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Sudanese airline Not to be confused with Hughes Airwest, originally known as Air West (1968–70).
Air West
IATA ICAO Call sign
- AWZ -
FoundedApril 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04)
HubsKhartoum International Airport
Fleet size9
HeadquartersKhartoum, Sudan

Air West is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operates domestic passenger services and international cargo charters. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport, with a hub at Sharjah International Airport.

This airline has no connection to Hughes Airwest which previously operated in the U.S. as Air West.

The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

History

Air West Boeing 737-200 in 2006.

The airline was established in April 1992 and started operations in October 1992.

Incidents and accidents

On January 24, 2007, Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737 with 95 passengers and 8 crew on board, was hijacked and diverted to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The plane, destined for the town of El Fasher, took off from Khartoum at 8:30 AM. Air traffic control had evidence of only one hijacker aboard the plane. The 24-year-old hijacker, Mahamat Abdelatif Mahamat, was armed with a pistol and several knives. He demanded that the airplane be flown to Britain. When he realized that there was not enough fuel to go to Britain he asked to be flown to Bangui or N'Djamena. The aircraft landed safely in N'Djamena and all passengers were released. The hijacker requested guarantees for his safety from the French embassy and requested political asylum in the United Kingdom. The hijacker's demands were not heeded; he was arrested following twenty minutes of negotiations on the ground.

Destinations

Air West does public services to Sudan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Fleet

The Air West fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 4 April 2018):

Total:7

References

  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 68–69.
  2. Indian Ocean Newsletter 25 June 2005
  3. Flight International July 2005
  4. Aviation Safety Network retrieved 20 November 2006
  5. "BBC NEWS - Africa - Chad arrests Sudan plane hijacker". 24 January 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. "aircraft hijack". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  7. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AWU&al_op=1

External links

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