Djibouti Airlines

Djibouti Airlines was an airline based in Djibouti, Djibouti. It operated regional scheduled and ad hoc charter services using wet leased aircraft out of its base at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport.

History

Djibouti Airlines was established on 1 February 1996 by former Puntavia director Moussa Rayaleh.^[1] It had its commercial transport license revoked on 30 July 2009.^[2]

Destinations

Fleet

Djibouti Airlines destinations in 2007.

The Djibouti Airlines fleet included the following aircraft types (as of June 2009):

• Antonov An-12
• Antonov An-24RV
• Ilyushin Il-18
• Ilyushin Il-76

Accidents and incidents

• On 17 March 2002 at 18:02 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet (registered J2-KBC) transport aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Aden shortly off the runway threshold of Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, where it had attempted to land following a flight from Aden Adde International Airport. All four persons on board were killed.^[3]
• On 27 July 2007 at around 13:00 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Antonov An-26 cargo aircraft crash-landed on a field near Shinile, Ethiopia, resulting in the death of one out of the nine persons on board. The aircraft had just left Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport for a flight to Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport when one engine failed.^[4]

References

1. Flight International April 3, 2007
2. Aviation Safety Network - Djibouti Airlines
3. 2002 Djibouti Airlines crash at the Aviation Safety Network
4. 2007 Djibouti Airlines crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network