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Air Algérie

May 05, 2023

Air Algérie SpA[3] (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية, al-Khuṭūṭu l-Jawwiyyatu l-Jazāā’iriyyah) is the flag carrier of Algeria,[4] with its head office in the Immeuble El-Djazair in Algiers.[5][6] With flights operating from Houari Boumedienne Airport, Air Algérie operates scheduled international services to 39 destinations in 28 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as domestic services to 32 airports. As of December 2013, Air Algérie was 100% owned by the government of Algeria.

Air Algérie
IATA ICAO Callsign
AH[1] DAH AIR ALGERIE
Founded15 March 1947 (1947-03-15)
HubsHouari Boumediene Airport
Focus citiesOran Es Sénia Airport
Frequent-flyer programAir Algérie Plus
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries List
  • Air Algérie Cargo
  • Air Algérie Catering
  • Air Algérie Technics
  • Air Algérie Handling
  • Tour Operator
Fleet size56
Destinations75
Parent companyGovernment of Algeria
HeadquartersAlgiers, Algeria
Key peopleYacine Benslimane[2]
Operating income 102 billion Algerian dinar (DA)
Employees9,078 (2010)
Websitewww.airalgerie.dz/en/

Air Algérie is in the process of aligning its codeshare agreements, frequent flyer programs, and airport lounge agreements with each of the SkyTeam carriers in order to meet SkyTeam's membership application requirements.[7] The company reported that they applied to join Star Alliance or SkyTeam and began working in partnership with Lufthansa.[8]

History

Formation and early years

In 1946, Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens (CGTA) was established. It started flights between Algeria and Europe on a charter basis in 1947, but by the end of the decade scheduled flights serving Algiers, Basle, Bône, Geneva, Marseilles, Paris, Philippeville, and Toulouse were operated.[9] Three 34-seater Bretagnes joined a fleet of seven DC-3s in 1952.[10] Compagnie Air Transport (CAT), subsidiary of Air France, and Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, was formed in the late 1940s to connect Basle, Lyon, Marseilles, Paris, and Toulouse with Algiers, Constantine, and Oran. Seasonal London–Deauville, and –Le Touquet flights were also undertaken. Following the drop in traffic after 1951, a merging partner was under consideration.[11]

 
A France-registered Lockheed Constellation in Air Algérie markings at Paris Orly Airport in 1957

CGTA, and CAT merged on 23 May 1953 (1953-05-23) to form the Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens Air Algérie,[11][12] with a combined fleet that included one Breguet 761, six Bretagnes, five DC-3s, and three DC-4s.[13] Following merger, Air Algérie commenced seasonal services to Ajaccio, Clermont, Montpellier, and Perpignan. Furthermore, Switzerland was added to the regular schedule, a stop at Palma was performed on a weekly basis in partnership with Aviaco, and most of the trans-Mediterranean routes were operated in a pool agreement with Air France, with the French carrier flying 54% of these services, and the remainder was left for Air Algérie. Flights to the Cote d'Azur were added in the late 1950s.[11]

Two Noratlas aircraft were acquired in July 1957 (1957-07), with a third entering the fleet in July the following year. The carrier became the first French private one in ordering the Caravelle in early 1958,[14] the first of which was handed over by the manufacturer in January 1960 (1960-01).[15][16] Following delivery, the aircraft was deployed on the Algiers–Paris route.[15][16] The type was also used to fly Paris–Bône and Paris–Oran services in the subsequent months.[17] By April 1960 (1960-04), the aircraft park consisted of three Caravelles, three DC-3s, ten DC-4s, two Lockheed L-749 Constellations, and three Noratlases.[17] The Caravelles were gradually deployed on the routes previously flown with the Constellations and the DC-4s, which were used for cargo services or sold.[11]

Algerian independence

 
An Air Algérie Boeing 737-200 at London Heathrow Airport in April 1984

Two shipping companies, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, and Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, were the owners of a majority stake (98%) in Air Algérie until Algeria gained its independence in 1962.[18][19]: 934  Following independence, the Délégation Générale in Algeria and Air France took over a controlling interest.[19]: 934  The financial structure changed in March 1963 (1963-03), when the shipping companies and Air France ceded a 31% interest,[19]: 934  and the Algerian government took possession of 51% of the company assets, with the airline gaining flag carrier status.[20]: 1514  In April 1964 (1964-04), the government increased the participation in the airline to 57%.[21] That month, a contract was signed for the acquisition of two Ilyushin Il-18s aimed at operating the Algiers–Moscow service.[11][22] Air Algérie took delivery of just one of these aircraft, as the contract was later cancelled. The sole Il-18 in the fleet was used by the government.[11] There were eight DC-4s in the airline's fleet by April 1968 (1968-04).[18] That year, four ex-Lufthansa Convair 440s were bought and converted to the 640 version. These aircraft came to replace the ageing DC-4s. Charter operations made up to 20% of the airline activities.[23]

 
A Fokker F27 Friendship of Air Algérie at Faro Airport in 1991

By March 1970 (1970-03), the government was the owner of 83% of the company; at this time, a Boeing 737-200, five Caravelles, four CV-640s, three DC-3s and one DC-4 were part of the fleet.[24] Société de Travail Aérien, a domestic carrier that had been founded in 1968, was taken over by Air Algérie in May 1972 (1972-05).[25][26] In August, three Fokker F27-400s were ordered for £2.5 million.[27] In September, with a second Boeing 737 pending delivery, two more aircraft of the type —one of them a convertible model— were ordered.[28] That year, the government of Algeria boosted its participation in the carrier to 100% when it acquired the remaining 17.74% stake held by Air France.[29] A new route to Karachi was inaugurated in 1975.[30] In November 1979 (1979-11), four Boeing 727s were ordered in a deal worth US$62 million.[31]

By July 1980 (1980-07), Air Algérie had 5,621 employees and a fleet comprising 57 aircraft, including 14 Ag-Cats, six Boeing 727-200s, ten Boeing 737-200s, three Boeing 737-200Cs, one Boeing 747-200C, one Cherokee Six, two Convair CV-640s, one Douglas DC-8-63CF, one Nord 262 and 18 Queen Airs; at this time, the company offered international scheduled services to Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Libya, Romania, Spain, the UK, the USSR and Switzerland, among other countries, as well as an extensive domestic network.[32] In January 1981 (1981-01), the carrier ordered three Lockheed L-100-30s;[33][nb 1] by late June the same year, the first of these aircraft was due to be delivered.[35] In November 1981 (1981-11), a Boeing 727-200 and a Boeing 737-200 were acquired.[36] Three Boeing 737-200s were ordered for US$50 million in 1983.[37] Air Algérie became Airbus' 48th customer when it placed an order for two Airbus A310s in 1984.[38] That year, a subsidiary called Inter Air Services (IAS) (French: Lignes Intérieures Algériennes), an airline that flew domestic and regional services using Fokker F-27 aircraft, was formed.[30] The IAS network was operated on Air Algéries's behalf, and at March 1985 (1985-03) included Adrar, Algiers, Bechar, Bordj B. Mokhtar, Djanet, El Golea, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Oran, Ouargla, Tamanrasset and Timimoun;[39] by this time, Air Algérie had 6,788 employees.[40] In 1989, the carrier ordered three Boeing 767-300s for US$264 million.[41]

