ERF

| IATA | ICAO | Call sign

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9T  | RUN  | CARGO TURK
Founded| 2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Hubs| Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Focus cities| Istanbul Airport
Fleet size| 4
Headquarters| Istanbul, Turkey
Key people|

* Daglar Çizmeci (CEO)
* Gunes Namoler (Managing Director)

Website| actairlines.com

Air ACT, legally ACT Airlines (Turkish: ACT Havayollari) and formerly branded as myCargo Airlines, is a Turkish cargo and passenger charter airline based in Kurtköy, Istanbul.[1] It operates international scheduled and charter air cargo services, as well as wet and dry lease services. Its main base is Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Istanbul.[2]

## History

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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.[2]

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 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.:[3][4] 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

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Air ACT Boeing 747-400BDSF

### Current fleet

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As of April 2024, the Air ACT fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft  | In Service  | Orders  | Notes

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Boeing 747-400BDSF | 2  | —  |
Boeing 747-400ERF | 2  | —  |
Total  | 4  | —  |

### Historic fleet

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Air ACT formerly operated five Airbus A300 freighter aircraft with 1 hull loss in 2010. All those aircraft were retired in March 2013.[6]

## Incidents and accidents

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Airbus A300 at Bagram Airfield, two days after its accident in 2010.

* On 1 March 2010, an Airbus A300 registration TC-ACB operating Flight 521 for SNAS/DHL, sustained substantial damage when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.[7]
* On 16 January 2017, Turkish Airlines Flight 6491, a wet leased Boeing B747-412F TC-MCL operated by MyCargo (ACT Airline's 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 4 crew members and 35 people on the ground.[8][9]
* 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, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[10]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "myCARGO Headquarters." myCARGO. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 45.
3. ^ "Official Company Documents & Sources, History of myCargo Airlines". myCARGO. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
4. ^ HNA Group and Bravia Capital Complete Acquisition of MyCargo Airlines 24 October 2011
5. ^ "Fleet information". Air ACT. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
6. ^ Turkey's myCargo retires its last A300B4 freighters Retrieved 18 August 2013
7. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
8. ^ "Kyrgyzstan Mourns Victims Of Plane Crash That Devastated Village". Radio Free Europe. RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
9. ^ "Belarus' First Deputy Foreign Minister signs Book of Condolences at Kyrgyzstan's embassy". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
10. ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: ACT B744 at Dammam and Jeddah on Feb 1st 2020, tail strike on departure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

### Bibliography

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* Endres, Günter, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.

## External links

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Media related to ACT Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

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