Sun Air (Sudan)
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Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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Hubs | Khartoum International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 16 | ||||||
Headquarters | Khartoum, Sudan | ||||||
Key people | Saif M. Saad Omer (chairman) Mohamed Saifeldin M. Saad Omer (chief executive officer) | ||||||
Website | sunairgroup |
Sun Air is a private airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. As of October 2021, according to its website, Sun Air operates scheduled domestic flights between Khartoum and several domestic destinations. It also operates scheduled international flights between Khartoum and other cities in Africa and the Middle East.[1]
Overview
[edit]The airline, is family owned and started operations in June 2008 with a fleet of one Airbus A310-300 aircraft, and three Boeing 737-200 aircraft. As of October 2021, the airline operates Embraer E-190, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A321 aircraft.[2]
Fleet
[edit]As of September 2021, the Sun Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft.[2]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | P | Y | Total | ||||
Embraer E-190 | 2 | — | 14 | 86 | 100 | [2] | |
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | 20 | 21 | 203 | 244 | [2] |
Airbus A321-200 | 2 | — | 12 | 24 | 143 | 179 | [2] |
Total | 6 | — |
Previous fleet
[edit]In the past, Sun Air has operated the following aircraft:[3]
Destinations
[edit]According to the airline's website, the airline maintains regular passenger service to the following domestic and international destinations:[1] With consultation assistance from Lufthansa Consulting, a subsidiary of the German aniline Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Sun Air is actively pursuing the opening of routes to Uganda, Nigeria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Sun Air Group (3 October 2021). "Destinations of Sun Air Sudan". SunAirGroup.com. Khartoum, Sudan. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Simon Marks (30 September 2021). "End of U.S. Sanctions Breathes New Life Into Sudanese Airline". BNN Bloomberg News Wire. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Sun Air Group (3 October 2021). "Previous Fleet of Sun Air Sudan". Sunairgroup.com. Khartoum, Sudan. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Chinedu Eze (14 September 2021). "Aviation Security Experts Worried over Designation of Two Sudanese Airlines to Nigeria". This Day. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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