{{Short description|Syrian private airline}} {{Infobox airline |airline = FlyDamas |logo = FlyDamas logo.png |logo_size = 100 |IATA = 4J<ref name="chavprofile">{{cite web | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/FDK | title=FlyDamas | work=ch-aviation | accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref> |ICAO = FDK<ref name="chavprofile" /> |callsign = DAMAVIA<ref>{{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}}</ref> |founded = {{start date and age|2013|df=yes}} |commenced = 10 December 2015 |ceased = 30 January 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 private Syrian airline based at Damascus International Airport from 2015 to 2018. The airline operated a single Boeing 737-300 aircraft and had scheduled flights to Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Sudan. The airline ceased operations on 30 January 2018.<ref name=ca>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/flydamas-4j|publisher=CAPA|title=FlyDamas|access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref>

== History == FlyDamas had planned to launch flights on 1 April<ref>[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}}</ref> and 1 November 2015;<ref>[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}}</ref> however, this did not occur. The airline operated its first flight on 10 December 2015 between Damascus and Qamishli.<ref name="16dec">[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}}</ref><ref>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.</ref> 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.<ref name="ibt">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.</ref>

FlyDamas began flights to various countries in the Middle East and Africa, using a Boeing 737-500 leased from Alexandria Airlines.<ref name="16dec"/> 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.

The airline ceased operations on 30 January 2018.<ref name=ca></ref><ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/FDK ch-aviation.com - FlyDamas] retrieved 27 January 2021</ref>

== 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.<ref name="ibt"/>

== Destinations == FlyDamas operated to the following destinations in November 2016:<ref name="chav21nov2016">{{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}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#fada5e; text-align:center;"|<sup>[Base]</sup>||Base |- |}

{|class="sortable wikitable toccolours" |- ! City ! Country ! style="width:50px;"|IATA ! style="width:50px;"|ICAO ! Airport |- |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<sup>[Base]</sup> |- |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 |- |}

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<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/8999 C5-MAA at Ch-aviation]</ref> |- |}

==See also== * List of airlines of Syria

== References == {{reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.flydamas.com/}}

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