Khaama: On Sunday, December 1st, the airline stated in a statement that it will launch a new weekly route between Kabul and Doha, with flights scheduled every Tuesday. In recent months, several airlines have resumed their flights to Afghanistan, signaling a gradual reopening of air travel in the region country. Click here to read more
Khaama: Officials in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation have announced the launch of a direct flight route from Khost Airport to Saudi Arabia. Officials added that this inaugural flight from Khost Airport was destined for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to the ministry, the flight was operated by the private airline Kam Air. Click here
Ariana: Kam Air captain Veronica Boysova and her all-female crew have been awarded a prestigious AeroTime Aviation Achievement Award for their historic flight in February when Afghanistan witnessed an all-female crewed commercial passenger flight. Now, crew members of this historic and groundbreaking event have joined the exclusive ranks of AeroTime Aviation Achievement Award recipients. Click
Business Insider: A routine 90-minute flight in Afghanistan just made history. The country’s only private airline, Kam Air, is celebrating its first flight with an all-female crew, which it says is the first in the South Asian country’s history. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News / February 1, 2018: The recent Taliban attacks in Afghanistan’s capital not only took dozens of lives, they also hurt the local economy. Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries says Kabul’s business community suffered more than $10 million U-S dollars in losses from the violence and chaos. Related Kam Air Still Struggling After
November 29, 2017 RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service TASHKENT — An Afghan Kam Air passenger jet landed at Tashkent International Airport on November 29 after making the first-ever direct commercial flight from Kabul to Uzbekistan’s capital. The Uzbek government said earlier that talks on starting direct flights between the two capitals were under way and that a
Tolo News: One of Afghanistan’s prominent private aviation companies, Kam Air, has purchased a new Airbus A340 airliner as part of its efforts to boost the aviation industry in the country, officials of the company said. The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine, wide-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed and produced by the European aerospace company
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 24, 2017 Afghan authorities have arrested eight people, including the son of a lawmaker, after a rock-throwing crowd forced a plane to return abruptly to Kabul to pick up two lawmakers who had missed their flight. The May 23 incident has caused uproar among many Afghans, including politicians and people