Manas Airways (Bishkek) has added an Il-62 freighter to its fleet in the form of EX-62001 (cn 4154535), Skyliner Aviation has reported.

The aircraft was previously operated by the now-defunct KAPO Aviakompania (Kazan International) and is the Kyrgyz carrier's first aircraft of the type.

Founded in 2011, Manas Airways also operates two An-2s on aerial surveying missions from its Chat Kul base.