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Air Djibouti
IATA ICAO Call sign
DY DJU AIR DJIB[citation needed]
Founded1963
Ceased operations2002

Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, was the national airline of Djibouti between 1963 and 2002.[1] [2]

History

Air Djibouti was established in 1962 as Air Somali.[3] Operations commenced in April 1963 under the Air Djibouti name, and in the 1960s the airline operated Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18 and a Beechcraft Musketeer.[1] In the early 1970s, the fleet also included a Douglas DC-6; the two Beechcrafts had been replaced by a Bell JetRanger helicopter and a Piper Cherokee Six.[3]

From 1998 onwards, the Air Djibouti fleet consisted of only one single Airbus A310 aircraft.[4]

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 13 April 1967, p.554 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
  2. ^ Air Djibouti entry at airlineupdate.com
  3. ^ a b "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 22 March 1973, p.435 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
  4. ^ Air Djibouti fleet list at planespotters.net
  5. ^ "F-OCKT Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  6. ^ 1977 Air Djibouti killings at the Aviation Safety Network