Air Djibouti
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Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, was the national airline of Djibouti between 1963 and 2002.[1] [2]
[edit] History
Air Djibouti was established in 1962 as Air Somali.[3] Operations commenced in April 1963 under the Air Djibouti name, and in the 1960s the airline operated Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18 and a Beechcraft Musketeer.[1] In the early 1970s, the fleet also included a Douglas DC-6; the two Beechcrafts had been replaced by a Bell JetRanger helicopter and a Piper Cherokee Six.[3]
From 1998 onwards, the Air Djibouti fleet consisted of only one single Airbus A310 aircraft.[4]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 23 July 1969, an Air Djibouti Douglas C-47 (registered F-OCKT) ditched 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Djibouti after having collided with several cranes at an altitude of 300 feet (91 m). The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti Airport. All four people on board survived.[5]
- 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.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 13 April 1967, p.554 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
- ^ Air Djibouti entry at airlineupdate.com
- ^ a b "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 22 March 1973, p.435 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
- ^ Air Djibouti fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "F-OCKT Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690723-0. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ 1977 Air Djibouti killings at the Aviation Safety Network