 
An Air Algérie Boeing 767-300 on short final to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2003. The airline received the first aircraft of the type in 1990.[42]

The first Boeing 767-300 was handed over by the aircraft manufacturer in mid-1990.[42] That year, the carrier entered a process of restructuring that would last until 1995,[43] following years of losses that totalled US$64,000,000 (equivalent to $132,743,760 in 2021) only for 1990, with debts rising to US$402 million after a devaluation of the local currency.[44] Restructuring seemingly bore fruit, as the company made a profit of US$14.5 million in 1992.[43]

Air Algérie and Sonatrach created Tassili Airlines in 1998; Air Algérie's 49% shareholding in this airline was handed over to Sonatrach in 2005.[45][46]

Modernization of the company

Air Algérie became a limited company in 1997. In 2006 its capital amounted to 57 billion dinars (about 560 million euros).

The sales network comprises 150 agencies in Algeria and abroad, linked to the booking system and distributed through GDS to which Air Algérie has subscribed. Air Algérie is a Joint Stock Company (J.S.C) the registered capital of which is 43.000.000.000,00 DA.

In November 2010 (2010-11), Air Algérie announced an investment of €400 million to renew its fleet, to be launched in 2011.[47]

Corporate affairs

 
Air Algérie headquarters in Algiers

Ownership and subsidiaries

Air Algérie is a joint stock company, with the shares 100% owned by the Algerian state, as of December 2013.[48]

The airline has the following main subsidiaries:

  • Technics Air Algérie
  • Air Algérie Catering, with 2,000 employees, preparing the meals of all Air Algérie's flights departing from Algeria
  • Air Algérie Cargo
  • Air Algérie Handling[49]
 
Air Algérie office in Beijing

The airline also provides charter services in support of oil exploration, and the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Business trends

The airline is loss-making. Its full Annual Report does not seem to be published regularly; figures disclosed for Air Algérie for recent years are shown below (for years ending 31 December):

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sales turnover (DA b) 49.4 54.3 58.1 55.6 57.0 65.6 69.6 77.6 80.6 91.5 96.0 113.6
Operating profit (DA b) 2.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 −1.2 −0.2 −2.5 −1.6 −9.3 −5.5
Net profit (DA b) 4.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 1.2 1.4 0.1 −0.3 −2.9 −2.6
Number of employees 9,078 9,469 9,016 8,768 8,670
Number of passengers (scheduled) (m) 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.7 5.2 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.6
Passenger load factor (%) 57 68 70 72 74
Cargo carried (tonnes 000s) 14.7 13.5 13.4 15.5 17.7 20.1
Number of aircraft (at year end) 40 43 56 58 56
Notes/sources [50][51]
[52]		 [50][51] [50][53] [50][53] [54][53] [54][53] [55][53] [52][53] [52][53] [53][56] [57][58] [53][59]
[60]
 

Key people

As of July 2018, Bakhouche Alleche is the chief executive officer of the company.[61]

Corporate identity

The Air Algérie logo was created in 1966 in Algiers, and has never been changed or modified since then. On 21 June 2011, the company officially announced that the logo is a swallow. This bird is a national Algerian symbol.

Destinations

Main article: List of Air Algérie destinations

In June 2007 (2007-06), Air Algérie inaugurated the Algiers–Montreal route.[62][63] Flights to Beijing were launched in February 2009 (2009-02).[64] As of September 2012, Air Algérie has a 46% market share on international routes; the airline was the leading operator for flights between Algeria and Spain, and six of ten of its international routes with highest seat availability served France.[65]

As of October 2015, the carrier serves a domestic network that comprises 32 destinations within Algeria, including its hub at Houari Boumediene Airport, plus an international network that serve 43 more cities.[66]

Codeshare agreements

Air Algerie has codeshare agreement with the following airlines:

Fleet

Recent developments and future plans

 
An Air Algérie Boeing 737-600 on short final to Frankfurt Airport in 2013. The airline received the first aircraft of the type in 2002.[67]

Ten Next Generation 737s—seven-800s and three-600s—were ordered in 1998 to replace the ageing Boeing 727-200s and Boeing 737-200s;[68][69][70] the 737-600 commitment was later increased to include two more aircraft.[71] The first Boeing 737-800 included in this order was handed over by the airframer in August 2000 (2000-08).[72][73][74] When the first Boeing 737-600 was delivered to the company in May 2002 (2002-05), Air Algérie became the fifth airline worldwide in operating the type.[75]

Five Airbus A330-200s were ordered in late 2003, along with nine ATR72-500s—six of them taken over from and order previously placed by Khalifa Airways. The former type would act as a replacement for the two Airbus A310s, a Boeing 747-200 and three Boeing 767-300s, while the latter would replace the seven-strong Fokker F27 fleet.[76][77] Four more ATR72-500s were ordered in 2009 at a cost of approximately US$82 million,[78][79] with the first of these 66-seater four turboprop machines being phased-in in February 2010 (2010-02).[80] Also in 2009, during the Dubai Airshow, Air Algérie announced the purchase of seven additional Boeing 737-800s.[81][82] In April 2011 (2011-04), the fourth aircraft from this order became the 50th Boeing jetliner delivered to the company.[83]

In November 2012 (2012-11), the airline announced an investment worth €600 million for the incorporation of eight aircraft, two of them freighters, between 2012 and 2016.[84] Air Algérie had its IOSA certification renewed in December 2012 (2012-12), for a period of two years.[85][86] In February 2013 (2013-02), unofficial announcements disclosed the airline has ordered three additional Airbus A330-200s, five additional Boeing 737-800s. It was also reported the carrier's intention of deploying the new A330s on new routes to Johannesburg, New York, Shanghai and São Paulo.[87]

