East African Airways

East African Airways Corp. (EAAC) was an airline jointly run by three countries in East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania; and Uganda, which were then part of an East African Community. When this was dissolved in 1977, each country established its own national airline: Kenya Airways, Uganda Airlines; and Air Tanzania.

Code Data

*IATA Code: EC
*ICAO Code: JND
*Callsign: Eastaf

EAA owned and operated Douglas DC-3s and several variants such as C-47s and Canadair North Star C-4s. Later they added DeHavilland Comets and the Vickers VC10 to compete with BOAC. [ [http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/East_Arican_Airways/East_African_Airways.htm Pictures of EAA´s aircraft from bygone days] ]

Historical Fleet

*Douglas DC-3
*C-47
*Canadair Argonauts
*de Havilland Comet 4
*Vickers Super VC10
*de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
*Fokker F27 Friendship
*Douglas DC-9-32
*Boeing 707-321

Accidents and incidents

*18 April 1972 Addis Abbaba, VC-10, 43 fatalities
*18 May 1955 Mount Kilimanjaro, 20 fatalities
*27 April1964 DC3 Crashed at Kilwa airport, Tanzania, 1 fatality (Captain Gene Brokensha) [Mccrow.org: [http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/East_Arican_Airways/East_African_Airways.htm East African Airways] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ec.htm EAA¨s Timetables]
*http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6305