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 33
Destinations 74
Parent company Air Algérie Group
Company slogan "Air Algerie the wings of Algeria" ("Air Algérie les ailes de l'Algérie")
Headquarters Algiers, Algeria
Key people Abdelwahid Bouabdallah (Director General and CEO)
Website: http://www.airalgerie.dz
Airbus A330-200 in Montréal, Canada
Air Algérie Flight Attendant 1987
Air Algérie Director General, Abdelwahid Bouabdallah

Air Algérie SpA (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية‎) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. Based in Algiers, the airline flies 13 Next-Generation Boeing 737s. Air Algérie operates scheduled international services to 39 destinations in 28 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates domestic services to 32 airports.

Air Algérie is in the process of becoming a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance by late 2008 or 2009. Bilateral codesharing, frequent flyer and lounge agreements with each of the SkyTeam carriers must be in place before it can meet the alliance's membership requirements. [1]

Air Algérie was the first air carrier in Africa to use electronic ticketing, with the elimination of the paper ticket.

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[edit] History

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. 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 29,000,000,000 DA. 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. 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.[citation needed]

[edit] 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.

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.

Its main base is Houari Boumedienne Airport, Algiers[2].

[edit] Destinations

Main article: Air Algérie destinations

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Passenger

The Air Algérie fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2008): [1][3]

Air Algérie Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)		 Routes Notes
Airbus A330-200 5 2 239 (12/32/195) Montreal, Beijing [begins February 22], France, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, South Africa,		 New interiors
AVOD in 2008-2009
ATR 72-500 6 6 66 (66) Domestic destinations All Economy Class
Boeing 737-600 5 101 (16/85) Domestic destinations, Italy, Libya, Russia,
Boeing 737-800 12
 7 144 (24/120)
162 (48/114)		 Domestic destinations, Belgium, Burkina Faso, France, Germany,
Italy, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Spain
Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Boeing 767-300ER 3 235 (14/22/197) Egypt, France, Morocco, Syria

The airline foresees reaching 50 long-haul aircraft by 2025. [2]

Airbus A330-200 of Air Algérie in Houari Boumedienne Airport
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-600 take off

[edit] Cargo

Aircraft Total Routes Notes
C-130 Hercules 1 Cargo
Boeing 737-200 1 Cargo

[edit] Retired

Air Algérie Retired Fleet [4]
Aircraft Year Retired Notes
Airbus A300 1980-1991
Airbus A310-200 1985-2003
Airbus A320-200 1999-2005
Boeing 727-200 1969-2002
Boeing 737-200 1971-2004
Boeing 737-400 1999-2005
Boeing 747-100 1977-1985
Boeing 747-200 1977-1997
Boeing 747-300 1995-2004
Boeing 757-200 2002-2005
Boeing 767-200 2000-2005
Douglas DC-10 1977-1985
Lockheed L-1011 1982-1990
C-130 Hercules 1962-2004 Only cargo
Sud Aviation Caravelle 1962-1984
Fokker F27 Mk400M 1982-2002


[edit] Cabin

Premier Classe in the Airbus A330-200

Air Algérie has three types of cabins, two of them are used for domestic flights and three for international flights. That depends on the aircraft. The Airbus A330-200 have the entertainment system AVOD. The Boeing 767-300ER and Boeing 737-800 with an audio system.

[edit] Premier Classe

The Premier Classe is located in the aircraft Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 767-300ER. Reclining Seats 180º, 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. A express menu served shortly after takeoff.

[edit] Classe Affaires

Classe Affaires meal in Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600

The Business Class is on the aircraft Airbus A330-200, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600. In the Airbus A330-200, reclining Seats 118º. Each seat includes a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD. A express drink served shortly after takeoff. In the Boeing 767-300ER, reclining Seats 118º, with an audio system. In the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-600, reclining Seats 118º, with an audio system.

[edit] Classe Économique

Classe Économique in Airbus A330-200

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

[edit] Codeshare agreements

[edit] Incidents and accidents

Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashed in Tamanrasset

[edit] References

  1. ^ Le Figaro – Air Algerie to join SkyTeam
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International (2007-03-27), pp. 51-52. 
  3. ^ Air Algerie Corporate Fleet Information
  4. ^ Air Fleets

[edit] External links

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