Air Burundi
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| Founded | 1971 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Bujumbura International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 (+1 order) | ||||||
| Destinations | Kigali , Entebbe | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bujumbura | ||||||
| Key people | Melchior Nahimana Managing Director | ||||||
Air Burundi is the state owned national airline of Burundi. It maintains its headquarters in Bujumbura.[1][2]
is the flag carrier of Burundi The airline operated scheduled regional passenger services to Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Its main base was Bujumbura International Airport.[3] It ceased operations in the spring of 2007. In 2008, the airline was relaunched with daily flights to Kigali and Entebbe. In September 2009, the airline ceased flight operations when the single aircraft in operation, a Beechcraft 1900 airliner reached the maximum flight hours before a major service was mandated. The aircraft was flown to South Africa to undergo regular maintenance operations, worth at least $1m.
History
The airline was established in April 1971 and started operations in 1975. It was formed as Societe de Transports Aériens du Burundi' and adopted the present name in June 1975. It is wholly owned by the government of Burundi.[3]
Destinations
As of September 2009, Air Burundi operated scheduled international services to the following destinations: [4]
Burundi - Bujumbura International Airport Main Hub
Fleet
The Air Burundi fleet includes the following aircraft (at December 2011):[5]
| Air Burundi Fleet | ||||||||||||||||
Previously operatedAt August 2006, the airline also operated[6] : RestructuringIn August 2011, East African media reported that Air Burundi had started a process of restructuring. Six international companies had already been pre-selected, through competitive bidding, to propose a restructuring process. Plans were underway to either lease or acquire new aircraft to facilitate the resumption of flight operations.[7] See alsoReferences
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