The airline launched in April 2013 (2013-04) a tender for the acquisition of 14 passenger and two cargo aircraft.[88] Plans for the purchase of new equipment worth US$762 million (€556 million), including three 250-seater airframes to replace the ageing Boeing 767s, were disclosed again in December 2013 (2013-12);[48] already in November, Air Algérie signed a letter of intent with Airbus for three Airbus A330-200s at the 2013 Dubair Air Show.[89][90][91] In January 2014 (2014-01), three 68-seater ATR 72-600s were ordered,[92] and a commitment for eight Boeing 737-800s, valued at US$724 million at list prices, was signed with Boeing.[93][94] The ATR order made Air Algérie the largest operator of the type within Africa.[95] In May the same year, two Boeing 737-700Cs were ordered for US$152 million.[96] Air Algérie's first ATR 72-600 was handed over to the company in December 2014 (2014-12).[97]

In April 2023 the company approved the purchase of 15 new aircraft, comprising eight Boeing 737 MAX 9, five Airbus A330-900 and two Airbus A350-1000. In addition to this, 10 other aircraft will be leased, including four Airbus A330ceo, two Airbus A330-900, two Boeing 737-800 and two Boeing 737 MAX 9.[98][99][100]

Current fleet

 
An Air Algérie Boeing 737-800 wearing the airline's latest livery on short final to Paris Orly Airport in 2015
 
An Air Algérie Airbus A330-200 on short final to London Heathrow Airport in 2014

The Air Algérie fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2023):[101][102][100][99]

Air Algérie fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
B P Y Total
Airbus A350-1000 — 2 — — — — 2 purchase orders
Airbus A330-900 — 7 — — — — 5 purchase orders, 2 leasing orders
Airbus A330-200 8 4 14 22 196 232 4 leasing orders of A330-200/300
18 14 219 251[103]
ATR 72-500 12 — — — 66 66
70 70
ATR 72-600 3 — — — 68 68[92]
Boeing 737-600 5 — — 16 85 101
Boeing 737-700C 2[104] — — 8 104 112
Boeing 737-800 24[104] 2 — 48 114 162 2 leasing orders
Boeing 737 MAX 9 — 10 — — — — 8 purchase orders, 2 leasing orders
Cargo
Boeing 737-800BCF 1[105] — Cargo
Lockheed L-100-30T 1[106] — Cargo
Total 56 25

Historical fleet

 
An Air Algérie Sud Aviation Caravelle at Paris Orly Airport in 1971. Air Algérie became the first private French airline in ordering the type in 1958,[14] and received the first of them in early 1960.[15] Caravelles were operated until the mid-1970s.[107]
 
An Air Algérie Boeing 747-100 in 1982
 
An Air Algérie Boeing 707 at Orly Airport in 1979
 
An Air Algérie Boeing 727-200 approaching Heathrow in 1994

So far, Air Algérie has operated the following aircraft types:[108]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Refs
Aérospatiale N 262 Un­known Un­known Un­known [32]
Airbus A300B1 2 1981 1985 Leased from Trans European Airways [109]
Airbus A300B4 2 Leased from Lufthansa
Airbus A310-200 6 1984 1995 [109]
Airbus A310-300 2 2005 2007
Airbus A320-200 4 2005 2015 All fleet were leased
Airbus A330-300 4 2014 2016
Airbus A330-300 4 2014 2016
Airbus A340-300 3 2012 2014
Beechcraft Queen Air Un­known Un­known Un­known Light aircraft operated as freighter [32]
Boeing 707 Un­known 1971 Un­known [106][110]
Boeing 727-100 Un­known Un­known Un­known [32]
Boeing 727-200 Un­known Un­known Un­known
Boeing 737-200 30 1969 2006 [109]
Boeing 737-400 5 1999 2002
Boeing 737-400SF 3 2004 2009
Boeing 737-600 5 2002 Present [75]
Boeing 737-800 24 1999 Present [109]
5 2000 2012 All fleets were leased
Boeing 737-800BCF 1 2000 Present [109]
Boeing 747-100 5 1979 1986 [108]
Boeing 747-100SF 1 1986 1986 [108]
Boeing 747-200 1 2005 2006 Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic [108]
Boeing 747-200C 3 1975 1982 Leased from World Airways [108]
Boeing 747-200M 1 2004 2004 Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic [108]
Boeing 747-200SF 1 1981 1985 [108]
Boeing 767-300 5 1990 2019 [42][111]
Bréguet 763 Deux-Ponts Un­known 1952 1953 Launch customer
Operated as freighter 		[13][112]
Convair CV-640 Un­known Un­known Un­known [32]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Un­known Un­known Un­known [106]
Douglas C-54 Skymaster Un­known Un­known Un­known
Douglas DC-4 Un­known Un­known Un­known [13]
Douglas DC-6 Un­known Un­known Un­known [106]
Fokker F27 Friendship Un­known Un­known Un­known
Grumman Ag Cat Un­known Un­known Un­known Agricultural aircraft operated as freighter [32]
Handley Page Dart Herald Un­known Un­known Un­known [106]
Lockheed Constellation Un­known Un­known Un­known
Lockheed L-100 Hercules 1 Un­known Present Civil version of C-130 military transport [106]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Un­known Un­known Un­known Leased from Swiftair [113][nb 2]
Piper PA-32 Un­known Un­known Un­known Light aircraft operated as freighter [32]
Sud Aviation Caravelle Un­known 1960 Un­known [15][16]
Sud-Ouest Bretagne Un­known Un­known Un­known [13]
Vickers Viscount Un­known Un­known Un­known [106]

To cope with the increased passenger volume during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages, Air Algérie has repeatedly leased Boeing 747 jumbo jets:[114] from Aer Lingus (1979, 1980), Middle East Airlines (1981), SAS (1982, 1983), Air France (1982, 1985, 1986) and Air Atlanta Icelandic (2000–2005).[109]

Other aircraft types that were operated on short-term leases during the Hajj season included[109] the Airbus A310-300 (2005–07, leased from Saga Airlines and Air Atlanta Icelandic), the Airbus A320-200 (2005, operated by Eagle Aviation France), the larger Airbus A330-300 (2004/05, leased from AWAS), Airbus A340-300 (2012, from AirAsia X), Boeing 757-200 (2004/05), Boeing 767-200 (2001/02 and 2004/05, leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic) and Boeing 777-200 (2003, operated by Khalifa Airways), as well as the Douglas DC-8 (from the mid-1970s throughout the 1980s, leased from Eagle Air, Icelandair, National Airlines, Trans International Airlines and World Airways), the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar[115] (1989/90, leased from American Trans Air, Caledonian Airways and Eastern Airlines), and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (1977, from Laker Airways).

