Tassili Airlines ( ar, طيران الطاسيلي) is an Algerian passenger

airline An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...

, based in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...

, owned by

Sonatrach Sonatrach ( ar, سوناطراك; french: Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation, et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1963, it is ...

, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1998, Tassili now provides scheduled services out of

Houari Boumedienne Airport Houari Boumediene International Airport ( ar, مطار هواري بومدين الدولي, Maṭār Hawwārī Būmadyan al-Duwaliyy) , also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is the main international airport serving A ...

, as well as its charter flights and helicopter services, that were originally mainly for the Algerian oil industry.

History

Tassili Airlines was originally established in 1998 as a joint venture between

Air Algérie Air Algérie SpA ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية, ; ber, Aeriverdan idzayriyen) is the flag carrier of Algeria, with its head office in the Immeuble El-Djazair in Algiers. With flights operating from Houari Boumedienne Airpor ...

(49%) and the

company (51%), both of which are government-owned. Commercial services were launched on 8 April 1999, with a flight from

Hassi Messaoud Hassi Messaoud ( ar, حاسي مسعود) is a town in Ouargla Province, eastern Algeria, located southeast of Ouargla. As of 2008 it had a population of 45,147 people, up from 40,360 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.1%, the low ...

to Algiers. In April 2005, Air Algérie withdrew its funds in the airline, which thus became wholly owned by Sonatrach. Tassili Airlines became a member of AFRAA in 2014, since when it has continued its expansion of regional and international routes.

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The airline is

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, being 100% owned by

, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.

Business trends

The annual accounts of the state-owned Tassili Airlines do not seem to have been published. A few recently available figures (largely from AFRAA reports) are shown below (for years ending 31 December): Tassili Airlines, 7T-VCC, Boeing 737-8ZQ (39746341835)

Tassili Airlines, 7T-VCC, Boeing 737-8ZQ (39746341835)

Destinations

As of December 2015, Tassili Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations: ;

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

* Adrar -

Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport is a public airport located 6 nm (11 km) southeast of Adrar, the capital of the Adrar province (''wilaya'') in Algeria. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level ...

(base) *

Annaba Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...

Rabah Bitat Airport Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport , formerly known as Les Salines Airport, and popularly as El Mellah Airport is an international airport located south of Annaba, a city in Algeria. It is named after Rabah Bitat, a president of Algeria (1978-1979). Hi ...

* Batna -

Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport , also known as Batna International Airport or Batna Airport, is an airport serving Batna Batna or BATNA may refer to: * Batna (city), Algeria * Batna Province, Algeria *Best alternative to a negotiated agreement ...

* Béchar - Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport * Constantine - Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport *

Djanet Djanet ( ar, جانت) is an oasis city, and capital of Djanet District as well as of Djanet Province, southeast Algeria. It is located south of Illizi. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,655, up from 9,699 in 1998, and an a ...

Djanet Inedbirene Airport Tiska Djanet Airport is an airport serving Djanet, Algeria. The airport is in the desert south of Djanet. There is a VOR/DME In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-me ...

* Ghardaïa - Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport *

Oued Irara Airport Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...

Illizi Illizi ( ar, إيليزي) is a town and commune, coextensive with Illizi District, situated in the south-eastern part of Algeria, and capital of Illizi Province. According to the 2008 census it is the largest commune by population in the provin ...

Takhamalt Airport Takhamalt Airport , also known as Illizi Airport, is an airport serving Illizi, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

Ahmed Ben Bella Airport Ahmed Ben Bella Airport ( ar, مطار أحمد بن بلة), formally Es-Sénia Airport is an airport located 4.7 nm (8.7 km) south of Oran (near Es Sénia), in Algeria. History During World War II, La Sénia Airport was first used by ...

* Setif -

Ain Arnat Airport Ain Arnat Airport , also known as Sétif International Airport, is an airport serving Sétif, Algeria. It was opened in 1945. Introduction Setif airport is an international civilian-military airport serving the city of Setif in the region of t ...

Tamanrasset Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alt ...

Tamanrasset Airport Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alti ...

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...

Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport is a public airport located northwest of Tlemcen, the capital of the Tlemcen province (''wilaya'') in Algeria. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway desi ...

Tindouf Tindouf (Berber: Tinduf, ar, تندوف) is the main town, and a commune in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders. The commune has population of around 160,000 but the census and population ...

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(Charter)

Fleet

The Tassili Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019): The airline also owns several types of smaller aircraft, including

Beechcraft 1900 The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop regional airliner manufactured by Beechcraft. It is also used as a freight aircraft and corporate transport, and by several governmental and military organizations. With ...

Cessna 208 Caravan The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargo ...

and

Pilatus PC-6 The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- an ...

, as well as

Bell 206 The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec, plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter prog ...

helicopters.

Accidents and incidents

*On 28 January 2004, at around 21:00 local time, a Tassili Airlines

( registered 7T-VIN) crashed 10 kilometres short of Ghardaïa Airport where it had been scheduled to land completing a chartered flight from Hassi R'Mel Airport. The pilot Mebarki Mohamed had to abort the landing approach because a preceding aircraft had not cleared the runway in time. During maneuvering for reaching the approach path again, the aircraft hit the ground with its right wing, which was subsequently torn off. Of the two passengers and three crew members on board, all but the co-pilot survived the crash. *On 10 August 2017, a Tassili Airlines Bell 206 was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire when it crashed on an empty lot at Dekakna, about 5 km southwest of Douera, Algeria. All four on board are believed to have died in the accident. The accident happened in daylight (1020L) and apparently in VMC. According to press reports the helicopter was being used to film the new railway line between Zeralda and Algiers.FlightGlobal

References

External links

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Official website

Official website
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