Air Burundi

Air Burundi is the state owned national airline of Burundi. It maintains its headquarters in Bujumbura.^[1][2]

Overview

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

•  Rwanda - Kigali International Airport

•  Uganda - Entebbe International Airport.

•  Tanzania - Kilimanjaro International Airport

Fleet

The Air Burundi fleet includes the following aircraft (at December 2011):^[5]

Air Burundi Fleet

Aircraft In Service On order Total Xian MA60 0 2 2 Raytheon Beech 1900C 1 0 1 Total 1 2 3 Previously operated At August 2006, the airline also operated[6] : 1 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 1 Sud Aviation Caravelle Restructuring In 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 also Aviation portal Bujumbura International Airport References ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 31 March - 6 April 1999. "51. ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. "- 0060.html 58." ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 53. 2007-04-03.  ^ Destinations of Air Burundi ^ Fleet As of December 2011 ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006 ^ Air Burundi to Restructure External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Air Burundi Air Burundi In The Middle of Restructuring Deliverly of Two New MA60 Aircraft Expected In 2012</ref> v t e Members of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Aero Contractors · Afriqiyah Airways · Air Algérie · Air Botswana · Air Burkina · Air Burundi · Air Ivoire · Air Madagascar · Air Malawi · Air Mauritius · Air Namibia · Air Sénégal International · Air Seychelles · Air Tanzania · Air Zimbabwe · Antrak Air · EgyptAir · Eritrean Airlines · Ethiopian Airlines · Ghana International Airlines · Interair South Africa · Kenya Airways · LAM Mozambique Airlines · Libyan Airlines · Nasair · Nigerian Eagle Airlines · Precision Air · Royal Air Maroc · South African Airways · South African Express · Sudan Airways · TAAG Angola Airlines · Toumaï Air Tchad · Tunisair