Cabins

Business Class

The Business Class is offered on the Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600.[116]

In the Airbus A330-200, seats recline up to 118°. An express drink is served shortly after takeoff. In the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600, there are reclining seats up to 118°, with an audio system.[116]

Economy Class

The Economy Class aircraft is at Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-600, ATR 72-500, ATR 72-600.[116]

In the Airbus A330-200, reclining Seats 118°. Each seat includes an audio system.[116]

In the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600, reclining seats 118°, with an audio system.[116]

In the ATR 72-500, reclining seats 118°.[116]

Accidents and incidents

Fatal

Non-fatal

  • On 8 June 1949, the right main landing gear of an Air Algérie Douglas C-47 Skytrain (registered F-BCYO) collapsed upon landing at Lyon-Bron Airport, following a cargo flight from Algiers. During the crash landing, the aircraft was destroyed, but the three crew members survived.[127]
  • On 30 October 1951, an Air Algérie Sud-Ouest Bretagne (registered F-OAIY) caught fire and was subsequently destroyed at Paris-Orly Airport, following the sudden collapse of the right main landing gear during take-off run. All 30 passengers and 4 crew members on board could be saved.[128]
  • On 26 April 1962, shortly after the end of the Algerian War, a parked Air Algérie Lockheed Constellation (registered F-BAZE) was blown up at Maison Blanche Airport by OAS terrorists, a militant French far-right nationalist group strongly opposed to the independence of Algeria.[129]
  • On 23 September 1973, an Air Algérie Sud Aviation Caravelle (registered 7T-VAI) was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport.[130]
  • On 1 August 1989, an Air Algérie Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo aircraft suffered a ground loop upon landing at Tamanrasset Airport following a flight from Algiers, resulting in the aircraft being damaged beyond repair.[131]
  • On 25 July 1991, the nosegear of an Air Algérie Fokker F27 Friendship (registered 7T-VRM) collapsed during a hard landing at In Guezzam Airport, damaging the aircraft beyond repair.[132]
  • On 2 August 1996, an Air Algérie Boeing 737-200 (registered 7T-VED) overran the runway at Tlemcen Airport in an attempt to abort the take-off for a scheduled flight to Algiers. There were no fatalities among the 100 passengers and 6 crew members on board, even though the aircraft was substantially damaged.[133]
  • Another runway overshot involving an Air Algérie Boeing 737-200 (this time 7T-VEH) occurred on 31 January 1999. Upon landing at Constantine Airfield in unusual snowy conditions following a flight from Paris, the aircraft was severely damaged when it overshot the runway and struck a heap of snow. There were no casualties among the 92 passengers and 7 crew members.[134]
  • On 18 March 2006 at 10:30 local time, the right main landing gear of an Air Algérie Boeing 737-600 (registered 7T-VJQ) collapsed upon landing in poor weather conditions at Seville Airport following a flight from Oran. Approximately 45 out of the 101 passengers and 6 crew members on board were injured.[135]
  • On 14 March 2008, an Air Algérie Boeing 737-800 (registered 7T-VKA) that was operating Flight 1143 from Paris to Sétif with 120 people on board suffered extensive damage during a hard landing at Ain Arnat Airport.[136]

Hijackings

  • On 31 August 1970, three passengers armed with pistols and molotov cocktails hijacked an Air Algérie Convair CV-640 on a scheduled domestic flight from Annaba to Algiers and demanded the pilots to head to Albania instead. During a fuel stop in Brindisi, eleven passengers were allowed to leave the aircraft. As the aircraft was denied landing permission by the Albanian authorities, it diverted to Dubrovnik in then Yugoslavia instead, where the perpetrators could be arrested.[137]
  • When an Air Algérie Boeing 737-200 landed at Houari Boumedienne Airport on 31 March 1991 (during the Algerian Civil War) following a scheduled passenger flight from Béchar, a passenger threatened to detonate a hand grenade and insisted on being allowed to have a political statement on live national television, concerning the planned national election. The demand was rejected, and the hijacker was persuaded to give up and set free the 53 other persons on board.[138]
  • A similar hijacking occurred on 13 November 1994 on board an Air Algérie Fokker F27 Friendship (registered 7T-VRK) during a flight from Algiers to Ouargla. The aircraft with 42 occupants was forced to divert to Palma de Mallorca Airport, where the three perpetrators surrendered.[139]
  • On 25 July 1996 at around 9:00 local time, an Air Algérie Boeing 767-300 with 232 persons on board was hijacked at Oran Es Sénia Airport by a man who demanded to be flown to the United States, rather than to Algiers where the aircraft had been scheduled to leave for. After more than four hours of negotiation he surrendered to the local authorities.[140]
  • On 19 January 2003, Air Algérie Flight 6025 from Constantine to Algiers was hijacked shortly after take-off by a man who demanded the pilots fly the Boeing 737-800 to North Korea. The flight continued to Algiers, though, where the perpetrator could be restrained by police forces storming the aircraft. None of the 24 other passengers and 6 crew members were injured.[141]
  • On 19 August 2003, an Air Algérie Boeing 737-800 was hijacked by a mentally-ill passenger right after take-off from Houari Boumedienne Airport, who threatened to blow up the aircraft when the crew would not divert to Geneva (rather than to Lille as the flight was scheduled to). The crew carried out an allegedly necessary fuel stop at Oran Es Sénia Airport, where the man could be arrested.[142]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The carrier had previously operated the type, on lease from Southern Air Transport.[34]
  2. ^ One aircraft destroyed in a crash on 24 July 2014.[113]

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Bibliography

  • Guttery, Ben R. (1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7.

