Azza Air Transport
Azza Transport Company (alternatively known as Azza Air Transport) was a cargo airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operated a cargo charter service throughout Africa and the Middle East and was planning services for Europe. Its main base was at Khartoum International Airport.[1]
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993. It is owned by Omdurman National Bank, Shaikan Insurances and Sheikan Insurance. It has 350 employees.[1] May 30, 2007, the US Department of State named as part of economic sanctions a list of Sudanese firms, including Azza Transport Company, for "transferring small arms, ammunition and artillery to Sudanese government forces and Janjaweed militia in Darfur."Grounding Sudan's Air Force[2][3]
In May 2009, United Nations observers observed an Azza aircraft transporting well over a hundred members of the Sudan Armed Forces and military equipment to Geneina Airport in Darfur, in violation of international sanctions.[4]
Accidents and incidents
- On October 21, 2009, Flight 2241, operated by a Boeing 707-330C, crashed on take-off at Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. The flight was operated by a Boeing 707 freighter and all six crewmembers were killed.[5][6]
- On October 7, 2012, an An-12 registered ST-ASA was operating a military flight when it crashed after takeoff from Khartoum when both engines on the left wing failed.
Fleet
The Azza Air Transport fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:[1]
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 83.
- "Treasury Designation Targets Sudanese Government, Rebel Leader". treasury.gov. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- "Financial Institution Letters 05/29/2007". fdic.gov. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Harting, Mayr; Carisch, Enrico; Al-Momani, Awni; Abdelaziz, Abdelaziz. "Letter dated 27 October 2009 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). securitycouncilreport.org. United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
Well over one hundred SAF troops were observed by the Panel on the morning of 19 May 2009 as they boarded an Azza ST-AKW aeroplane in Khartoum airport at 9 a.m. and disembarked at 10.15 a.m. in El Fasher airport from the same aeroplane. On 29 July 2009, the Panel observed military materiel being unloaded from Azza aircraft in El Fasher airport. On the same date, on the tarmac of the new airport of El Geneina, the Panel also observed an aeroplane of the Azza Aviation Company. At the time, the new El Geneina airport was closed to the public and was used only by SAF and special Government of the Sudan air traffic.
- "Six dead as cargo plane crashes at Sharjah Airport". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- "UAE crashed cargo plane owned by Sudan's Azza Air". Reuters. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.