Civil Aviation Day in Azerbaijan

The first plane flew over Baku city on October 20, 1910. It was a French biplane Farman-4 system piloted by Sergei Utochkin. The first air squadron in Azerbaijan was formed on June 2, 1938. This date was declared the Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Day under the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2006.

In April 1992, after independence, state concern Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), also known as Azərbaycan Hava Yollari was officially established by the decision of the Government of Azerbaijan.

In 1996, a flight operations center Azeraeronavigasiya was set up within Azerbaijan Airways Concern. In 1997, AZALOIL enterprise was established as part of Azerbaijan Airlines. In 1999, a new international terminal was opened at Baku airport. In 2000, Azerbaijan Airlines bought the first planes of Boeing 757-200. In 2004, the airport in the city of Nakhchivan received the status of an international air hub.