AerianTur-M explained

Airline:	AerianTur-M
Founded:	1996
Ceased:	2007
Bases:	Chişinău International Airport

AerianTur-M was an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova, which operated passenger and cargo charter services to the Middle East out of its base at Chişinău International Airport.^[1] The company was founded in 1996 and ceased to exist in 2007.^[2]

Accidents and incidents

See also: 2007 AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crash.

• On January 9, 2007, 34 people were killed when an Antonov An-26 airliner crashed while attempting to land at Balad, Iraq.^[3] Officials say the accident was caused by fog, but witnesses and the Islamic Army in Iraq say it was shot down.^[3]

Fleet

The AerianTur-M fleet included the following aircraft at March 2007:^[1]

• 1 Antonov An-12
• 2 Antonov An-26

Notes and References

1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 46 . 2007-03-27.
2. Web site: List of airlines from Moldova, at airlineupdate.com . 2013-04-10 . https://archive.today/20120717011327/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/europe/moldova.htm . 2012-07-17 . dead .
3. News: Moldovan plane that crashed in Iraq was downed - eyewitness . Russian News and Information Agency Novosti . 2007-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817135427/http://en.rian.ru/world/20070112/58977626.htm . 2009-08-17 .