- Tunisair
Infobox Airline
airline = Tunisair
logo_size = 173px
fleet_size = 32 (+16 orders)
destinations = 75
IATA = TU
ICAO = TAR
callsign = TUNAIR
founded = 1948
headquarters =Tunis ,Tunisia
key_people = Nabil Chettaoui (CEO)
hubs =Tunis-Carthage International Airport
frequent_flyer = Fidelys
lounge = Espace Previlige
alliance =
website = http://www.tunisair.com/Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية) is the
flag carrier airline ofTunisia . Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.Tunisair is a member of the
Arab Air Carriers Organization .History
In 1948, the Tunisian government reached an agreement with
Air France and Tunisair was created. It started operation in 1949. By 1957, the number of shares held byAir France were decreased and theTunisian government became the largest shareholder in Tunisair.By
1990 Tunisair had received 2Airbus A320 aircraft keeping the same livery as before.During
1993 -1998 Tunisair began to expand its services acrossEurope by beginning flights toPrague ,Budapest ,Warsaw ,Bratislava ,Lisbon ,Linz ,Salzburg ,Graz ,Moscow ,Beirut andStockholm .On
October 21 ,1998 Tunisair celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of its creation. Also in this year they began to get rid of theirBoeing 727 's.In
1999 Tunisair andAir France signed an alliance together.Destinations
Tunisair serves the following 53 destinations across
Africa ,Asia andEurope . It's main base isTunis-Carthage International Airport . Here are the destinations they currently serve (atSeptember 2008 ):Fleet
The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at
September ,2008 ):
The Tunisair average fleet age was 11.6 years in January 2008.Fact|date=November 2007On
29 April 2008 ,Airbus announced that Tunisair placed a firm order for 10A320 (with 3 options), 3A330 and 3A350XWB (with 1 option) aircraft for fleet renewal and expansion in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. [ [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/29/223354/tunisair-taking-a350s-a330s-and-a320s-to-modernise.html Tunisair taking A350s, A330s and A320s to modernise fleet ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.tunisair.com Tunisair official website]
* [http://www.bvmt.com.tn/quotes/quote.jsp?code=120040 Tunisair quotes on the Tunis Stock Exchange]Template group
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