Chaba Air
During the last summer,this (at least in public) Thai start-up acquired 2 A340-313X(D-AIGA MSN 020 and D-AIGK MSN 056) from Lufthansa.
These were registered as HS-CHA and HS-CHB respectivly,but remained parked at DMK inactive until this last week.
On Saturday,22nd December,the former D-AIGA departed DMK at 02.52Z,probably to Manas/Bishkek(UAFM).
On Tuesday 25th December the second A340 departed DMK at 02.21Z calling BAM6323 to destination UAFM.the airplane was not carrying any registration.This flight was refused enrty to Myanmar airspace and returned to DMK at 03.03Z.
The following day this airplane did depart,presumably to it's intended destination,and it has been confirmed that by the evening this airplane has arrived at IKA airport in Iran.(The new Tehran airport).
It appears Chaba Air is a front to enable Iran to acquire airplanes,assumably evading sanctions.
The flying of an airplane across an international boundary has got to be totally illegal?.
Any further comments on what's going on with these airplanes?.
Last edited by Thaihawk; 27th Dec 2012 at 16:01.