Azza transport
| Azza transport | |
|---|---|
|
|
| IATA code : | |
| ICAO code : | AZZ |
| Call sign : | Azza transport |
| Founding: | 1993 |
| Operation stopped: | 2013 |
| Seat: |
Khartoum , Sudan
|
| Home airport : | Khartoum airport |
| Management: | Osman Gadem Ahmed ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | Africa, Middle East |
| Azza Transport ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Azza Transport was a Sudanese cargo airline based in Khartoum at the local Khartoum airport .
history
Azza Transport was founded in September 1993 and began operating in September of the same year. The owners were the Omdurman National Bank and the insurance companies Shaikan Insurances and Sheikan Insurance . The company ceased flight operations in 2013.
Destinations
It offered cargo charter flights within Africa and the Middle East ( Sharjah , United Arab Emirates ). Plans, according to which the airline wanted to fly to Europe as well, were not realized, as the airline was entered on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union .
fleet
In the end, the company still owned three aircraft:
- Boeing 707 (was inactive)
- Antonov An-12
- Antonov An-32 (was inactive)
The company previously owned aircraft of the following types:
Incidents
The company recorded three serious incidents in its history, two of which were fatal:
- On February 24, 2007, an Antonov An-12 ( registration number ST-AQE) had an accident while landing at al-Junaina airport . Nothing is known about personal injury.
- On October 21, 2009, a Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed for unknown reasons after taking off from Sharjah Airport . All 6 crew members were killed in the crash. The machine with the registration number ST-AKW flew on behalf of Sudan Airways . Eyewitnesses reported a sharp right turn and a loss of parts on the machine. A surveillance camera recorded the accident. The 707 already flew for Lufthansa , Condor , Emirates and Sudan Airways as well as Ibis Air Transport.
- On October 7, 2012, an Antonov An-12 (registration ST-ARV) with 16 soldiers and a crew of six on board the An-12 had an accident. The aircraft had engine problems en route and crashed during an attempted emergency landing. 15 people were killed in the accident.
See also
Web links
- Photos of Azza Transport on Airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c aerotransport.org - Azza Transport (English), accessed on June 25, 2015
- ↑ Azza Transport ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 25, 2015
- ^ Arab Aviation
- ↑ http://www.easyvoyage.co.uk/practical-information/eu-airline-blacklist-91
- ↑ Data on the airline AZZA Transport in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 17, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 17, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ http://www.austrianwings.info/aw/?tag=azza-transport-company
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 28, 2016.
