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:''For the [[Sudan]]ese airline with a similar name see [[Air West Express]]''
Air West
:''For the [[USA]] airline with a similar name see [[Hughes Airwest]]''
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Air West
IATA
' ICAO
AWZ Callsign
'
Founded April 1992
Hubs Khartoum International Airport
Fleet size 13
Destinations
Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan
Key people
Website: http://www.airwestuae.com/
For the Sudanese airline with a similar name see Air West Express
For the USA airline with a similar name see Hughes Airwest
Air West is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operates domestic passenger services and international cargo charters. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport, with a hub at Sharjah International Airport. [1] This airline has no connection to Hughes Airwest.


'''Air West''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]]. It operates domestic passenger services and international cargo charters. Its main base is [[Khartoum International Airport]], with a hub at [[Sharjah International Airport]]. <ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 68-69 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref> This airline has no connection to [[Hughes Airwest]].
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.


The airline is on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union]].
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Incidents and accidents
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References


==History==
The airline was established in [[April 1992]] and started operations in [[October 1992]]. It is owned by Saif Omer (90%), Chairman and President of the airline, and Housam Saif (10%). <ref name="FI"/>
Air West was the first Sudanese airline to start to fly between Khartoum and [[Rumbek]], where the [[Sudan People's Liberation Movement]] (SPLM) has its headquarters. <ref name="IO">[http://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0506d&L=sudanese&P=559 Indian Ocean Newsletter] 25 June 2005</ref>


==Incidents and accidents==
[edit] History
On [[February 3]], [[2005]], an Air West [[Ilyushin Il-76]] aircraft, owned by East-West Airlines based in [[Sharjah]], left Sharjah with 46 tons of humanitarian cargo for Nyala, [[Darfur]] province in [[Sudan]], with a planned en-route stop at [[Khartoum]]. When the crew first contacted Khartoum they advised air traffic control that they had fuel problems. The crew were advised to make an emergency landing at [[Aad Babaker]], which is about 15 km west of Khartoum. The aircraft crashed about 15km from Khartoum killing all seven crew. <ref>[[Flight International]] July 2005</ref> <ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050203-0 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 20 November 2006</ref>
The airline was established in April 1992 and started operations in October 1992. It is owned by Saif Omer (90%), Chairman and President of the airline, and Housam Saif (10%). [1] Air West was the first Sudanese airline to start to fly between Khartoum and Rumbek, where the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has its headquarters. [2]


On [[January 24]], [[2007]], [[Air West Flight 612]], a [[Boeing 737]] with 95 passengers and 8 crew on board, was hijacked and diverted to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The plane, destined for the town of El Fasher, took off from [[Khartoum]] at 8:30 AM. Air traffic control had evidence of only one hijacker aboard the plane. The 24 year old hijacker, Mahamat Abdelatif Mahamat, was armed with a pistol and several knives. He demanded that the airplane be flown to Britain. When he realized that there was not enough fuel to go to Britain he asked to be flow to Bangui or N'Djamena. The aircraft landed safely in N'Djamena and all passengers were released. The hijacker requested guarantees for his safety from the French embassy and requested political asylum in the United Kingdom. The hijacker's demands were not heeded; he was arrested following twenty minutes of negotiations on the ground<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6293649.stm BBC News]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/international/ticker/detail/Man_arrested_after_hijacking_Sudanese_plane.html?siteSect=143&sid=7461155&cKey=1169642253000Sudanese aircraft hijack]</ref>.


