Silk Way West Airlines has signed an order for GE9X, GE90 engines to power its cargo fleet

Silk Way West Airlines has announced an order for 16 GE9X and GE90 engines to power its long-haul Boeing 777 fleet.

Silk Way West recently announced the acquisition of Boeing 777-8 Freighters with GE9X engines and Boeing 777 Freighters with GE90 engines to upgrade its freighter fleet. The engine order includes five GE9X engines and 11 GE90 engines.

Founded in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the heart of the Silk Road, Silk Way West Airlines is the largest cargo airline in the Caspian Sea region. The airline, based at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, operates around 350 flights per month across Europe, Asia and the Americas with its fleet of 12 Boeing 747-8 and Boeing 747-400 specialized cargo aircraft. The airline’s annual cargo turnover exceeds 420,000 tonnes and its growing route network covers more than 40 destinations in Europe, the CIS, the Middle East, Central and East Asia and the Americas.

Silk Way West Airlines is part of the Silk Way Group, which consists of three companies – Silk Way West Airlines, Silk Way Airlines and Silk Way Technics.

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