The US Department of Transportation granted a foreign air carrier permit to Silk Way Airlines, and its subsidiaries Silk Way West and SW Italia. The air company tried to get the permit since 2007, but the decision depended on the US/Azerbaijan open skies Agreement, which was finally signed in April 2016.
Contemporaneously, for the first time the Silk Way West was listed in the Air Cargo World's Top 50 Air Cargo Carriers in the world, on the 41 place! Certainly, it is a great achievement, showing growth and success of the Air Company!