Air Algérie
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Callsign AIR ALGERIE |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Hubs | Houari Boumedienne Airport | |
| Secondary hubs | Oran Es Senia Airport | |
| Focus cities | Orly Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Air Algerie Plus [1] | |
| Member lounge | Departure lounge | |
| Fleet size | 34 (+22 orders) | |
| Destinations | 67 | |
| Parent company | Sonatrach | |
| Company slogan | "Air Algerie the wings of Algeria" ("Air Algérie les ailes de l'Algérie") | |
| Headquarters | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Key people | Abdelwahid Bouabdallah (Director General and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.airalgerie.dz | ||
Air Algérie SpA (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. Based in Algiers, it now flies thirteen Next-Generation Boeing 737, making it one of the largest operators of that model type in North Africa. It is one of the largest airline operators in Africa. It is the third largest air carrier in Africa after South African Airways and Egyptair (List of largest airlines in Africa).
Air Algérie operates scheduled international services to 39 destinations in 28 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates domestic services to 32 cities and towns.
Air Algérie carries over 7 million passengers a year. Air Algérie was Algeria's primary national flag carrier, employing 9,775 people in March 2007.
Air Algérie is in the process of becoming a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance by late 2008 or 2009. Bilateral codesharing, frequent flyer and lounge agreements with each of the SkyTeam carriers must be in placebefore it can meet the alliance's membership requirements. [1]
Air Algérie was the first air carrier in Africa to use the electronic ticket, with the complete elimination of paper ticket.
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[edit] History
Air Algérie was founded in 1947 as the Société algérienne de construction aéronautique (SACA)-Air Algérie. On May 23, 1953, it merged with the Compagnie air transport to form the Compagnie générale de transports aériens (CGTA)-Air Algérie. Following independence from France in 1962 the company become Air Algérie (Entreprise nationale d'exploitation des services aériens). In 1963 the Algerian government took possession of 51% of the company assets, increasing its stake to 83% in 1970 and to 100% and nationalisation in 1974, after acquisition of the remaining 17% stake held by Air France. It employs 9,775 staff (at March 2007)[2]. Air Algerie is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. Air Algérie is a joined-stock company SPA with a capital of 29,000,000,000 DA. The airline covers a network of 96,000 km. More than 3,000,000 passengers and nearly 20,000 tonnes of cargo are carried every year. In 2003, the number of daily flights in peak periods was 120. Air Algérie has generated almost five billion available seat-kilometres and performed 3.3 billion revenue passenger- kilometres. The sales network comprises 150 agencies in Algeria and abroad, linked to the booking system and distributed through GDS to which Air Algérie has subscribed.[citation needed]
[edit] Organization
Air Algérie is a joint stock company. The shares are totally owned by the Algerian state. Its Board of Directors is headed by Mr Abdelwahid Bouabdallah, Chairman and Managing Director of Air Algérie.
Air Algérie performs the following activities:
- Passenger carriage
- Cargo carriage
Air Algérie delivers:
- Air transport functions such as flight operations, maintenance, transport and commercial functions.
- Supporting activities such as logistics and catering , as well as the coordinating activities such as finance, personnel management, legal affairs, computers and telecommunications.
as well as charter services in support of oil exploration and the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Its main base is Houari Boumedienne Airport, Algiers[2].
[edit] Destinations
See full article: Air Algérie destinations
Air Algérie operates services from Algiers to the major business centers of Annaba, Constantine and Oran. Services also fly from Algiers, Oran, Constantine and Annaba, to less important commercial centers and gateway oases such as Ghardaia and Ouargla, as well as important oil towns such as In Amenas and Hassi Messaoud.
[edit] New routes
- Algiers-Beijing. Begins in 2008, using Airbus A330-200 equipment, Air Algerie plans to introduce non-stop service between Algiers and Beijing Capital International Airport.[2]
- Algiers-New York. By end of 2007, using Airbus A330-200 equipment, Air Algerie plans to introduce non-stop service between Algiers and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.[3]
[edit] Fleet
[edit] Passenger
The Air Algérie fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2007:[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A319-100 | (7 orders) | 136 (16/120) | Entry into service: 2009 (ex Air France) | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 5 | 239 (12/32/195) | Canada, France, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates |
New interiors AVOD in 2008-2009 |
| Boeing 737-600 | 5 | 101 (16/85) | Domestic destinations, Italy, Libya, Luxembourg, Russia, | Replacement aircraft: Airbus A319-100 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 10 (10 orders) |
144 (24/120) 162 (48/114) |
Domestic destinations, Belgium, Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Italy, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Spain Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom |
Deliveries: 2008 |
| Boeing 767-300 | 3 | 235 (14/22/197) | Belgium, France, United Kingdom | Replacement aircraft: Airbus A330-200 |
| Boeing 777-200LR | (2 orders) | Beijing, Montreal and New York | Entry into service: 2009 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 10 | 66 (66) | Domestic destinations | All Economy Class |
[edit] Cargo
| Aircraft | Total | Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | Cargo | Replacement aircraft: Boeing 777-200F |
| Boeing 737-200 | 5 | Cargo | Replacement aircraft: Boeing 777-200F |
| Boeing 777-200F | (2 orders) | Cargo |
[edit] Retired
| Aircraft | Year Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A300 | 1980-1991 | |
| Airbus A310-200 | 1985-2003 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 2005-2007 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1999-2005 | |
| Boeing 727-200 | 1969-2002 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1971-2004 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1999-2005 | |
| Boeing 747-100 | 1977-1985 | |
| Boeing 747-200 | 1977-1997 | |
| Boeing 747-300 | 1995-2004 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2002-2005 | |
| Boeing 767-200 | 2000-2005 | |
| Douglas DC-10 | 1977-1985 | |
| Lockheed L-1011 | 1982-1990 | |
| C-130 Hercules | 1962-2004 | Only cargo |
| Sud Aviation Caravelle | 1962-1984 | |
| Fokker F27 Mk400M | 1982-2002 |
[edit] Codeshare agreements
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- Air Algérie Flight 702P (registered 7T-VEE) crashed December 21, 1994 at 09:53 a.m local time, the Boeing 737-200 cargo plane en route from East Midlands to Coventry-Baginton crashed near 1,7 km (1.1 mls) NE of Coventry-Baginton Airport (CVT) United Kingdom, killing all five crew.
- Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashed March 6, 2003 at 3:45 p.m. local time (1445 GMT) following engine failure shortly after takeoff from the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset for a scheduled passenger flight to the Algerian capital Algiers. 97 passengers and 6 crew members died, 1 passenger survived.[citation needed]
- The wing of a Boeing 737-600 (registered 7T-VJQ) en route Oran-Seville hit the runway while landing at Seville on March 18, 2006 following the collapse of the right main landing gear.[citation needed]
- On August 13 2006, an Air Algerie Lockheed Hercules cargo plane enroute Algiers-Frankfurt crashed near Piacenza, Italy, while in the vicinity of thunderstorms, killing all 3 crew.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Le Figaro – Air Algerie to join SkyTeam
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, pp. 51-52.
- ^ Air Algerie Corporate Fleet Information
- ^ Air Fleets
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