Air Djibouti

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Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, is the flag carrier of Djibouti.[1] It first flew in 1963 and ceased all operations in 2002. In 2015, the airline was relaunched, first as a cargo airline and then, in 2016, with passenger services as well. It is headquartered in the capital, Djibouti.[2][3]

History

Air Djibouti (1963–1970)

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An Air Djibouti McDonnell Douglas DC-9 leased from JAT Yugoslav Airlines (1991).
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An Air Djibouti Boeing 737-200 at the Paris-Orly Airport (1980).
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An Air Djibouti Airbus A310-200 at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (1999).

Air Djibouti was set up as Compagnie Territoriale de Transports Aériens de la Cote Française des Somalis in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". by B. Astraud, who had been operating an air ambulance service in Madagascar and believed Djibouti was in condition to support an airline that would help boost the country's economy.[4]Template:Sfnp Operations commenced in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". with a fleet of a Bristol 170, a De Havilland Dragon Rapide and two Beechcraft Model 18 aircraft, initially serving Dikhil, Obock and Tadjoura. A brand new Douglas DC-3 helped the airline starting services between Dire Dawa and Aden, Addis Ababa and Taiz. The successfulness of this service prompted the airline to buy five more DC-3s from Air Liban, which rapidly replaced the smaller aircraft in the fleet. The carriage of mail and personal for the government and charter and Hajj flights complemented the carrier's revenues. A five-seater Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter was purchased in 1969.Template:Sfnp

Air Djibouti–Red Sea Airlines (1971–2002)

Air Djibouti–Red Sea Airlines was formed in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". as a result of Air Somalie (founded by Air France and Les Messagéries Maritimes in 1962) taking over the former Air Djibouti founded in 1963. In 1977, following the independence of Djibouti, the government boosted its participation in the carrier to 62.5%; Air France held 32.29% and banks and private investors held the balance. At July 1980, the number of employees was 210 and the fleet consisted of two Twin Otter aircraft. At this time, a domestic network was served along with international flights to Aden, Hodeida and Taiz; Addis Ababa, Cairo and Jeddah were also served in conjunction with Air France.[5] With a fleet of two DC-9-30s and two Twin Otters, at March 1990 Air Djibouti had Abu Dhabi, Aden, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Dire Dawa, Hargeisa, Jeddah, Nairobi, Paris, Rome and Sana'a as part of the airline's international network, and flew domestically to Obock and Tadjoura. The president was Aden Robleh Awaleh, who employed 229.[6] The airline ceased operations in 1991.[7]

The carrier was refounded in 1997 and operations started again in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". using a leased ex-Kuwait Airways 194-seater Airbus A310-200.[8][9] At March 2000, the A310 was deployed on scheduled routes to Addis Ababa, Asmara, Cairo, Dar-es-Salaam, Dubai, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Khartoum, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Muscat, Nairobi, Rome and Taiz.[8] Operations ceased in 2002.[1]

Relaunch

Air Djibouti was set to relaunch service in late 2015 and 2016Template:Update inline with Chairman Aboubaker Omar Hadi and CEO Mario Fulgoni. The company is also supported by South Wales-based Cardiff Aviation.[10][11] In late 2015 Air Djibouti relaunched service with a Boeing 737 freighter. The government wishes to establish the country as a regional logistics and commercial hub for trade in East Africa, and chose to relaunch the airline as part of this plan.[11][12] The airline started regional services with the Boeing 737-400 on 16 August 2016 and planned to introduce two British Aerospace 146-300 aircraft before the end of 2016.[13]Template:Update inline

Destinations

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Country City Airport Notes Ref(s)
Djibouti Djibouti City Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport Template:Airline hub [14]
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Bole International Airport — [14]
Ethiopia Dire Dawa Dire Dawa International Airport — [14]
Somalia Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport — [14]
Somalia Hargeisa Hargeisa Airport — [14]
Yemen Aden Aden International Airport — [14]
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An Air Djibouti British Aerospace 146 at the Aden Adde International Airport (2016)

Fleet

Current

Air Djibouti relaunched service in 2015 using a wet-leased Fokker 27. In 2016, the company leased a Boeing 737-400 from Cardiff Aviation, which was the first aircraft the new airline operated. Air Djibouti later entered a wet-lease for a BAe 146-300.[15] By September 2017, all three aircraft had been returned to their lessors.[16]

Historic fleet

In the 1960s, the airline operated Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18, and a Beechcraft Musketeer.[2] In the early 1970s, the fleet also included a Douglas DC-6; the two Beechcraft aircraft had been replaced by a Bell JetRanger helicopter, and a Piper Cherokee Six.[17]

Before operations were suspended Air Djibouti operated one Airbus A310 and five Boeing 737-200 aircraft.Template:Fact

Accidents and incidents

  • On 23 July 1969, an Air Djibouti Douglas C-47 (registered F-OCKT) ditched Script error: No such module "convert". off Djibouti after having collided with several cranes at an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert".. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. All four people on board survived.[18]
  • On 17 October 1977, two gunmen entered an Air Djibouti de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Tadjoura Airport shortly before the aircraft's planned take-off, shooting the pilot and one passenger.[19]
  • On August 17, 1986, a leased Boeing 737-200 (OO-SBQ) was intercepted by two fighter aircraft from the South Yemeni Air Force and forced to land in Aden. There it was ransacked by security forces and one person was arrested. Due to the incident, the Republic of Djibouti broke off diplomatic relations with South Yemen.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

See also

References

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Bibliography

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External links

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