Encyclopedia of African AirlinesThe rainy season, terrain, and financial hardships have made the construction of highways and railroads nearly impossible in many parts of Africa. This lack of modern infrastructure has been overcome in some part by the development of air transportation. Hundreds of carriers--both small and large, government owned and private--have connected all parts of the continent. Together, they have had a tremendous impact on the African economy and the people. Country-by-country, this comprehensive reference work provides brief histories of over 700 airlines in 54 African nations. Each entry has the years of operation of the carrier, along with information on its origin, growth, and route structure. Aircraft usage, including registration numbers and nicknames, is covered in many cases. Any crashes involving aircraft in the carrier's fleet are also noted. An appendix gives the location of all major African airports. |
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VI | 11 |
VII | 19 |
VIII | 23 |
IX | 24 |
X | 28 |
XI | 29 |
XIII | 32 |
XVI | 33 |
XXXVIII | 122 |
XXXIX | 123 |
XL | 126 |
XLI | 129 |
XLII | 133 |
XLIII | 137 |
XLIV | 138 |
XLV | 151 |
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aboard accident acquired Aero African Air African airlines Air Afrique Air Algerie Air Charters Air Congo Air France Air Malawi Air Service Air Transport Airbus aircraft airline operated airline's Airport Antonov Antonov An-24 April arrived August Aviation BAC One-Eleven Beech began operations begun BOAC Botswana British Bulawayo Cairo Cape Town Caravelle cargo carrier Cessna chairman charter company charter flights charter operator Comair Comet company operated crashed December destinations include DHC-6 Twin Otter domestic Douglas DC-3s Durban East African Airways employs Ethiopian February fleet consisted fleet included flying Fokker F-27 formed Havilland D.H. Havilland DHC-6 Twin International January Johannesburg July June Kenya killing King Air Lagos leased Lockheed London March Mauritius Moth Nairobi Nigeria November October operated charter pany passengers percent Piper PA-23 Aztec Piper PA-31 Navajo regional replaced Rhodesia route Sabena Safari Salaam scheduled services September sold South African Airways three Boeing Viscount Zaire Zambia