Sudan Airways
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{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Sudan Airways
|logo = Sudan Airways.svg
|logo_size = 250
|IATA = SD
|ICAO = SUD
|callsign = SUDANAIR
|parent = Sudanese Airline Authority
|founded = [[1947]]
|headquarters = [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]]
|key_people = Mr. Elsharif A.O Badr (CEO) Captain Abdalla Idris, Acting Managing Director
|hubs = [[Khartoum International Airport]]
|focus_cities =
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|fleet_size = 8
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|website = http://www.sudanair.com/
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'''Sudan Airways''' ({{lang-ar|الخطوط الجوية السودانية}}) is the national [[airline]] of [[Sudan]] and is a member of the [[Arab Air Carriers Organization]].
==History==
Sudan Airways was formed by Sudan Railways in [[1947]] to serve parts of the country that no [[railway]]s reached. The initial fleet was four [[de Havilland]] [[de Havilland Dove|Doves]]. In [[1952]], the airline acquired its first [[DC-3]] and expanded to seven aircraft. These were used for international services to [[Aden]], [[Asmara]], [[Beirut]], [[Cairo]] and [[Jeddah]]. In [[1959]], the [[Vickers Viscount]] was added to the fleet and the Blue Nile flights to [[Europe]]an destinations started. Also in 1959, Sudan Airways joined [[IATA]]. In [[1962]], Sudan Airways took delivery of two [[De Havilland Comet]] jets (DH106-4C, as ST-AAW and ST-AAX) to replace its Vickers Viscounts. By 1967, the airline had replaced its DC-3s with [[Fokker F27]]s.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Subsequently, the fleet was modernised with [[Boeing 707]], [[Boeing 737]], [[Airbus A310]],[[Airbus A300]], [[Fokker 50]] and more recently has acquired through lease-finance, three [[Airbus A320]]s.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
The 20th anniversary (1947-1967) of the airline was marked by the Sudanese government's issue of four multicoloured postage stamps in December 1968. These stamps show the DC-3 (15 mm), Comet-4C (55 mm), Dove (2Pt), and Fokker Friendship (3Pt), all airborne.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
Sudan continues to suffer a civil war which restricts areas of the country that can be served. In addition, there is a UN embargo against the country resulting in curtailment of European services and the sale of two [[Fokker F50]]s.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
The airline has also used [[Ilyushin]] [[Ilyushin Il-18|IL-18]] aircraft operated by [[Air Cess]].{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
In 2007, the Sudanese government privatised the airline, maintaining only a 30% share of the national carrier. A team of professional consultants was bought in to the airline, and by year end 2008 the fleet will be expanded to 12 aircraft with more expected in 2009. The network is being developed and in cooperation with the Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, Khartoum Airport is in the process of being upgraded to be used as a hub for Sudan Airways. Anticipated new routes are Nigeria, Kuwait, Bahrain and Eritrea. Moreover, services to Nairobi and Entebbe are expected to resume. Whilst the airline has withdrawn from its once a week service on the London route, it is entering into a codeshare agreement with UK airline BMI that will offer passengers an increased frequency of four flights weekly between the two capital cities.
The airline's investors will also be purchasing state of the art technology that will see Sudan Airways with one of the most advanced reservations, e-ticketing, computerised check-in and inventory management systems in Africa.
==Grounding==
On Saturday 21st June 2008, Sudan's CAA issued a statement stating that the whole airline had been grounded for a month due to breaking aviation and operational/administration rules. It has been stated that the grounding has nothing to do with Sudan Airways' appalling safety record or the [[Sudan Airways Flight 109]] crash on 10th June 2008. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7467423.stm]</ref>
== Destinations==
Sudan Airways operates scheduled services to the following destinations (January [[2008]]):
===Domestic===
*[[Sudan]]
**[[Al Fashir]]
**[[Dongola]]
**[[El Obeid]]
**[[Juba]]
**[[Khartoum International Airport]] '''Hub'''
**[[Malakal]]
**[[Nyala, Sudan|Nyala]]
**[[Port Sudan]]
**[[Wadi Halfa]]
===International===
*[[Egypt]]
**([[Cairo]]) ''[[Cairo International Airport]]''
*[[Ethiopia]]
**([[Addis Ababa]]) ''[[Bole International Airport]]''
*[[Jordan]]
**([[Amman]]) ''[[Queen Alia International Airport]]''
*[[Kenya]]
**([[Nairobi]]) ''[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]]''
* [[Libya]]
**([[Tripoli]]) ''[[Tripoli International Airport]]''
* [[Qatar]]
**([[Doha]]) ''[[Doha International Airport]]''
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
**([[Jeddah]]) ''[[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]''
**([[Riyadh]]) ''[[King Khalid International Airport]]''
*[[Syria]]
**([[Damascus]]) ''[[Damascus International Airport]]''
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
**([[Abu Dhabi]]) ''[[Abu Dhabi International Airport]]''
**([[Dubai]]) ''[[Dubai International Airport]]''
==Fleet==
The Sudan Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of [[11 June]] [[2008]]):<ref>''[[CH Aviation]]'', January 2008</ref>
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{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Sudan Airways Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
!Aircraft
!Total
!Passengers <br> (First/Economy)
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A300-600]]
|1
|
|
|-
|[[Airbus A300-600R]]
|2
|
|operated by [[Air Atlanta Icelandic]]
|-
|[[Boeing 707-300]]
|1
|
|Cargo division
|-
|[[Fokker 50]]
|4
|
|
|-
|}
</center>
==Incidents and accidents==
The airline has had the following four fatal crashes:
*[[December 6]] [[1971]]{{ndash}} [[Fokker F27]] ST-AAY{{ndash}} [[Tikaka]]{{ndash}} forced landing after [[Aircraft hijacking|hijack]]{{ndash}} 10 fatalities
*[[August 16]] [[1986]]{{ndash}} Fokker F27 ST-ADY{{ndash}} [[Malakal]]{{ndash}} shot down by [[SPLA]] rebels{{ndash}} 60 fatalities
*[[July 8]] [[2003]]{{ndash}} Boeing 737-200 ST-AFK{{ndash}} [[Port Sudan]]{{ndash}} 116 fatalities, one survivor,see [[Sudan Airways Flight 39]] [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/08/sudan.crash/index.html?eref=sitesearch]
*The airline suffered [[2007 Sudan Airways hijacking|a nonfatal hijacking]] on [[March 30]], [[2007]].[http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0330/breaking13.htm]
*[[June 10]] [[2008]]{{ndash}} [[Khartoum International Airport]], at least 29 people have died and 14 are missing<ref>Flight International, 17 June, 2008</ref> after [[Sudan Airways Flight 109]], an [[Airbus A310]] crashed on landing from [[Amman, Jordan]] via [[Damascus, Syria]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7447243.stm</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://www.sudanair.com/ Sudan Airways]
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