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KDM (Pulatec airline)

KDM Pulatec State Airways, (Tswana: Letsema ya Moyatsela ya Lefatshe ya Pulacan - Kwa Dinaledi) also known as Kwa Dinaledi Airways is the flag carrier of Pulacan. Headquartered in Aachanecalco, the airport maintains hubs in the city as well as Cuicatepec and Mabesekwa. Founded in 1931, KDM is the oldest Pulatec airline still active, and one of the most globally present, with destinations in X nations. Owing to Pulacan's strategic location, KDM serves as the primary carrier for trans-Oorupaqi services and flights connecting the Malaio-Ozeros region to the rest of the world. The vast majority of domestic and intra-Ozerosi flights are handled through its subsidiary and codeshare partner, Ozeros Connect Airways.

KDM Pulatec State Airways

IATA ICAO Callsign KD KDM KDM
Founded	21 January 1931 (1931-01-21)
Hubs	Aachanecalco Cuicatepec Mabesekwa
Focus cities	Angatahuaca Ghanzi Kuroranu Taihu Mohembo Ytzac Tlalocan
Frequent-flyer program	StarFlyer
Subsidiaries	Ozeros Connect KDM Cargo
Fleet size	112
Destinations	X
Headquarters	Aachanecalco, Pulacan

History

In the aftermath of the Hanaki War, Pulacan was left with a large excess of military aircraft. The tactical evolution provoked by the war had necessitated a rapid buildup in the Pulatec air force; after its end, however, many of the craft proved redundant in a peacetime air force and were thus a burden on already-crippled state finances. Similarly, large numbers of military personnel needed to be demobilized, but finding civilian employment for them proved to be a difficult task. In an effort to reconnect communities that had been separated by the destruction of infrastructure during the war, the administration of President Dumelang Tsogwane reassigned many redundant aircraft to be mail carriers for the newly-formed Pulatec Air Mail Bureau. Former Hanaki War pilots found employment as mail carriers, and the Bureau's planes proved useful in reestablishing and expanding rural air transport links throughout the 1930s.

Gradually, the Air Mail Bureau expanded to passenger transit. From the beginning, ad hoc transit between cities was common; for example, rural medical personnel would often hitch rides on Air Mail services to reach remote villages quickly. Beginning in 1935, the Air Mail Bureau was authorized to purchase transport craft of its own; following this, older military machines were gradually replaced with newer, purpose-built cargo and passenger transport aircraft. The first regularly-scheduled passenger-only service began in 1936 between Aachanecalco and Mtsanga three times a week. In 1940, the Bureau was reorganized as a state-subsidized industrial calpolli group, and given the title of Pulatec State Airways. In the aftermath of the Monsoon War, the State Airways gradually expanded outside of domestic flights and began operating routes to Zanzali and Pulau Keramat. The acquisition of surplus X flying boats from the Zacapine Military in 1943 opened a route from Aachanecalco to the Tapachtli Island overseas territory. This archipelago, owned by Zacapican, would grow into an important location as the stopover point for many trans-Oorupaqi flights in the time before nonstop services became viable.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Status	Notes
Daobac	Congvat	Congvat Airport
Sante Reze	Ypau Qipie	Ypau Qipie Airport
Zacapican	Angatahuaca	Angatahuaca Airport
	Tepachtli Islands	Tepachtli Airport

Fleet

KDM fleet

Aircraft	Image	Introduction	In service	Passengers	Role	Notes
Aztatl Az-70		1984	8	120	Supersonic long-range passenger	Operating on the Aachanecalco-Tapachtli-Angatahuaca and Aachanecalco-Nine Cousins routes.
Aztatl Az-62		1972	5	186	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Previously operating 52 at their peak, previously for primary long-range.
Ahuriri R511ER		1987	9	210	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Previously operating 40 at their peak.
Ahuriri R512		1997	9	210	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Intended to phase out the R511ER.
Ahuriri R513		1999	7	210	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Intended to phase out the R511ER.
Ahuriri R520		1992	13	400	Long-range passenger	Previously operating 65 at their peak.
Ahuriri R530		2013	26	280	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Intended to phase out the R511ER.
Ahuriri R540		2014	35	369	Long-range passenger	Intended to phase out the R520.