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Air Cess

Cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Air Cess was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was founded by Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

3C-KKJ IL-18V Air Cess SHJ 21NOV00 (6823337632)
Photo: Ken Fielding, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Air Cess was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was founded by Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.2

Products and brands

The Air Cess fleet included the following aircraft in August 2006:

1 Antonov An-12

2 Antonov An-24

1 Antonov An-26

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1 Antonov An-72

The fleet also included the Umm Al Quwain Ilyushin Il-76.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Cess, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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