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| Founded | 4 August 1961 | |||
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| Focus cities | Dubai International Airport | |||
| Frequent flyer program | The Arabia Felix Club | |||
| Member lounge | Departures Lounge | |||
| Fleet size | 13 (+10 orders, 4 options) | |||
| Destinations | 30 | |||
| Parent company | Government of Yemen (51%) Government of Saudi Arabia (49%) |
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| Headquarters | Sana'a, Yemen | |||
| Key people | Capt. Abdulkalek Saleh Al-Kadi (Chairman) | |||
| Website | www.yemenia.com | |||
Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a.[1][2] It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden International Airport (ADE).
Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
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History
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The airline was established on 4 August 1961 as Yemen Airlines and started operations in 1962. It was reorganized and renamed Yemen Airways in 1972, following nationalisation. The Yemenia name was adopted on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment early in 1977 of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.[citation needed]
In 1994 the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen joined the Yemen Arab republic to form one state.[3] Yemenia merged with South Yemen's Yemen Airlines on 15 May 1996.[2][4] Following the PDRY airline's merger with Yemenia, many employees lost their posts either through retirement or dismissal.[3]
The airline is presently owned by the Government of Yemen (51%) and the government of Saudi Arabia (49%).[5]
In 2001 a fire burned the Yemenia headquarters in Sana'a.[6]
Destinations
In October 2009, Yemenia announced that it will suspend all its flights to Europe by 25 October. Paris was the first to end on 19 October. London and Rome ended on 24 October. Frankfurt was the last to end on 25 October. Since then, London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Rome will all resume in December.
Yemenia codeshare with the following airlines;
- EgyptAir
- Felix Airways
- Etihad Airways
- Kuwait Airways
- Middle East Airlines
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Syrian Air
Fleet
Current
The Yemenia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 16 November 2009):[7]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Options | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
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| Airbus A310-300 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 213 (18/0/195) 201 (12/0/189) 190 (12/21/157) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150 (0/12/138) | Entry into service: 2011[8][9] |
| Airbus A330-243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 277 (18/0/259) | |
| Airbus A350-800 | 0 | 10 | 4 | TBA | Entry into service: 2014 |
| Boeing 727-200Adv | 1 | 0 | 0 | VIP configuration | Operating for Government of Yemen |
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 (12/0/142) 156 (12/0/144) |
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| Boeing 747SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | VIP configuration | Operating for Government of Yemen |
| Bombardier Dash 8-102 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | Yemenia Joint Venture division |
| Bombardier Dash 8-103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | Yemenia Joint Venture division |
| Yemenia Cargo Fleet | |||||
| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 2 | 0 | 0 | Freight devision | |
| Total | 16 | 20 | 4 | Last updated: 16 November 2009 | |
At the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Yemenia placed an order for 10 Airbus A320-200 aircraft worth $700 million. Engine models are yet to be decided with entry into service due for 2011.[10]
Historic
Yemenia has also operated the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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| Airbus A310-200 | 2 | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 4 | 1 lost in Flight 626 crash (7O-ADJ) |
| Boeing 737-200 | 4 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 26 June 2000, a Boeing 737-200C, registered 7O-ACQ, was lost on landing at Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan, there were no fatalities.[12][13]
- On 21 January 2001, Yemenia Flight 448, a Boeing 727-200 was hijacked 15 minutes after take-off from Sana'a International Airport, Sana'a, Yemen by an Iraqi man. The plane landed at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti City, Djibouti where he was over-powered by the crew. All 10 crew and 91 passengers survived.[12][14]
- On 1 August 2001, 7O-ACW, a Boeing 727-200 was lost due to a runway overrun at Asmara International Airport, in Asmara, Eritrea, there were no fatalities, the aircraft was written off.[12][15]
- On 30 June 2009, Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, registration 7O-ADJ [16], flying from SAH-HAH (Sana'a, Yemen to Moroni, Comoros) crashed with 154 aboard shortly before landing. Officials say it crashed somewhere in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean. A teenage girl was recovered, alive and conscious, although suffering from extreme tiredness and hypothermia, cuts to her face and a fractured collar-bone.[12][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
References
- ^ "Yemenia." Arab Air Carriers Organization. Retrieved on 26 October 2009.
- ^ a b "North and South Yemen Airlines to Merge." Flight International. 10-16 April 1996. 10.
- ^ a b Ahmed Abdel-Karim Saif, The politics of survival and the structure of control in the unified Yemen 1990-97
- ^ "Yemenia background." Yemenia. Retrieved on 26 October 2009.
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/ts_nm/us_yemen_crash
- ^ "Fire engulfs Yemenia airlines headquarters in Sana'a." Associated Press at The Independent. 12 June 2001. Retrieved on 20 May 2009.
- ^ Yemenia Fleet
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Yemenia signs deal for 10 Airbus A320 aircraft
- ^ Yemenia historic fleet
- ^ a b c d http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4562
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000626-0
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010122-0
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010801-0
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ 14-year-old survivor found after Yemenia IY626 crashes into Indian Ocean near Comoros
- ^ 153 dead as Yemenia 626 crashes into Indian Ocean near Comoros, archipelago nation off Mozambique
- ^ Yemeni plane 'crashes in ocean' from BBC Breaking News
- ^ Amir, Ahmed; Andrew Cawthorne, Jon Hemming (2009-06-29). "Yemeni plane crashes in Comoros, 150 on board" (in en-US). News (Reuters). http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55T03R20090630. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090630-0
- ^ "Yemenia Airbus A310 Crashes – The Sky Isn’t Falling". PopSci.com.au. 2009-07-01. http://www.popsci.com.au/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-06/yemenia-airbus-a310-crashes-%E2%80%93-sky-isn%E2%80%99t-falling. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31678931/ns/world_news-africa/
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