KDM (Pulatec airline)

KDM Pulatec State Airways, (Tswana: Letsema ya Moyatsela ya Lefatshe ya Pulacan - Kwa Dinaledi) also known as Kwa Dinaledi Airways or KDM 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	52
Parent company	Industrial calpolli group (TCT)
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. Gradually, a combination of flying boat and land-based routes would crisscross the Ozeros, Kayatman, and Malaio regions. Flying boats were phased out of service starting in 1953 as turboprop airliners became common and runways more widespread, with many leftover craft being either scrapped or converted to aerial firefighting units for foreign resale.

KDM entered the Jet Age with the acquisition of 4 Aztatl Az-40 turbojets in 1962. As one of the first airlines outside of Zacapican to adopt jet technology,

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Status	Notes
Charnea	Agnannet	Agnannet Airport
	Azut	Azut Airport
	Ekelhoc	Ekelhoc Airport
	Tanitnet	Tanitnet Airport
Da Huang	Basingse	Basingse Capital Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
	Nanjing	Nanjing Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
	Xi'Hai	Xi'Hai Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
	Xijing	Xijing Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
Daobac	Congvat	Congvat Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
Fahran	Haqara	Haqara Airport	Suspended	Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
	Qhor as-Sadaf	Qhor as-Sadaf Airport	Suspended	Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
Ghant	Ghish	Haribec Airport
Itayana	Yanbango	Yanbango Airport
Kembesa	Kima	Kima Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
Latium	Adrianople	Adrianople Airport
	Castellum	Diana I Anicia Airport
	Utica	Utica Airport
Lihnidos	Arcadia	Arcadia Airport
	Ikaria	Ikaria Airport
	Lesbos	Samos Airport
Ludvosiya	XHUBCITY	XHUBCITY Airport
Mesogeia	Alexandropolis	Alexandropolis Airport
Mutul	K'alak Muul	Mulawil T'e Airport
	Kuhmakah	Tz'alam K'ab Airport
	Puylum	Itzamnaaj B'alam Airport
	Ekab	Ekab Airport
Ordennya	Västdal	Västdal Airport
Orun Redisus	Atica	Paradise Airport
	Oranth	Oranth Airport
Perateia	Leonople	Leonople Airport		Codeshare with KDM Ozeros Connect
Pulacan	Aachanecalco	Aachanecalco Airport	Hub
	Mabesekwa	Mabesekwa Airport	Hub
Roda	Roda City	Duque Leonardo Agüeldo Airport
Sante Reze	Ypau Qipie	Ypau Qipie Airport
	San Gianpier	San Gianpier Airport
	Eporte Kiriz	Eporte Kiriz Airport
Shirazam	Shirkal	Shirkal Airport
Talahara	Maktarim	Maktarim International Airport
Tsurushima	Kogaya	Ōbana Airport
		Kogaya Airport
	XKAHEI CITY	XKAHEI Airport
	!OSAKA	!OSAKA Airport
Tyreseia	New Tyria	Djudoru Abreu Mattan Airport
Vardana	Hrazdan	Zoryan Airport
	Metsamor	Najaryan Airport
Yisrael	Ashkelon	Ashkelon Airport		Codeshare with RCA Airways
	Dervaylik	Dervaylik Airport		Codeshare with RCA Airways
	Yerushalayim	Yerushalayim Airport		Codeshare with RCA Airways
Zacapican	Angatahuaca	Angatahuaca Airport
	Amegatlan	Amegatlan Cuitlatl Airport
	Tepachtli Islands	Tepachtli Airport
	Tzopilopan	Tzopilopan Airport
	Quitzapatzaro	Quitzapatzaro 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 R512		1997	11	210	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Intended to phase out the R511ER.
Ahuriri R513		1999	12	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 R510 family.
Ahuriri R540		2014	36	369	Long-range passenger	Intended to phase out the R520.

KDM historical fleet

Aircraft	Image	Introduction	Peak numbers	Passengers	Role	Notes
Ahuriri R511ER		1987	40	210	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	Converted into freight aircraft for KDM Cargo.
Aztatl Az-40		1962	15	56	Mid-range/Secondary hub passenger	First turbojet airliner in KDM service