Daallo Airlines

Daallo Airlines
Daallo Airlines
IATA
D3		 ICAO
DAO		 Callsign
DALO AIRLINES
Founded 1991
Hubs Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 13
Headquarters Dubai Airport Free Zone
Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people Terry Fox, CEO
Website http://www.daallo.com/

Daallo Airlines is an airline, headquartered in the Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] With its main base at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services in East Africa and the Middle East.[2] Daalo briefly ceased all operations in March 2010,[3] but resumed operations later in the year.[4][5]

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History

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991, and began operations on 20 March 1991 with one Cessna aircraft. Soviet aircraft are largely used, although some Boeing and Airbus aircraft have been added, enabling the launch of direct flights between Djibouti and Paris in July 2001, and flights between Djibouti and London in October 2002.

As of early 2008, Daallo Airlines has new shareholders: Dubai World subsidiary Istithmar World Aviation. Founders and owners Mohamed Haji Abdillahi Abusita and Mohammed Ibrahim Yasin "Olaad" remain as board members. In December 2008 Terry Fox, previously Director of Operations was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Daallo Airlines currently has 110 employees (at March 2007). The Company maintained unbroken service on its main European route to Paris CDG and London Gatwick from Djibouti until 2009.

In March 2010, all flight operations were suspended, but service resumed later in the year.[4]

Destinations

Daallo Airlines services the following scheduled destinations:

Fleet

The Daallo Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2011):

  • 2 Antonov An-24(S9-KAS and EY-47693)
  • 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

In the 1990s, the airline used Tupolev Tu-154, Antonov An-24, Ilyushin Il-18 and L-410 aircraft. In the last few years these have been replaced by Boeing 767-200, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737-200 and Airbus A310-300 aircraft, all of which have now been returned to their lessors. The airline was also using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 in 2003. Currently operating Boeing 727-200 from Dubai and Boeing 757-200 formerly from London Gatwick.

Incidents

On 2 November 2009, two Somali men unsuccessfully attempted to hijack an Antonov airplane operated by Daallo Airlines on a flight from Bossaso to Djibouti. Armed passengers confronted the alleged hijackers when the two men drew their weapons, allowing the pilots to return the plane to Bossaso. None of the thirty passengers were wounded, nor did the aircraft receive any damage.[6]

In November 2009, a man tried to board a flight in Mogadishu carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe similar to those used in the used in the failed attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009.[7]

External links

Portal icon Dubai portal
Portal icon Companies portal
Portal icon Aviation portal

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Daallo Airlines. Retrieved on 21 July 2011. "Corporate Office Dubai Airport Free Zone J 21, Dubai P.O. Box 293515 United Arab Emirates"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 71. 3 April 2007. 
  3. ^ http://www.daallo.biz/news.asp
  4. ^ a b Somalia: Names of regional airlines that fly directly into the North, particularly Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Bossaso (also spelled as Bosaso) (Puntland)
  5. ^ Daalo Airlines
  6. ^ "Somali men fail in attempt to hijack plane". Associated Press. Somali News Post. 2 November 2009. http://somalinewspost.com/2009/11/somali-men-fail-in-attempt-to-hijack-plane/. Retrieved 4 February 2011. 
  7. ^ "Somali Arrested at Airport With Chemicals, Syringe". The New York Times. 29 December 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/30/world/AP-AF-Somalia.html. Retrieved 29 December 2009. [dead link]
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