Askari Aviation
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Askari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...

, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Askari Aviation was established in 1995, to maintain, operate and market aircraft and helicopters.

Askari Aviation operates charter flights and has also started flying international charters for both passengers and cargo, particularly to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

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Fleet

The Askari Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft :
  • 5 Alouette
    Alouette
    Alouette is the French word for a lark.Alouette or alouettes may also refer to:In music and literature:*"Alouette" , a children's song...

     helicopters
  • 1 An-24
  • 2 An-26
  • 2 Bell Jetrangers
  • 2 Golden Eagle
    Beechcraft
    Beechcraft is an American manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. Previously a division of Raytheon, it has been a brand of Hawker Beechcraft since 2006....

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  • 2 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
    Lockheed L-1011
    The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, commonly referred to as the L-1011 or TriStar, is a medium-to-long range, widebody passenger trijet airliner. It was the third widebody airliner to enter commercial operations, following the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Between 1968 and 1984, Lockheed...

     (one aircraft is operated by SAM Intercontinental
    SAM Intercontinental
    SAM Intercontinental is a charter airline based in Bamako, Mali. Its main base is Senou International Airport.-Fleet:The SAM Intercontinental fleet includes the following aircraft :*1 Boeing 737-200 *1 Lockheed L-1011-100...

     and one aircraft is operated by Sky Capital Airlines
    Sky Capital Airlines
    Sky Capital Airlines is a cargo airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its main base is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.The airline received Air Operator's Certificate issued by CAA Bangladesh on 11 November 2009. Commercial operations commenced on 26 January 2010. Currently has one Lockheed...

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