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State-owned carrier Sudan Airways, known for its delays, has lost out to new carriers offering better service.
Sudan Airways resumed Khartoum-London service with twice-weekly flights aboard an A300-600. Saturday flights are to Heathrow and Tuesday flights to Gatwick.
I.A.T.A. membership has been increased to 88 with the addition of Sudan Airways as one of 80 active members.
The first of Sudan Airways two Comet 4Cs, ST-AAW, was handed over at Hatfield [sic] three weeks ahead of schedule—on 13 November.
Seen here at Schiphol is the first of three Friendship 200s for Sudan Airways which will replace the airline's seven DC-3s and four Doves on internal and regional routes.
The "Blue Nile" Viscount services operated between London and the Sudan by British United on behalf of Sudan Airways will presumably cease when the Comets are in operation next year.
Sudan Airways have ordered a fourth Friendship to be delivered in December this year.
The 100th Twin Otter to be produced by de Havilland Canada at the Downsview, Ontario, plant was delivered to Sudan Airways last month—the second of three for the airline.
Boeing 707-321 of British Midland on wet lease to Sudan Airways, from whom the company recently received a £3.3 million contract to operate its long-haul "Blue Nile" services from Khartoum to Europe, the Middle East and East Africa. The contract runs until the end of 1973 and covers the provision by BM of technical and management assistance. One 707 is being operated for Sudan Airways at present, but a second will be made available for charters later. Sudan Airways formerly operated its long-haul services with two Comet 4Cs, which are now being offered for sale by Shackleton Aviation
Sudan Airways is reported to have ordered two 737s for delivery next year.
Sudan Airways was privatised in June with the entry of two new investors, Kuwait's AREF Investment Group and Sudanese firm Faiha Holding Company. The carrier says AREF Investment Group is acquiring a 49% stake and Faiha Holding Company a 21% stake. The government will retain the remaining 30% stake.
Sudan Airways has introduced a new air service linking Khartoum with Aswan, Egypt.
Sudan Airways was the last Heathrow operator to use Comets, and its two will now be put up for sale.
A Sudan Airways DC-3 (ST-AAM) struck the wall of a house at Khartoum on February 21 during a training flight. The instructor was killed and the trainee pilot was slightly injured.
A Friendship of Sudan Airways made a forced landing during a flight from Malakal to Juba on December 6.
Survivors from the wreckage of a Fokker Friendship of Sudan Airways, which force-landed between Juba and Malakal on December 6, are now reported to be held captive by rebel tribesmen.
A Fokker F.27 of Sudan Airways, ST-ADX, overran the runway at El Obeid on May 10. There were no casualties but the aircraft was reported to be seriously damaged. It is understood that a single-engined landing had been made.
The Twin Otter which crashed near Khartoum on March 18 (Flight, last week) was ST-ADB of Sudan Airways.
Sudan Airways F.27 ST-ADW was damaged when the nosewheel collapsed during take-off from El Fasher on June 6.
The principal airways over East Africa remain busy, despite the fact that a Sudan Airways Fokker F.27 was shot down with a ground-to-air missile by the Sudan People's Liberation Army, killing the 57 passengers and three crew. The shoot-down happened on or before August 17, and was not reported immediately. The local Press claims that the missile was a Sam-7 captured from the Sudanese army. The civil flight was en route from Malakal in the south to Khartoum, which is some 500 km away. The SPLA has given warnings that even relief flights are liable to attack in the southern province which it controls.
State-owned carrier Sudan Airways, known for its delays, has lost out to new carriers offering better service.
I.A.T.A. membership has been increased to 88 with the addition of Sudan Airways as one of 80 active members.
The first of Sudan Airways two Comet 4Cs, ST-AAW, was handed over at Hatfield [sic] three weeks ahead of schedule—on 13 November.
Seen here at Schiphol is the first of three Friendship 200s for Sudan Airways which will replace the airline's seven DC-3s and four Doves on internal and regional routes.
The "Blue Nile" Viscount services operated between London and the Sudan by British United on behalf of Sudan Airways will presumably cease when the Comets are in operation next year.
Sudan Airways have ordered a fourth Friendship to be delivered in December this year.
The 100th Twin Otter to be produced by de Havilland Canada at the Downsview, Ontario, plant was delivered to Sudan Airways last month—the second of three for the airline.
Boeing 707-321 of British Midland on wet lease to Sudan Airways, from whom the company recently received a £3.3 million contract to operate its long-haul "Blue Nile" services from Khartoum to Europe, the Middle East and East Africa. The contract runs until the end of 1973 and covers the provision by BM of technical and management assistance. One 707 is being operated for Sudan Airways at present, but a second will be made available for charters later. Sudan Airways formerly operated its long-haul services with two Comet 4Cs, which are now being offered for sale by Shackleton Aviation
Sudan Airways is reported to have ordered two 737s for delivery next year.
Sudan Airways was privatised in June with the entry of two new investors, Kuwait's AREF Investment Group and Sudanese firm Faiha Holding Company. The carrier says AREF Investment Group is acquiring a 49% stake and Faiha Holding Company a 21% stake. The government will retain the remaining 30% stake.
Sudan Airways resumed Khartoum-London service with twice-weekly flights aboard an A300-600. Saturday flights are to Heathrow and Tuesday flights to Gatwick.
