FlyDamas

{{Infobox airline

|airline = FlyDamas

|logo = FlyDamas logo.png

|logo_size = 100

|IATA = 4J{{cite web | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/FDK | title=FlyDamas | work=ch-aviation | accessdate=25 December 2016}}

|ICAO = FDK

|callsign = DAMAVIA{{cite web | url=http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340_2F_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_Contractions.pdf | title=7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3 | work=Federal Aviation Administration | date=15 October 2015 | accessdate=25 December 2016 | page=3-1-44}}

|founded = 2013

|commenced = 10 December 2015

|ceased = 2018

|bases = {{nowrap|Damascus International Airport}}

|destinations = 7

|company_slogan =

|fleet_size = 2

|key_people = Ammar Al-Kadri, owner

|website = {{URL|http://www.flydamas.com/}}

}}

FlyDamas Airlines ({{langx|ar|فلاي داماس}}) was a Syrian airline based at Damascus International Airport. Using a single Boeing 737-300 aircraft, it operated scheduled flights to Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Sudan.

History

FlyDamas had planned to launch flights on 1 April[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35473-syrian-start-up-flydamas-sets-april-1-launch-date "Syrian start-up FlyDamas sets April 1 launch date"]. Ch-aviation. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{subscription required|s}} and 1 November 2015;[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/41096-cham-wings-makes-african-debut-as-flydamas-eyes-launch "Cham Wings makes African debut as FlyDamas eyes launch"]. Ch-aviation. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{subscription required|s}} however, this did not occur. The airline operated its first flight on 10 December 2015 between Damascus and Qamishli.[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42504-syrias-flydamas-commences-revenue-operations "Syria's FlyDamas commences revenue operations"]. Ch-aviation. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{subscription required|s}}Porter, Lizzie (3 December 2015). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/middleeast/syria/12027010/Its-happy-holidays-in-Syria-according-to-the-Assad-regime.html "It's 'happy holidays in Syria' according to the Assad regime"]. The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Although it was planning flights to many destinations, FlyDamas initially only operated flights to Qamishli. For this reason, the airline may be affiliated with the Syrian government and may have been transporting supplies to the city for the Syrian Army.Banco, Erin (14 December 2015). [http://www.ibtimes.com/syrias-newest-airline-flies-embattled-president-bashar-assads-last-stronghold-north-2223487 "Syria’s Newest Airline Flies To Embattled President Bashar Assad’s Last Stronghold In The North"]. International Business Times. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

FlyDamas began flights to various countries in the Middle East and Africa, using a Boeing 737-500 leased from Alexandria Airlines. However in November 2016 they acquired their own Boeing 737-300. In August 2017, FlyDamas began to lease a freighter Boeing 737-400 from Mid Africa Aviation for dedicated cargo.

As of January 2021, the airline suspended operations with plans to resume its services.[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/FDK ch-aviation.com - FlyDamas] retrieved 27 January 2021

Corporate affairs

FlyDamas was owned by Ammar A-Kadri and managed by Samer Al-Dehni, former commercial director of Cham Wings Airlines. He says the goal of FlyDamas was to lend support to its "mother company", Syrian Air, which is under sanctions amid the Syrian Civil War.

Destinations

FlyDamas flies to the following destinations as of November 2016:{{cite news | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51014-syrias-flydamas-leasing-a-gambian-b737 | title=Syria's FlyDamas leasing a Gambian B737 | work=ch-aviation | date=21 November 2016 | accessdate=21 November 2016}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#fada5e; text-align:center;"\|^[Base]	Base

City ! Country ! style="width:50px;"\|IATA ! style="width:50px;"\|ICAO ! Airport
class="sortable wikitable toccolours"
Baghdad	Iraq	align=center\|BGW	align=center\|ORBI	Baghdad International Airport
Basra	Iraq	align=center\|BSR	align=center\|ORMM	Basra International Airport
style="background:#fada5e;" \|Damascus	Syria	align=center\|DAM	align=center\|OSDI	Damascus International Airport^[Base]
Khartoum	Sudan	align=center\|KRT	align=center\|HSSS	Khartoum International Airport
Kuwait City	Kuwait	align=center\|KWI	align=center\|OKBK	Kuwait International Airport
Najaf	Iraq	align=center\|NJF	align=center\|ORNI	Al Najaf International Airport
Qamishli	Syria	align=center\|KAC	align=center\|OSKL	Qamishli Airport

Fleet

The FlyDamas fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2017:{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto" \|+ FlyDamas fleet
Aircraft !In fleet !Notes
Boeing 737-300 \|align=center\|1 \|Acquired in November 2016

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|+ FlyDamas fleet

Aircraft

!In fleet

!Notes

Boeing 737-300

|align=center|1

|Acquired in November 2016

FlyDamas has also operated the following aircraft:{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto" \|+ FlyDamas historic fleet
Aircraft !Total !Notes
Boeing 737-500 \|align=center\|1 \|Leased from Mid Africa Aviation
Boeing 737-400F \|align=center\|1 \|Wet leased from Mid Africa Aviation[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/8999 C5-MAA at Ch-aviation]

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto"

|+ FlyDamas historic fleet

Aircraft

!Total

!Notes

Boeing 737-500

|align=center|1

|Leased from Mid Africa Aviation

Boeing 737-400F

|align=center|1

|Wet leased from Mid Africa Aviation[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/8999 C5-MAA at Ch-aviation]