Kam Air

History

The airline was founded on 31 August 2003 by Zamari Kamgar. It was the first privately owned passenger airline in Afghanistan. Its first flight took off on 8 November 2003 on a route from Kabul to Herat and Mazari Sharif, using a Boeing 727. Kam Air's first plane was provided by General Abdul Rashid Dostum as payment for supplying Dostum's private militia with fuel and food.

Kam Air has its headquarters in Hamed Karzai International Airport Apron C, and "Ticketing Office Kabul Business Centre Ground Floor Charahi Haji Yaqoob Kabul, Afghanistan". At one time it was located in the Kabul Business Centre in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul, where a ticket office has operated since 2012. Zamari Kamgar is the Chairman and Chief Executive, Farid Peykar the senior Vice President, Timor Shahab the Vice President and Head of Flight Operations, and Parwiz Kamgar the Finance Manager.

Kam Air had announced the launch of European operations commencing in August 2010, with Vienna to receive service, followed by London (Gatwick). However, according to Reuters, both routes were supposedly cancelled by British and Austrian authorities due to aircraft safety issues. Effective 24 November 2010, all Afghan carriers were banned from flying to the European Union because of the country's poor civilian aviation safety record.

Destinations

Kam serve the following:

The airline plans to expand its route schedule to include flights to Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey; Baku, Azerbaijan; Baghdad and Najaf, Iraq; and Hangzhou, China. It further is looking to re-introduce its route to Urumqi, China and Moscow, Russia, as well as to add flights to Europe and the United States.

Kam previously served Jalalabad, Kunduz, London-Gatwick, Vienna, Peshawar Mashhad, Tehran, Almaty and Urumqi. The airline currently serves various routes based on greater profitability:

Fleet

As of October 2016, Kam Air has the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents