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Greenair was a charter airline based in Turkey. It was a Turkish-Soviet (or Turkish-Russian) joint venture. Around late 1990, it was the largest private sector airline in Turkey.



Company history
Greenair was founded c.1989-90 to fly Turkish expatriate workers and tourists from destinations in Germany and Paris, London, Milan and Amsterdam to Turkey. Its first flight was on 18 May 1990. By the end of the year, it had become the largest private sector airline in Turkey.

As of 1993, Greenair flew to Turkey from more than a dozen European cities, and also offered internal flights including a daily service between Antalya and Istanbul. By 1994, it was competing directly with the national flag carrier, Turk Hava Yollari, on charter and scheduled routes.

Greenair had planned use its Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft on scheduled services between Istanbul and Moscow; but those plans could not be carried out. In December 1994 Greenair ceased operations, but was reactivated in 1995 as Active Air. That venture also went out of business a year later, due to financial distress.

Fleet details
Greenair was a joint venture with Russian investors, and thus used Soviet-built aircraft. Greenair's first aircraft was the Tupolev Tu-154, followed by the Tupolev Tu-134. C. 1991, Greenair owned:


 * 2 Tupolev Tu-134A-3
 * 3 Tupolev Tu-154M