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Sun Air (Sudan)

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Sun Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZU SNR SUN GROUP
Founded2008
HubsKhartoum International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations16
HeadquartersKhartoum, Sudan
Key peopleSaif M. Saad Omer (chairman)
Mohamed Saifeldin M. Saad Omer (chief executive officer)
Websitesunairgroup.com

Sun Air is a private airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. As of October 2021, according to its website, Sun Air operates scheduled domestic flights between Khartoum and several domestic destinations. It also operates scheduled international flights between Khartoum and other cities in Africa and the Middle East.[1]

Overview

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The airline, is family owned and started operations in June 2008 with a fleet of one Airbus A310-300 aircraft, and three Boeing 737-200 aircraft. As of October 2021, the airline operates Embraer E-190, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A321 aircraft.[2]

Fleet

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As of September 2021, the Sun Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft.[2]

Sun Air (Sudan) Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C P Y Total
Embraer E-190 2 — 14 86 100 [2]
Airbus A330-200 2 — 20 21 203 244 [2]
Airbus A321-200 2 — 12 24 143 179 [2]
Total 6 —

Previous fleet

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In the past, Sun Air has operated the following aircraft:[3]

  1. Fokker F27
  2. Antonov An-12
  3. Antonov An-24
  4. Antonov An-26
  5. Antonov An-32
  6. Yakovlev Yak-42
  7. Yakovlev Yak-40
  8. Ilyushin Il-76
  9. Boeing 737-200
  10. Boeing 737-200
  11. Boeing 737-400
  12. Boeing 737-800
  13. Boeing 747
  14. Boeing 757
  15. Boeing 767
  16. Airbus A310
  17. Airbus A320

Destinations

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According to the airline's website, the airline maintains regular passenger service to the following domestic and international destinations:[1] With consultation assistance from Lufthansa Consulting, a subsidiary of the German aniline Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Sun Air is actively pursuing the opening of routes to Uganda, Nigeria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria.[2]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bahrain Al Muharraq Bahrain International Airport [1]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport [1]
Lebanon Beirut Beirut International Airport [1]
Nigeria Kano Kano International Airport [1][4]
South Sudan Juba Juba International Airport [1]
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport Hub [1]
Nyala Nyala Airport [1]
Port Sudan Port Sudan Airport [1]
Geneina Geneina Airport [1]
El Fasher El Fasher Airport [1]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul International Airport [1]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Jeddah International Airport [1]
Riyadh Riyadh International Airport [1]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport [1]
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [1]
Syria Damascus Damascus International Airport [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Sun Air Group (3 October 2021). "Destinations of Sun Air Sudan". SunAirGroup.com. Khartoum, Sudan. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Simon Marks (30 September 2021). "End of U.S. Sanctions Breathes New Life Into Sudanese Airline". BNN Bloomberg News Wire. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ Sun Air Group (3 October 2021). "Previous Fleet of Sun Air Sudan". Sunairgroup.com. Khartoum, Sudan. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ Chinedu Eze (14 September 2021). "Aviation Security Experts Worried over Designation of Two Sudanese Airlines to Nigeria". This Day. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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