==Fleet==
[edit] Incidents and accidents
The Air West fleet consists of the following aircraft (at [[February 2008]]):
On February 3, 2005, an Air West Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft, owned by East-West Airlines based in Sharjah, left Sharjah with 46 tons of humanitarian cargo for Nyala, Darfur province in Sudan, with a planned en-route stop at Khartoum. When the crew first contacted Khartoum they advised air traffic control that they had fuel problems. The crew were advised to make an emergency landing at Aad Babaker, which is about 15 km west of Khartoum. The aircraft crashed about 15km from Khartoum killing all seven crew. [3] [4]


*1 [[Airbus A310-300]]
On January 24, 2007, Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737 with 95 passengers and 8 crew on board, was hijacked and diverted to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The plane, destined for the town of El Fasher, took off from Khartoum at 8:30 AM. Air traffic control had evidence of only one hijacker aboard the plane. The 24 year old hijacker, Mahamat Abdelatif Mahamat, was armed with a pistol and several knives. He demanded that the airplane be flown to Britain. When he realized that there was not enough fuel to go to Britain he asked to be flow to Bangui or N'Djamena. The aircraft landed safely in N'Djamena and all passengers were released. The hijacker requested guarantees for his safety from the French embassy and requested political asylum in the United Kingdom. The hijacker's demands were not heeded; he was arrested following twenty minutes of negotiations on the ground[5] [6].
*2 [[Antonov An-12]]
*2 [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV]]
*1 [[Antonov An-26]]
*2 [[Antonov An-28]]
*1 [[Antonov An-32]]
*3 [[Boeing 737-200]]
*1 [[Yakovlev Yak-42|Yakovlev Yak-42D]]


==External links==
*[http://www.airwestuae.com/ Air West]
*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AWZ&al_op=1 Air West Fleet]


== References ==
[edit] Fleet
<references/>
The Air West fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):


[[Category:Airlines of Sudan]]
1 Airbus A310-300
[[Category:Airlines established in 1992]]
2 Antonov An-12
2 Antonov An-24RV
1 Antonov An-26
2 Antonov An-28
1 Antonov An-32
3 Boeing 737-200
1 Yakovlev Yak-42D


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[edit] References
^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, pp. 68-69.
^ Indian Ocean Newsletter 25 June 2005
^ Flight International July 2005
^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 20 November 2006
^ BBC News
^ aircraft hijack
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Air West
IATA ICAO Call sign
— AWZ —
FoundedApril 1992
HubsKhartoum International Airport
Fleet size13
HeadquartersKhartoum, Sudan
Websitehttp://www.airwestuae.com/
For the Sudanese airline with a similar name see Air West Express
For the USA airline with a similar name see Hughes Airwest

Air West is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operates domestic passenger services and international cargo charters. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport, with a hub at Sharjah International Airport. [1] This airline has no connection to Hughes Airwest.

The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

History

The airline was established in April 1992 and started operations in October 1992. It is owned by Saif Omer (90%), Chairman and President of the airline, and Housam Saif (10%). [1] Air West was the first Sudanese airline to start to fly between Khartoum and Rumbek, where the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has its headquarters. [2]

Incidents and accidents

On February 3, 2005, an Air West Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft, owned by East-West Airlines based in Sharjah, left Sharjah with 46 tons of humanitarian cargo for Nyala, Darfur province in Sudan, with a planned en-route stop at Khartoum. When the crew first contacted Khartoum they advised air traffic control that they had fuel problems. The crew were advised to make an emergency landing at Aad Babaker, which is about 15 km west of Khartoum. The aircraft crashed about 15km from Khartoum killing all seven crew. [3] [4]

On January 24, 2007, Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737 with 95 passengers and 8 crew on board, was hijacked and diverted to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The plane, destined for the town of El Fasher, took off from Khartoum at 8:30 AM. Air traffic control had evidence of only one hijacker aboard the plane. The 24 year old hijacker, Mahamat Abdelatif Mahamat, was armed with a pistol and several knives. He demanded that the airplane be flown to Britain. When he realized that there was not enough fuel to go to Britain he asked to be flow to Bangui or N'Djamena. The aircraft landed safely in N'Djamena and all passengers were released. The hijacker requested guarantees for his safety from the French embassy and requested political asylum in the United Kingdom. The hijacker's demands were not heeded; he was arrested following twenty minutes of negotiations on the ground[5] [6].

Fleet

The Air West fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 68–69.
  2. ^ Indian Ocean Newsletter 25 June 2005
  3. ^ Flight International July 2005
  4. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 20 November 2006
  5. ^ BBC News
  6. ^ aircraft hijack
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