PMTair
Defunct airline of Cambodia (2003–2008)
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PMTair (Progress Multi Trade Air) was a Cambodian airline offering regularly scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services out of Phnom Penh International Airport.
Founded14 January 2003
Ceased operations2008
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| Founded | 14 January 2003 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Phnom Penh International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Siem Reap International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 (at closure) | ||||||
| Parent company | Progress Multitrade Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||
| Website | www.pmtair.com | ||||||
History
PMTair was founded on 14 January 2003 and was owned by Progress Multitrade Co., Ltd. A certificate of airworthiness was issued by the Cambodian Civil Aviation Authority on 14 October 2003.
The airline was dissolved in 2008.[1]
Destinations
During its five-year existence, PMTair served the following destinations:[2]
Fleet
The PMTair fleet included the following aircraft (as of 30 August 2008):[3]
- 2 Antonov An-12 (cargo)
- 1 Antonov An-24
- 2 Boeing 737-200
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (one aircraft is operated for Wind Rose Aviation)
Accidents and incidents
- On November 21, 2005, a Yunshuji Y7-100C operated by PMTair left the runway when landing at Ban Lung, Ratanakiri and sheared a leg off its landing gear. Fifty-nine passengers and six crew members were aboard. There were no injuries. The aircraft was XU-072, leased from Royal Phnom Penh Airways, and formerly operated by President Airlines.[4] As a result of this accident, United Nations personnel were barred from using the airline.[5]
- On June 25, 2007, PMTair Flight U4 241, an Antonov An-24 with 16 passengers and six crew crashed in a mountainous jungle area of Kampot Province. The flight had departed Angkor International Airport and was heading for Sihanoukville International Airport, and disappeared from radar at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0340 UTC). Aboard were 13 South Koreans and three Czech passengers, and the crew of one Uzbekistani pilot and five Cambodians. Because of weather and rugged terrain, search-and-rescue crews took two days to find the crash site. No survivors were found.[6][7][8]
