Yemenia
 | This airline may be affected by the following current event: Yemenia Flight 626. Information in this airline may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this airline may not reflect the most current information. (June 2009) |
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| Founded | 1961 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | The Arabia Felix Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 (+10 orders, 4 options) | ||||||
| Destinations | 33 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sana'a, Yemen | ||||||
| Key people | Capt. Abdulkalek Saleh Al-Kadi (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.yemenia.com/ | ||||||
Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden International Airport (ADE).
Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
History
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The airline was established on 4 August 1961 as Yemen Airlines and started operations in 1962. It was reorganized and renamed Yemen Airways in 1972, following nationalisation. The Yemenia name was adopted on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment early in 1977 of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The operations of Aden-based Alyemda have been incorporated. The airline is owned by the Government of Yemen (51%) and the government of Saudi Arabia (49%).[1]
In 2001 a fire burned the Yemenia headquarters in San'a.[2]
Incidents and accidents
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- On 2000 June 26, 7O-ACQ, a Boeing 737-200, was lost on landing at Khartoum International Airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, there were no fatalities.[3][4]
- On 2001 January 21, flight IY448, a Boeing 727-200 was hijacked at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, in Djibouti City, Djibouti, there were no fatalities.[3][5]
- On 2001 August 1, 7O-ACW, a Boeing 727-200 was lost due to a runway overrun at Asmara International Airport, in Asmara, Eritrea, there were no fatalities, the aircraft was written off.[3][6]
- On 2009 June 30, 7O-ADJ, flight IY626, an Airbus A310,[7] SAH-HAH (Sana'a Yemen to Moroni, Comoros) crashed with 154 aboard shortly before landing. Officials say it crashed somewhere in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean. A young child has been recovered alive thus far.[3][3][8][9][10][11][12]
Destinations
See full article: Yemenia destinations
Code Share
Yemenia code share with the following airlines;
- EgyptAir
- Felix Airways
- Etihad Airways
- Kuwait Airways
- Middle East Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Syrian Air
Fleet
The Yemenia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 21 October 2008):[13]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
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| Airbus A310-300 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 213 (18/0/195) 214 (18/0/196) 201 (12/0/189) 190 (12/21/157) | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 277 (18/0/259) | |
| Airbus A350-800 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ??? (??/??/???) | Entry into service: 2014 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 (12/0/142) 156 (12/0/144) |
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| Boeing 747SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | VIP configuration | Operated for Government of Yemen |
| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 2 | 0 | 0 | Freight (This is a cargo aircraft aka "strategic airlifter") | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 4 |
References
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/ts_nm/us_yemen_crash
- ^ "Fire engulfs Yemenia airlines headquarters in San'a." Associated Press at The Independent. 12 June 2001. Retrieved on 20 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4562
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000626-0
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010122-0
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010801-0
- ^ [1]
- ^ Five-year-old survivor found after Yemenia IY627 crashes into Indian Ocean near Comoros
- ^ 153 dead as Yemenia 627 crashes into Indian Ocean near Comoros, archipelago nation off Mozambique
- ^ Yemeni plane 'crashes in ocean' from BBC Breaking News
- ^ Amir, Ahmed (2009-06-29). "Yemeni plane crashes in Comoros, 150 on board". News. Reuters. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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- ^ [2]
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