The Flying Lion logo of EAA

East African Airways Corp. (EAAC) was an airline jointly run by three countries in East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania; and Uganda, which were then part of an East African Community. When this was dissolved in 1977, each country established its own national airline: Kenya Airways, Uganda Airlines; and Air Tanzania. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ...  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. ... Anthem To Be Determined Arusha, Tanzania Membership 5 East African states Leaders  -  Secretary General Juma Mwapachu Area  -  Total 1,817,945 km²   sq mi  Population  -   estimate 124,858,568   -  Density 55 /km²   /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total US$ 104. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Kenya Airways, the flag carrier airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi, Africa, started operations on 4 February 1977 It operates scheduled services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. ... A Uganda Airlines Boeing 707 at London Stansted Uganda Airlines is an airline based in Uganda. ... Air Tanzania is the national airline of the United Republic of Tanzania in eastern Africa. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: EC
• ICAO Code: JND
• Callsign: Eastaf

EAA owned and operated Douglas DC-3s and several variants such as C-47s and Canadair North Star C-4s. Later they added DeHavilland Comets and the Vickers VC10 to compete with BOAC. ^[1] “IATA” redirects here. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... 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. ... Douglas (not to be confused with Douglass), or its shortened form Doug, may refer to: // Douglas (surname), people so named Clan Douglas, a Scottish family Earl of Douglas, or any holder of the title Marquess of Douglas, or any holder of the title Duke of Douglas, or any holder of... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. ... The Canadair North Star was a unique Canadian development of the Douglas C-54 / DC-4 aircraft. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... The Vickers VC10 is a British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown in 1962. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ...

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Historical Fleet

• Douglas DC-3
• C-47
• Canadair Argonauts
• de Havilland Comet 4
• Vickers Super VC10
• de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Fokker F27 Friendship
• Douglas DC-9-32
• Boeing 707-321

The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. ... The Canadair North Star was a unique Canadian development of the Douglas C-54 / DC-4 aircraft. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... The Vickers VC10 is a British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown in 1962. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ...

Accidents and incidents

• 18 April 1972 Addis Abbaba, VC-10, 43 fatalities
• 18 May 1955 Mount Kilimanjaro, 20 fatalities
• 27 April 1964 DC3 Crashed at Kilwa airport, Tanzania, 1 fatality (Captain Gene Brokensha) ^[2]

is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

References

External links

• EAA¨s Timetables
• http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6305