Sudan Airways
IATA SD	ICAO SUD	Callsign SUDANAIR
Founded		1947
Hubs		Khartoum International Airport
Fleet size		8
Destinations		24
Parent company		Sudanese Airline Authority
Headquarters		Khartoum, Sudan
Key people		Mr. Naser Eldin Mohamed Ahmed, Managing Director(CEO)
Website: http://www.sudanair.com/

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History

Sudan Airways was formed by Sudan Railways in 1947 to serve parts of the country that no railways reached. The initial fleet was four de Havilland Doves. In 1952 the airline acquired its first DC-3 and expanded to seven aircraft. These were used for international services to Aden, Asmara, Beirut, Cairo and Jeddah. In 1959 the Vickers Viscount was added to the fleet and the Blue Nile flights to European destinations started. Also 1959, Sudan Airways joined IATA. In 1962 Sudan Airways took delivery of two De Havilland Comet jets (DH106-4C, as ST-AAW and ST-AAX) to replace its Vickers Viscounts. By 1967 the airline had replaced its DC-3s with Fokker F27s. Subsequently the fleet was modernised with Boeing 707, Boeing 737, Airbus A310,Airbus a300, Fokker 50 and more recently has acquired through lease-finance, three Airbus A320s. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see De Havilland (disambiguation). ... de Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the bi-plane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britains most successful post-war civil designs. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... Port of Aden (around 1910). ... Asmara (English) (Geez: አሥመራ Asmera, formerly known as Asmera, or in Arabic: Asmaraa) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. ... This article is about the Lebanese city. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... , Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Province Established 500+ BC Government  - Mayor Adil Faqeeh  - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud  - Provincial Governor Khalid al Faisal Area  - City 1,320 km²  (509. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Airbus A310 is a medium to long-range widebody airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. It was Airbus second model to be introduced, and is a shortened derivative of the A300. ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

The 20th anniversary (1947-1967) of the Airline was marked by The Sudan government issue of four multicoloured postage stamps in December 1968. These stamps show the DC-3 15 mm, Comet-4C 55 mm, Dove 2Pt, and Fokker Friendship 3Pt, all airborne.

Sudan continues to suffer a civil war which restricts areas of the country that can be served. In addition there is a UN embargo against the country resulting in curtailment of European services and the sale of two Fokker F50s. Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ...

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Destinations

Sudan

• Al Fashir
• Dongola
• El Obeid
• Juba
• Khartoum Hub
• Malakal
• Nyala
• Port Sudan
• Wadi Halfa

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Africa

• Asmara

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• Addis Ababa

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• Bangui

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• Cairo

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• Entebbe

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• Nairobi

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• N'Djamena

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• Niamey

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• Tripolo

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• Kano

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Middle East

• Abu Dhabi

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• Amman

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• Beirut

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• Damascus

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• Doha

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• Dubai

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• Jeddah

King Abdulaziz International Airport King Abdulaziz International Airport (Arabic: مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي) (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN) is an aviation facility located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ...

• Muscat

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• Riyadh

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Europe

• London

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Fleet

The Sudan Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2007:^[1]

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Incidents and accidents

The airline has had the following three fatal crashes:

• December 6, 1971 - Fokker F27 ST-AAY - Tikaka - forced landing after hijack - 10 fatalities
• August 16, 1986 - Fokker F27 ST-ADY - Malakal - shot down by SPLA rebels - 60 fatalities
• July 8, 2003 - Boeing 737-200 ST-AFK - Port Sudan - 116 fatalities, one survivor,see Sudan Airways Flight 39‎ [1]
• In adition, the airline suffered a nonfatal hijacking on March 30, 2007.[2]

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References

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External links

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