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algérie, arabic, الخطوط, الجوية, الجزائرية, khuṭūṭu, jawwiyyatu, jazāā, iriyyah, flag, carrier, algeria, with, head, office, immeuble, djazair, algiers, with, flights, operating, from, houari, boumedienne, airport, operates, scheduled, international, services,. Air Algerie SpA 3 Arabic الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية al Khuṭuṭu l Jawwiyyatu l Jazaa iriyyah is the flag carrier of Algeria 4 with its head office in the Immeuble El Djazair in Algiers 5 6 With flights operating from Houari Boumedienne Airport Air Algerie operates scheduled international services to 39 destinations in 28 countries in Europe North America Africa Asia and the Middle East as well as domestic services to 32 airports As of December 2013 update Air Algerie was 100 owned by the government of Algeria Air AlgerieIATA ICAO CallsignAH 1 DAH AIR ALGERIEFounded15 March 1947 1947 03 15 HubsHouari Boumediene AirportFocus citiesOran Es Senia AirportFrequent flyer programAir Algerie PlusSubsidiariesSubsidiaries List Air Algerie CargoAir Algerie CateringAir Algerie TechnicsAir Algerie HandlingTour OperatorFleet size56Destinations75Parent companyGovernment of AlgeriaHeadquartersAlgiers AlgeriaKey peopleYacine Benslimane 2 Operating income102 billion Algerian dinar DA Employees9 078 2010 Websitewww wbr airalgerie wbr dz wbr en wbr Air Algerie is in the process of aligning its codeshare agreements frequent flyer programs and airport lounge agreements with each of the SkyTeam carriers in order to meet SkyTeam s membership application requirements 7 The company reported that they applied to join Star Alliance or SkyTeam and began working in partnership with Lufthansa 8 Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and early years 1 2 Algerian independence 1 3 Modernization of the company 2 Corporate affairs 2 1 Ownership and subsidiaries 2 2 Business trends 2 3 Key people 2 4 Corporate identity 3 Destinations 3 1 Codeshare agreements 4 Fleet 4 1 Recent developments and future plans 4 2 Current fleet 4 3 Historical fleet 5 Cabins 5 1 Business Class 5 2 Economy Class 6 Accidents and incidents 6 1 Fatal 6 2 Non fatal 6 3 Hijackings 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 Bibliography 11 External linksHistory EditFormation and early years Edit In 1946 Compagnie Generale de Transports Aeriens CGTA was established It started flights between Algeria and Europe on a charter basis in 1947 but by the end of the decade scheduled flights serving Algiers Basle Bone Geneva Marseilles Paris Philippeville and Toulouse were operated 9 Three 34 seater Bretagnes joined a fleet of seven DC 3s in 1952 10 Compagnie Air Transport CAT subsidiary of Air France and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique was formed in the late 1940s to connect Basle Lyon Marseilles Paris and Toulouse with Algiers Constantine and Oran Seasonal London Deauville and Le Touquet flights were also undertaken Following the drop in traffic after 1951 a merging partner was under consideration 11 A France registered Lockheed Constellation in Air Algerie markings at Paris Orly Airport in 1957 CGTA and CAT merged on 23 May 1953 1953 05 23 to form the Compagnie Generale de Transports Aeriens Air Algerie 11 12 with a combined fleet that included one Breguet 761 six Bretagnes five DC 3s and three DC 4s 13 Following merger Air Algerie commenced seasonal services to Ajaccio Clermont Montpellier and Perpignan Furthermore Switzerland was added to the regular schedule a stop at Palma was performed on a weekly basis in partnership with Aviaco and most of the trans Mediterranean routes were operated in a pool agreement with Air France with the French carrier flying 54 of these services and the remainder was left for Air Algerie Flights to the Cote d Azur were added in the late 1950s 11 Two Noratlas aircraft were acquired in July 1957 1957 07 with a third entering the fleet in July the following year The carrier became the first French private one in ordering the Caravelle in early 1958 14 the first of which was handed over by the manufacturer in January 1960 1960 01 15 16 Following delivery the aircraft was deployed on the Algiers Paris route 15 16 The type was also used to fly Paris Bone and Paris Oran services in the subsequent months 17 By April 1960 1960 04 the aircraft park consisted of three Caravelles three DC 3s ten DC 4s two Lockheed L 749 Constellations and three Noratlases 17 The Caravelles were gradually deployed on the routes previously flown with the Constellations and the DC 4s which were used for cargo services or sold 11 Algerian independence Edit An Air Algerie Boeing 737 200 at London Heathrow Airport in April 1984 Two shipping companies Compagnie Generale Transatlantique and Compagnie de Navigation Mixte were the owners of a majority stake 98 in Air Algerie until Algeria gained its independence in 1962 18 19 934 Following independence the Delegation Generale in Algeria and Air France took over a controlling interest 19 934 The financial structure changed in March 1963 1963 03 when the shipping companies and Air France ceded a 31 interest 19 934 and the Algerian government took possession of 51 of the company assets with the airline gaining flag carrier status 20 1514 In April 1964 1964 04 the government increased the participation in the airline to 57 21 That month a contract was signed for the acquisition of two Ilyushin Il 18s aimed at operating the Algiers Moscow service 11 22 Air Algerie took delivery of just one of these aircraft as the contract was later cancelled The sole Il 18 in the fleet was used by the government 11 There were eight DC 4s in the airline s fleet by April 1968 1968 04 18 That year four ex Lufthansa Convair 440s were bought and converted to the 640 version These aircraft came to replace the ageing DC 4s Charter operations made up to 20 of the airline activities 23 A Fokker F27 Friendship of Air Algerie at Faro Airport in 1991 By March 1970 1970 03 the government was the owner of 83 of the company at this time a Boeing 737 200 five Caravelles four CV 640s three DC 3s and one DC 4 were part of the fleet 24 Societe de Travail Aerien a domestic carrier that had been founded in 1968 was taken over by Air Algerie in May 1972 1972 05 25 26 In August three Fokker F27 400s were ordered for 2 5 million 27 In September with a second Boeing 737 pending delivery two more aircraft of the type one of them a convertible model were ordered 28 That year the government of Algeria boosted its participation in the carrier to 100 when it acquired the remaining 17 74 stake held by Air France 29 A new route to Karachi was inaugurated in 1975 30 In November 1979 1979 11 four Boeing 727s were ordered in a deal worth US 62 million 31 By July 1980 1980 07 Air Algerie had 5 621 employees and a fleet comprising 57 aircraft including 14 Ag Cats six Boeing 727 200s ten Boeing 737 200s three Boeing 737 200Cs one Boeing 747 200C one Cherokee Six two Convair CV 640s one Douglas DC 8 63CF one Nord 262 and 18 Queen Airs at this time the company offered international scheduled services to Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Egypt France Germany Italy Yugoslavia Libya Romania Spain the UK the USSR and Switzerland among other countries as well as an extensive domestic network 32 In January 1981 1981 01 the carrier ordered three