Tassili Airlines

Tassili Airlines طيران الطاسيلي
IATA code :	SF
ICAO code :	DTH
Call sign :	TASSILI AIR
Founding:	1998
Seat:	Algiers , Algeria
Home airport :	Algiers airport
IATA prefix code :	515
Management:	Faiçal Khelil ( PDG )
Number of employees:	1,048 (2012)
Fleet size:	15th
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.tassiliairlines.dz

Tassili Airlines ( Arabic طيران الطاسيلي, DMG Ṭayarān aṭ-Ṭāsīlī ) is an Algerian airline based in Algiers and based at Algiers Airport . It is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the African Airlines Association .

history

Tassili Airlines was founded in March 1998 by Air Algérie and the state oil company of Algeria, Sonatrach, as a charter and regional airline. The maiden flight took place on April 8, 1999. Since 2005 the company has been 100% owned by Sonatrach.

Destinations

Tassili Airlines operates charter flights and supply flights for Algeria's oil fields. In addition, destinations in Africa and Europe are served.

fleet

As of March 2020, the Tassili Airlines fleet consists of 15 aircraft with an average age of 9.1 years:

Aircraft type	active	ordered	Remarks	Seats
Boeing 737-800	7th		with winglets fitted	155
De Havilland DHC-8-200	4th			35
De Havilland DHC-8-400	4th			74
total	15th	-

Incidents

Tassili Airlines recorded an incident with fatalities and total loss of the aircraft in its history:

• On January 28, 2016, a Beechcraft 1900 D ( registration number 7T-VIN ) had an accident , which was to fly two of its employees from the Hassi R'Mel oil field to Ghardaia on behalf of Sonatrach . In addition to the two passengers, there were also three crew members on the plane. The Beechcraft 1900D hit five kilometers from the airport. The first officer later succumbed to his injuries.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Tassili Airlines  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tassili Airlines website (French, English)
• Photos of Tassili Airlines on airliners.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ tassiliairlines.aero - La compagnie (French)
2. ↑ djazairess.com - Tassili Airlines, 100% Sonatrach, April 30, 2005 (French) accessed on September 12, 2015
3. ↑ tassiliairlines.aero - Destinations (English) accessed on September 12, 2015
4. ^ Tassili Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 8, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Data on the airline Tassili Airlines in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 2, 2016.
6. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Beechcraft 1900D 7T-VIN Ghardaïa-Noumérat Airport (GHA) in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 2, 2016.