Encyclopedia of African AirlinesThe rainy season, terrain, and financial hardships have made the construction of highways and railroads nearly impossible in many parts of Africa. This lack of modern infrastructure has been overcome in some part by the development of air transportation. Hundreds of carriers--both small and large, government owned and private--have connected all parts of the continent. Together, they have had a tremendous impact on the African economy and the people. Country-by-country, this comprehensive reference work provides brief histories of over 700 airlines in 54 African nations. Each entry has the years of operation of the carrier, along with information on its origin, growth, and route structure. Aircraft usage, including registration numbers and nicknames, is covered in many cases. Any crashes involving aircraft in the carrier's fleet are also noted. An appendix gives the location of all major African airports. |
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BOTSWANA | 24 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 33 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 58 |
GUINEABISSAU | 80 |
LIBERIA | 106 |
MALAWI | 116 |
NAMIBIA | 133 |
SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE | 153 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 161 |
Speed | 193 |
SWAZILAND | 205 |
Major Airports by Country and City | 239 |
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aboard accident acquired Addis Ababa Aero African Air African airlines Air Afrique Air Algérie Air Botswana Air Charter Air Congo Air France Air Service Air Transport Airbus aircraft airline operated airline's Airport Antonov Antonov An-24 April arrived August Aviation BAC One-Eleven Beech began operations begun BOAC British Cairo Caravelle cargo carrier Cessna chairman charter company charter flights charter operator Comet company operated crashed December destinations included DHC-6 Twin Otter director domestic Douglas DC-3s Dragon Rapides East African Airways EgyptAir employs Ethiopian February fleet consisted fleet included flying Fokker F-27 formed Gabon Ghana Airways Havilland D.H. Havilland DHC-6 Twin Ilyushin Ilyushin Il-18 International January Johannesburg July June Kenya killing Kinshasa Lagos leased Lockheed London manager March Nairobi Nigeria November October operates charter pany passengers percent Piper PA-23 Aztec regional replaced Rhodesia route Sabena scheduled services September Société South African Airways three Boeing Transports Aériens Vickers Viscount Zaire