Lockheed L 100 30s 33 nb 1 by late June the same year the first of these aircraft was due to be delivered 35 In November 1981 1981 11 a Boeing 727 200 and a Boeing 737 200 were acquired 36 Three Boeing 737 200s were ordered for US 50 million in 1983 37 Air Algerie became Airbus 48th customer when it placed an order for two Airbus A310s in 1984 38 That year a subsidiary called Inter Air Services IAS French Lignes Interieures Algeriennes an airline that flew domestic and regional services using Fokker F 27 aircraft was formed 30 The IAS network was operated on Air Algeries s behalf and at March 1985 1985 03 included Adrar Algiers Bechar Bordj B Mokhtar Djanet El Golea Ghardaia Hassi Messaoud Illizi In Amenas In Salah Oran Ouargla Tamanrasset and Timimoun 39 by this time Air Algerie had 6 788 employees 40 In 1989 the carrier ordered three Boeing 767 300s for US 264 million 41 An Air Algerie Boeing 767 300 on short final to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2003 The airline received the first aircraft of the type in 1990 42 The first Boeing 767 300 was handed over by the aircraft manufacturer in mid 1990 42 That year the carrier entered a process of restructuring that would last until 1995 43 following years of losses that totalled US 64 000 000 equivalent to 132 743 760 in 2021 only for 1990 with debts rising to US 402 million after a devaluation of the local currency 44 Restructuring seemingly bore fruit as the company made a profit of US 14 5 million in 1992 43 Air Algerie and Sonatrach created Tassili Airlines in 1998 Air Algerie s 49 shareholding in this airline was handed over to Sonatrach in 2005 45 46 Modernization of the company Edit Air Algerie became a limited company in 1997 In 2006 its capital amounted to 57 billion dinars about 560 million euros The sales network comprises 150 agencies in Algeria and abroad linked to the booking system and distributed through GDS to which Air Algerie has subscribed Air Algerie is a Joint Stock Company J S C the registered capital of which is 43 000 000 000 00 DA In November 2010 2010 11 Air Algerie announced an investment of 400 million to renew its fleet to be launched in 2011 47 Corporate affairs Edit Air Algerie headquarters in Algiers Ownership and subsidiaries Edit Air Algerie is a joint stock company with the shares 100 owned by the Algerian state as of December 2013 update 48 The airline has the following main subsidiaries Technics Air Algerie Air Algerie Catering with 2 000 employees preparing the meals of all Air Algerie s flights departing from Algeria Air Algerie Cargo Air Algerie Handling 49 Air Algerie office in Beijing The airline also provides charter services in support of oil exploration and the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca Business trends Edit The airline is loss making Its full Annual Report does not seem to be published regularly figures disclosed for Air Algerie for recent years are shown below for years ending 31 December 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Sales turnover DA b 49 4 54 3 58 1 55 6 57 0 65 6 69 6 77 6 80 6 91 5 96 0 113 6Operating profit DA b 2 2 2 9 2 9 2 7 1 2 0 2 2 5 1 6 9 3 5 5Net profit DA b 4 0 2 3 2 6 2 8 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 3 2 9 2 6Number of employees 9 078 9 469 9 016 8 768 8 670Number of passengers scheduled m 2 9 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 6 4 1 4 7 5 2 5 5 6 1 6 3 6 6Passenger load factor 57 68 70 72 74Cargo carried tonnes 000s 14 7 13 5 13 4 15 5 17 7 20 1Number of aircraft at year end 40 43 56 58 56Notes sources 50 51 52 50 51 50 53 50 53 54 53 54 53 55 53 52 53 52 53 53 56 57 58 53 59 60 Key people Edit As of July 2018 update Bakhouche Alleche is the chief executive officer of the company 61 Corporate identity Edit The Air Algerie logo was created in 1966 in Algiers and has never been changed or modified since then On 21 June 2011 the company officially announced that the logo is a swallow This bird is a national Algerian symbol Destinations EditMain article List of Air Algerie destinations In June 2007 2007 06 Air Algerie inaugurated the Algiers Montreal route 62 63 Flights to Beijing were launched in February 2009 2009 02 64 As of September 2012 update Air Algerie has a 46 market share on international routes the airline was the leading operator for flights between Algeria and Spain and six of ten of its international routes with highest seat availability served France 65 As of October 2015 update the carrier serves a domestic network that comprises 32 destinations within Algeria including its hub at Houari Boumediene Airport plus an international network that serve 43 more cities 66 Codeshare agreements Edit Air Algerie has codeshare agreement with the following airlines Tunisair Turkish AirlinesFleet EditRecent developments and future plans Edit An Air Algerie Boeing 737 600 on short final to Frankfurt Airport in 2013 The airline received the first aircraft of the type in 2002 67 Ten Next Generation 737s seven 800s and three 600s were ordered in 1998 to replace the ageing Boeing 727 200s and Boeing 737 200s 68 69 70 the 737 600 commitment was later increased to include two more aircraft 71 The first Boeing 737 800 included in this order was handed over by the airframer in August 2000 2000 08 72 73 74 When the first Boeing 737 600 was delivered to the company in May 2002 2002 05 Air Algerie became the fifth airline worldwide in operating the type 75 Five Airbus A330 200s were ordered in late 2003 along with nine ATR72 500s six of them taken over from and order previously placed by Khalifa Airways The former type would act as a replacement for the two Airbus A310s a Boeing 747 200 and three Boeing 767 300s while the latter would replace the seven strong Fokker F27 fleet 76 77 Four more ATR72 500s were ordered in 2009 at a cost of approximately US 82 million 78 79 with the first of these 66 seater four turboprop machines being phased in in February 2010 2010 02 80 Also in 2009 during the Dubai Airshow Air Algerie announced the purchase of seven additional Boeing 737 800s 81 82 In April 2011 2011 04 the fourth aircraft from this order became the 50th Boeing jetliner delivered to the company 83 In November 2012 2012 11 the airline announced an investment worth 600 million for the incorporation of eight aircraft two of them freighters between 2012 and 2016 84 Air Algerie had its IOSA certification renewed in December 2012 2012 12 for a period of two years 85 86 In February 2013 2013 02 unofficial announcements disclosed the airline has ordered three additional Airbus A330 200s five additional Boeing 737 800s It was also reported the carrier s intention of deploying the new A330s on new routes to Johannesburg New York Shanghai and Sao Paulo 87 The airline launched in April 2013 2013 04 a tender for the acquisition of 14 passenger and two cargo aircraft 88 Plans for the purchase of new equipment worth US 762 million 556 million including three 250 seater airframes to replace the ageing Boeing 767s were disclosed again in December 2013 2013 12 48 already in November Air Algerie signed a letter of intent with Airbus for three Airbus A330 200s at the 2013 Dubair Air Show 89 90 91 In January 2014 2014 01 three 68 seater ATR 72 600s were ordered 92 and a commitment for eight Boeing 737 800s valued at US 724 million at list prices was signed with Boeing 