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Djibouti Airlines is an airline based in Djibouti. It operates regional scheduled and charter services using wet leased aircraft as required, as well as being actively engaged in relief operations in East Africa. Its main base is Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport^[1]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport (IATA: JIB, ICAO: HDAM) is an airport in Djibouti City, Djibouti. ... Djibouti City is the capital and largest city of Djibouti. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... A wet lease is any leasing arrangement whereby a company agrees to provide an aircraft and at least one pilot to another company. ... Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport (IATA: JIB, ICAO: HDAM) is an airport in Djibouti City, Djibouti. ...

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The airline was established on 1 February 1996 and started operations on 5 February 1996. It was established by former Puntavia director Moussa Riyale. It began as a low-fare commuter service with first flights to Dire Dawa and Hargeisa using a Let L-410 UVP-E aircraft. It is owned by Capt Moussa Waberi (Chairman)(97.3%) and other investors (2.7%) and has 46 employees (at March 2007)^[1]. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Ethiopia showing Dire Dawa (in red). ... Hargeisa (Somali: Hargeysa, Arabic: Ù‡Ø±Ø¬ÙŠØ³Ø§) is a city in Northwestern Somalia and the second largest city in Somalia. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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^{[citation needed]} Djibouti Airlines operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at December 2006): Addis Ababa, Aden, Boosaaso, Dire Dawa, Dubai and Hargeisa. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... Port of Aden (around 1910). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Map of Ethiopia showing Dire Dawa (in red). ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government - Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ... Egal International Airport (IATA: HGA, ICAO: HCMH) - an international airport serving Hargeisa in Somalia (alternatively, the capital of the unrecognized country of the Republic of Somaliland) in Africa. ...

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The Djibouti Airlines fleet consists of 1 Antonov An-24RV (at January 2005).^{[citation needed]} The airline currently has a combined fleet of aircrafts ranging from Boeing 737, IL-18, AN12, AN24, IL-76 and expecting additional aircrafts (boeing 747-400) The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ...

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