Air Algérie

Air Algérie (Code IATA: AH ; Code ICAO: DAH ) is the national Airline company Algérie. It was created in 1947 under the name of C.G.T (General Company of Transport). Air Algérie is a joint stock company S.P.A. whose capital is of 37.000.000.000, 00 DA.

It draws its experiment from its ancestor the CGT (General Company of Transport) which was created in 1947 with a network mainly directed towards France.

The network covered by Air Algérie is of 96.400 km, that is to say 2.4 times it tower of the Earth. More than 3.000.000 of passengers and nearly 20.000 tons to freight are transported each year by the company as well through the global area network as the domestic network. The global area network, dense of 37 cities served in 24 countries in Europe, Moyen the East, the Maghreb and Africa, is leant with a domestic network connecting 31 cities. In 2003, the number of daily flights in program of point reached the 120 flights. Moreover, Air Algérie produced nearly 5 billion seat-kilometers offered (SKO) and carried out 3,3 billion transported passenger-kilometers (PKT).

There exists a network of sale including/understanding 150 agencies in Algeria and abroad connected to a system of reservation and distributed through the GDS auprès whose Air Algérie is subscribed.

The programme of renewal of the fleet, started on a sustained rhythm, makes it possible the company to align a fleet new, in conformity with the regulations of the international civil aviation. Moreover, the average age of the Algerian planes passes from 17 years in 2003 to 3,5 years in 2006. The transfer of the activities of maintenance in the new base of recently acquired maintenance will make it possible soon the company to confirm its knowledge to make while obtaining the certificate GRAVEL BANK 145 with an aim of marketing its additional capacities.

Air Algérie contributes since more than one half century to sit the industry of air transport in Algeria. The various structures of the company made it possible to perennialize formidable completed work by generations of aviators Moreover it should be noted than the company opens with the long mails, essential to follow the " boom" economic of the country, a Algiers-Montreal line is in service since June 15th, 2007

Other activities:

• Oil charters which transport some 500.000 passagers/an. • Charters Omra and Hadj which transport the pilgrims towards the Saints places of Islam. • A center or hotel police station (Catering) which makes it possible at Air Algérie to meet its needs at the beginning for Algeria, as well as the assistance of the other companies.

Float

5 Airbus A330 -200
8 ATR-72 -500
2 Boeing 737 -400
5 Boeing 737 -600
10 Boeing 737 -800
3 Boeing 767 -300

Orders

Probably, without still deciding, the company awaits the authorization to ask for these new planes.

0 Airbus A319 -100 (15 orders) or *0 Airbus A320 -200 (10 orders)
0 Airbus A330 -200 (3 orders) or *0 Boeing 787 (6 orders)
0 Boeing 777 -200LR (2 orders)

Air Algérie passes by a major problem, the lack of planes affects most of its operations, until today after its it concludes a restoration from the fleet, the company flies only with 32 planes. The lack of planes gives many difficulties to the company, delays of flights, cancellations, engineering problems by large the use of its planes. Air Algérie awaits the authorization to buy new planes.

Float Air Algérie cargo liner

1 Boeing 737-200
1 Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (L-382G)

History

1947 : Creation of the C.G.T. (General Company of Transport) with a network mainly directed towards France

1962 : Covering of the independence of Algeria

1963 : The State takes 51% of the capital of Air Algérie.

1970 : The State carries its participation in the capital of Air Algérie with 83%.

1972 : December 15th of the year 1972, the State carries its participation in 100% by repurchasing the 17% still held by Air France.

1973 : The State decides to integrate at Air Algérie the Company of Air Work (S.T.A.).

1983 : The company is divided into two distinct entities, one for the internal lines (I.A.S.) and the other for the international lines.

1984 : The two entities quoted above are again amalgamated in only one company to which returns the load of the management of the air terminals.

1987 : Air Algérie is discharged from management air terminals.

1997 : Air Algérie becomes a joint stock company with a capital of 2,5 billion DA.

1998 : Liberalization of air transport.

2000 : The capital of Air Algérie is carried to 6 billion dinars.

2002 : The capital of Air Algérie is carried to 14 billion dinars.

2003 : The most serious crash landing of the history of Air Algérie (Boeing 737) with Tamanrasset, making 102 died and 1 survivor

2006 : Crash landing of an airfreighter of Air Algérie (Italy), making 3 dead (members of the crew).

2007 : Entered next of Air Algérie Alliance Skyteam
2007: Opening of the hot line Algiers-Montreal
2007: The death of the president Mohamed Tayeb Benouis, with old 59 years.

2008 : To ask large a quantity new planes and of opening of new roads.

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