93 94 The ATR order made Air Algerie the largest operator of the type within Africa 95 In May the same year two Boeing 737 700Cs were ordered for US 152 million 96 Air Algerie s first ATR 72 600 was handed over to the company in December 2014 2014 12 97 In April 2023 the company approved the purchase of 15 new aircraft comprising eight Boeing 737 MAX 9 five Airbus A330 900 and two Airbus A350 1000 In addition to this 10 other aircraft will be leased including four Airbus A330ceo two Airbus A330 900 two Boeing 737 800 and two Boeing 737 MAX 9 98 99 100 Current fleet Edit An Air Algerie Boeing 737 800 wearing the airline s latest livery on short final to Paris Orly Airport in 2015 An Air Algerie Airbus A330 200 on short final to London Heathrow Airport in 2014 The Air Algerie fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2023 101 102 100 99 Air Algerie fleet Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers NotesB P Y TotalAirbus A350 1000 2 2 purchase ordersAirbus A330 900 7 5 purchase orders 2 leasing ordersAirbus A330 200 8 4 14 22 196 232 4 leasing orders of A330 200 30018 14 219 251 103 ATR 72 500 12 66 6670 70ATR 72 600 3 68 68 92 Boeing 737 600 5 16 85 101Boeing 737 700C 2 104 8 104 112Boeing 737 800 24 104 2 48 114 162 2 leasing ordersBoeing 737 MAX 9 10 8 purchase orders 2 leasing ordersCargoBoeing 737 800BCF 1 105 CargoLockheed L 100 30T 1 106 CargoTotal 56 25Historical fleet Edit An Air Algerie Sud Aviation Caravelle at Paris Orly Airport in 1971 Air Algerie became the first private French airline in ordering the type in 1958 14 and received the first of them in early 1960 15 Caravelles were operated until the mid 1970s 107 An Air Algerie Boeing 747 100 in 1982 An Air Algerie Boeing 707 at Orly Airport in 1979 An Air Algerie Boeing 727 200 approaching Heathrow in 1994 So far Air Algerie has operated the following aircraft types 108 Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes RefsAerospatiale N 262 Un known Un known Un known 32 Airbus A300B1 2 1981 1985 Leased from Trans European Airways 109 Airbus A300B4 2 Leased from LufthansaAirbus A310 200 6 1984 1995 109 Airbus A310 300 2 2005 2007Airbus A320 200 4 2005 2015 All fleet were leasedAirbus A330 300 4 2014 2016Airbus A330 300 4 2014 2016Airbus A340 300 3 2012 2014Beechcraft Queen Air Un known Un known Un known Light aircraft operated as freighter 32 Boeing 707 Un known 1971 Un known 106 110 Boeing 727 100 Un known Un known Un known 32 Boeing 727 200 Un known Un known Un knownBoeing 737 200 30 1969 2006 109 Boeing 737 400 5 1999 2002Boeing 737 400SF 3 2004 2009Boeing 737 600 5 2002 Present 75 Boeing 737 800 24 1999 Present 109 5 2000 2012 All fleets were leasedBoeing 737 800BCF 1 2000 Present 109 Boeing 747 100 5 1979 1986 108 Boeing 747 100SF 1 1986 1986 108 Boeing 747 200 1 2005 2006 Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic 108 Boeing 747 200C 3 1975 1982 Leased from World Airways 108 Boeing 747 200M 1 2004 2004 Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic 108 Boeing 747 200SF 1 1981 1985 108 Boeing 767 300 5 1990 2019 42 111 Breguet 763 Deux Ponts Un known 1952 1953 Launch customerOperated as freighter 13 112 Convair CV 640 Un known Un known Un known 32 Douglas C 47 Skytrain Un known Un known Un known 106 Douglas C 54 Skymaster Un known Un known Un knownDouglas DC 4 Un known Un known Un known 13 Douglas DC 6 Un known Un known Un known 106 Fokker F27 Friendship Un known Un known Un knownGrumman Ag Cat Un known Un known Un known Agricultural aircraft operated as freighter 32 Handley Page Dart Herald Un known Un known Un known 106 Lockheed Constellation Un known Un known Un knownLockheed L 100 Hercules 1 Un known Present Civil version of C 130 military transport 106 McDonnell Douglas MD 83 Un known Un known Un known Leased from Swiftair 113 nb 2 Piper PA 32 Un known Un known Un known Light aircraft operated as freighter 32 Sud Aviation Caravelle Un known 1960 Un known 15 16 Sud Ouest Bretagne Un known Un known Un known 13 Vickers Viscount Un known Un known Un known 106 To cope with the increased passenger volume during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages Air Algerie has repeatedly leased Boeing 747 jumbo jets 114 from Aer Lingus 1979 1980 Middle East Airlines 1981 SAS 1982 1983 Air France 1982 1985 1986 and Air Atlanta Icelandic 2000 2005 109 Other aircraft types that were operated on short term leases during the Hajj season included 109 the Airbus A310 300 2005 07 leased from Saga Airlines and Air Atlanta Icelandic the Airbus A320 200 2005 operated by Eagle Aviation France the larger Airbus A330 300 2004 05 leased from AWAS Airbus A340 300 2012 from AirAsia X Boeing 757 200 2004 05 Boeing 767 200 2001 02 and 2004 05 leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic and Boeing 777 200 2003 operated by Khalifa Airways as well as the Douglas DC 8 from the mid 1970s throughout the 1980s leased from Eagle Air Icelandair National Airlines Trans International Airlines and World Airways the Lockheed L 1011 TriStar 115 1989 90 leased from American Trans Air Caledonian Airways and Eastern Airlines and the McDonnell Douglas DC 10 1977 from Laker Airways Cabins EditThis section contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Business Class Edit The Business Class is offered on the Airbus A330 200 Boeing 737 800 and Boeing 737 600 116 In the Airbus A330 200 seats recline up to 118 An express drink is served shortly after takeoff In the Boeing 737 800 and Boeing 737 600 there are reclining seats up to 118 with an audio system 116 Economy Class Edit The Economy Class aircraft is at Airbus A330 200 Boeing 737 800 Boeing 737 600 ATR 72 500 ATR 72 600 116 In the Airbus A330 200 reclining Seats 118 Each seat includes an audio system 116 In the Boeing 737 800 and Boeing 737 600 reclining seats 118 with an audio system 116 In the ATR 72 500 reclining seats 118 116 Accidents and incidents EditFatal Edit On 19 May 1960 at 9 46 UTC a mid air collision occurred 13 mi 21 km away from Paris Orly Airport involving an Air Algerie Sud Aviation Caravelle jetliner registered F OBNI on a scheduled passenger flight from Algiers and a privately owned Stampe SV 4 biplane F BDEV The Stampe was completely destroyed upon impact killing the sole pilot on board The impact and the propeller blades of the biplane tore open the cabin roof of the Caravelle and both of its jet engines flamed out due to ingested debris but were restarted almost immediately allowing for a safe landing There was one fatality amongst the 32 passengers and 7 crew members of the Air Algerie flight and the aircraft was later repaired 117 On 11 April 1967 an Air Algerie Douglas DC 4 registered 7T VAU which was on a flight from Dar El Beida Airport in Algiers to Tamanrasset Airport crashed into a hill in the Sahara desert near Tamanrasset during landing approach killing all 33 passengers and 6 crew members on board 118 On 26 July 1969 a fire broke out on board an Air Algerie Sud Aviation Caravelle registered 7T VAK which likely had been caused by an electric malfunction The aircraft was on a chartered passenger flight from Marseille to Biskra and the pilots tried for an emergency landing at Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport but the plane was quickly engulfed by flames and crashed killing all 30 passengers and 7 crew members 119 On 24 January 1979 at around 19 