Air Comores
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| Founded | 1966 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1995 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air France | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moroni | ||||||
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Air Comores SA was the flag carrier of the Comoros that operated from 1966 to 1995. The airline was 49% owned by Air France, with the remaining 51% owned by the Comorian state.[1]
History
Air Comores was founded in 1966 as a charter operator.[2] The airline began service with a Piper PA-23 Aztec B and a Piper PA-23 Apache 160 on routes within the Comoros Islands. The airline then procured two De Havilland D.H.114 from the French carrier UTA. [2]The airline continued to expand its fleet by acquiring two Douglas DC-6s and two Douglas DC-3s. In the early 1970s the airline added two Nord 262s to the fleet. The airline ceased operations in 1974.[2]
In 1975 the airline re-started under a new name, Société Nationale des Transport Aériens and began operations with four Douglas DC-4s. By the late 1980s the carriers fleet included a Boeing 737-200 (leased from South African Airways) and a Fokker F27 Friendship. The airline operated the same route network from the previous Air Comores. By 1995 the airlines fleet included one Fokker F27, three Douglas DC-4s and a Boeing 737-200. However by September of the same year the airline ceased operations after the company failed to pay its debt. [3][2]
Destinations
The airlines route network remained basically unchanged throughout its entire existence:
Africa
Fleet
The Air Comores fleet by 1995 consisted of the following aircraft:
See Also
References
- ^ Martin Ottenheimer; Harriet Ottenheimer (1994). Historical Dictionary of the Comoro Islands. Scarecrow Press. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-8108-2819-3.
- ^ a b c d Ben R. Guttery (1 January 1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Ben Guttery. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7.
- ^ "Air Comores SA history from Comoro Republic, Rest of World". Airline History. Retrieved 2021-11-13.