Air Algérie

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Air Algérie

IATA AH ICAO DAH Callsign AIR ALGERIE
Founded	1947
Hubs	Houari Boumedienne Airport
Secondary hubs	Oran Es Senia Airport
Focus cities	Orly Airport
Frequent flyer program	Air Algerie Plus
Member lounge	Departure lounge
Fleet size	34 (+7 orders)
Destinations	68
Company slogan	"Your fidelity is our force" (" Votre fidélité est notre force » ")
Parent company	Air Algérie Group
Headquarters	Algiers, Algeria
Key people	Abdelwahid Bouabdallah (Director General and CEO)
Website	http://www.airalgerie.dz

Air Algérie SpA (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية‎) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. Based in Algiers (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.

Air Algérie is in the process of becoming a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Bilateral codeshare agreements, frequent flyer programs and airport lounge agreements with each of the SkyTeam carriers must be in place before it can meet the alliance's membership requirements. ^[1]

History

Formation and early years

Air Algérie was founded in 1947 as the Société Algérienne de Construction Aéronautique (SACA)-Air Algérie. On May 23, 1953, it merged with the Compagnie Air Transport to form the Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens (CGTA)-Air Algérie.

Airbus A330-200 at Montréal-Trudeau

Airbus A330-200 at Montréal-Trudeau

Air Algerie Boeing 737-800 (7T -VJN) landing at London Heathrow Airport.

Following independence from France in 1962 the company become Air Algérie (Entreprise Nationale d'exploitation des Services Aériens). In 1963 the Algerian government took possession of 51% of the company assets, increasing its stake to 83% in 1970 and to 100% and nationalisation in 1974, after acquisition of the remaining 17% stake held by Air France. It employs 9,775 staff (at March 2007)^[2]. Air Algerie is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. Air Algérie is a joint-stock company SPA with a capital of 43,000,000,000 DA.

Modernization of the company

The airline covers a network of 96,000 km. More than 3,000,000 passengers and nearly 20,000 tonnes of cargo are carried every year. In 2003, the number of daily flights in peak periods was 120. Air Algérie has generated almost five billion available seat-kilometres and performed 3.3 billion revenue passenger- kilometres. A few years later, Air Algeria, relieved of the management terminal, became a limited company in 1997 and 2006, its capital amounted to 57 billion dinars (about 560 million euros). With nearly 6 million passengers a year on its regular routes, Air Algérie saw sales go up year after year. Thus, an airline is doing very well. It has modernized its fleet. 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. Air Algérie is a company resolutely turned towards Modernity. Air Algérie has made in 2005, a 48.7 billion DA turnover , a 5 % progress compared to 2004 and a 8 billion DA net profit .The Company carries annually nearly 3 Millions passengers on its regular services.

Organization

Air Algérie is a joint stock company. The shares are totally owned by the Algerian state. Its Board of Directors is headed by Abdelwahid Bouabdallah, Chairman and Managing Director.

Recently, the Air Algérie was divided into several departments to better meet the expectations of its customers and challenges of global aviation. Now, there are poles separate maintenance, domestic routes, international routes, cargo and service tour operator. Four subsidiaries were established: Technics Air Algérie, Air Algerie Catering, Domestics and Air Algérie Cargo Air Algérie. Soon will see the launch of Air Algeria Plus is a customer loyalty with discounts on flights, car rental or hotel reservations. Company to the modern fleet, the balance sheets balanced, Air Algérie is resolutely turned towards the future.

Air Algérie performs the following activities:

• Passenger carriage
• Cargo carriage

Air Algérie services include:

• Air transport functions such as flight operations, maintenance, transport and commercial functions.
• Supporting activities such as logistics and catering , as well as the coordinating activities such as finance, personnel management, legal affairs, computers and telecommunications.
• Charter services in support of oil exploration and the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Destinations

Fleet

Passenger

The Air Algérie fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2009^[3]

The airline foresees reaching 50 long-haul aircraft by 2025^[5].

Cargo

The cargo division of Air Algérie operates 5 Boeing 737-200 freight aircraft.

Fleet history

Over the years, Air Algérie operated the following aircraft types:

Cabin

Air Algérie offers three types of cabins. The Airbus A330-200 is equipped with the AVOD entertainment system. The Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-800 with an audio system.

Premier Classe

The Premier Classe is available only on the Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 767-300. Reclining seats up to 180°, forming two meter long beds. Each seat features a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD, a privacy divider, automassage feature, reading light, storage drawer, noise-cancelling headphones, personal telephone, and laptop power ports. They have a À la carte with many options. An express menu served shortly after takeoff.

Classe Affaires

The Business Class is offered on the Airbus A330-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600. In the Airbus A330-200, reclining seats up to 118°. Each seat includes a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD. An express drink is served shortly after takeoff. In the Boeing 767-300, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600, there are reclining seats up to 118°, with an audio system.

Classe Économique

The Classe Économique aircraft is at Airbus A330-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-600 and ATR 72-500. In the Airbus A330-200, reclining Seats 118°. Each seat includes a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD. In the Boeing 767-300, reclining Seats 118°, with an audio system. In the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600, reclining Seats 118°, with an audio system. In the ATR 72-500, reclining Seats 118°.

Codeshare agreements

• Aigle Azur
• Air Canada
• Air China
• Alitalia
• Iberia Airlines
• Korean Air
• Qatar Airways
• Royal Air Maroc
• Turkish Airlines

Incidents and accidents

• Air Algérie Flight 702P (7T-VEE) crashed December 21, 1994. The Boeing 737-200 cargo plane en route from East Midlands to Coventry Airport, England, crashed 1.7 km (1.1 mls) north east of the runway, killing all five crew.
• Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashed March 6, 2003 following engine failure shortly after takeoff from the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset for a scheduled passenger flight to the Algerian capital Algiers. 97 passengers and 6 crew members died, 1 passenger survived.
• On August 13, 2006, an Air Algerie Lockheed Hercules cargo plane enroute Algiers-Frankfurt crashed near Piacenza, Italy, while in the vicinity of thunderstorms, killing all 3 crew.

References

External links

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