40 local time an Air Algerie Aerospatiale N 262 registered 7T VSU crashed 15 kilometres short of the runway of Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport resulting in the death of 14 out of the 20 passengers on board The three crew members survived the accident which was blamed on the malfunction of an altimeter as the approach was performed too low coinciding with pilot error and fatigue 120 On 21 December 1994 a cargo configured Boeing 737 200 operating Air Algerie Flight 702P from East Midlands Airport to Coventry Airport both in England on behalf of Phoenix Aviation crashed 1 7 kilometres short of the runway at the destination airport killing the five crew members on board 121 On 6 March 2003 at 15 15 local time Air Algerie Flight 6289 a Boeing 737 200 registered 7T VEZ on a domestic flight from Tamanrasset to Algiers via Ghardaia crashed shortly after take off from Aguenar Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport because of an engine failure killing 96 passengers and all 6 crew members on board There was only one survivor 122 On 13 August 2006 at ca 20 15 local time Air Algerie Flight 2208 a Lockheed L 100 Hercules registered 7T VHG crashed near Piacenza in Italy resulting in the death of the three crew members The aircraft had been on a flight from Algiers to Frankfurt when a problem with the autopilot occurred resulting in the pilots losing control of the plane 123 On 24 July 2014 ATC controllers lost contact with Air Algerie Flight 5017 124 a McDonnell Douglas MD 83 leased from Swiftair en route from Ouagadougou Airport in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso to Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers Algeria which was reported missing at 01 55 or 02 00 UTC near to Gao Mali The flight was carrying 112 passengers and 6 Spanish crew members 54 of the passengers were French citizens 125 It was found crashed in northern Mali 126 Non fatal Edit On 8 June 1949 the right main landing gear of an Air Algerie Douglas C 47 Skytrain registered F BCYO collapsed upon landing at Lyon Bron Airport following a cargo flight from Algiers During the crash landing the aircraft was destroyed but the three crew members survived 127 On 30 October 1951 an Air Algerie Sud Ouest Bretagne registered F OAIY caught fire and was subsequently destroyed at Paris Orly Airport following the sudden collapse of the right main landing gear during take off run All 30 passengers and 4 crew members on board could be saved 128 On 26 April 1962 shortly after the end of the Algerian War a parked Air Algerie Lockheed Constellation registered F BAZE was blown up at Maison Blanche Airport by OAS terrorists a militant French far right nationalist group strongly opposed to the independence of Algeria 129 On 23 September 1973 an Air Algerie Sud Aviation Caravelle registered 7T VAI was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Algiers Dar el Beida Airport 130 On 1 August 1989 an Air Algerie Lockheed L 100 Hercules cargo aircraft suffered a ground loop upon landing at Tamanrasset Airport following a flight from Algiers resulting in the aircraft being damaged beyond repair 131 On 25 July 1991 the nosegear of an Air Algerie Fokker F27 Friendship registered 7T VRM collapsed during a hard landing at In Guezzam Airport damaging the aircraft beyond repair 132 On 2 August 1996 an Air Algerie Boeing 737 200 registered 7T VED overran the runway at Tlemcen Airport in an attempt to abort the take off for a scheduled flight to Algiers There were no fatalities among the 100 passengers and 6 crew members on board even though the aircraft was substantially damaged 133 Another runway overshot involving an Air Algerie Boeing 737 200 this time 7T VEH occurred on 31 January 1999 Upon landing at Constantine Airfield in unusual snowy conditions following a flight from Paris the aircraft was severely damaged when it overshot the runway and struck a heap of snow There were no casualties among the 92 passengers and 7 crew members 134 On 18 March 2006 at 10 30 local time the right main landing gear of an Air Algerie Boeing 737 600 registered 7T VJQ collapsed upon landing in poor weather conditions at Seville Airport following a flight from Oran Approximately 45 out of the 101 passengers and 6 crew members on board were injured 135 On 14 March 2008 an Air Algerie Boeing 737 800 registered 7T VKA that was operating Flight 1143 from Paris to Setif with 120 people on board suffered extensive damage during a hard landing at Ain Arnat Airport 136 Hijackings Edit On 31 August 1970 three passengers armed with pistols and molotov cocktails hijacked an Air Algerie Convair CV 640 on a scheduled domestic flight from Annaba to Algiers and demanded the pilots to head to Albania instead During a fuel stop in Brindisi eleven passengers were allowed to leave the aircraft As the aircraft was denied landing permission by the Albanian authorities it diverted to Dubrovnik in then Yugoslavia instead where the perpetrators could be arrested 137 When an Air Algerie Boeing 737 200 landed at Houari Boumedienne Airport on 31 March 1991 during the Algerian Civil War following a scheduled passenger flight from Bechar a passenger threatened to detonate a hand grenade and insisted on being allowed to have a political statement on live national television concerning the planned national election The demand was rejected and the hijacker was persuaded to give up and set free the 53 other persons on board 138 A similar hijacking occurred on 13 November 1994 on board an Air Algerie Fokker F27 Friendship registered 7T VRK during a flight from Algiers to Ouargla The aircraft with 42 occupants was forced to divert to Palma de Mallorca Airport where the three perpetrators surrendered 139 On 25 July 1996 at around 9 00 local time an Air Algerie Boeing 767 300 with 232 persons on board was hijacked at Oran Es Senia Airport by a man who demanded to be flown to the United States rather than to Algiers where the aircraft had been scheduled to leave for After more than four hours of negotiation he surrendered to the local authorities 140 On 19 January 2003 Air Algerie Flight 6025 from Constantine to Algiers was hijacked shortly after take off by a man who demanded the pilots fly the Boeing 737 800 to North Korea The flight continued to Algiers though where the perpetrator could be restrained by police forces storming the aircraft None of the 24 other passengers and 6 crew members were injured 141 On 19 August 2003 an Air Algerie Boeing 737 800 was hijacked by a mentally ill passenger right after take off from Houari Boumedienne Airport who threatened to blow up the aircraft when the crew would not divert to Geneva rather than to Lille as the flight was scheduled to The crew carried out an allegedly necessary fuel stop at Oran Es Senia Airport where the man could be arrested 142 See also Edit Africa portal Aviation portalList of airlines of Algeria Transport in AlgeriaNotes Edit The carrier had previously operated the type on lease from Southern Air Transport 34 One aircraft destroyed in a crash on 24 July 2014 113 References Edit IATA Airline and Airport Code Search iata org Retrieved 1 June 2015 Yacine Benslimane nouveau PDG d Air Algerie jeuneafrique com Retrieved 20 August 2022 Stocks Bloomberg com Retrieved 23 February 2023 Ahmed Hamid Ould 6 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