Azza Transport Company (alternatively known as Azza Air Transport) was a
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airli ...
based in
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.
Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flo ...
, Sudan. It operated a cargo charter service throughout Africa and the Middle East and was planning services for Europe. Its main base was at
Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport () is the principal airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The airport was shut down for nearly two years as it was stormed and occupied from 15 April 2023 to 25 March 2025 during the Battle of Khartoum.
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.
History
The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993. It is owned by Omdurman National Bank, Shaikan Insurances and Sheikan Insurance. It has 350 employees.
May 30, 2007, the US Department of State named as part of economic sanctions a list of Sudanese firms, including Azza Transport Company, for "transferring small arms, ammunition and artillery to Sudanese government forces and Janjaweed militia in Darfur.
In May 2009, United Nations observers observed an Azza aircraft transporting well over a hundred members of the
Sudan Armed Forces and military equipment to
Geneina Airport in
Darfur
Darfur ( ; ) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home f – the region was named Dardaju () while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was renamed Dartunjur () when the Tunjur ruled the area. ...
, in violation of international sanctions.
Accidents and incidents
* On October 21, 2009,
Flight 2241, operated by a
Boeing 707-330C, crashed on take-off at
Sharjah International Airport
Sharjah International Airport () is an international airport located east-southeast of Sharjah (city), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is spread over an area of . It is the 3rd busiest airport in UAE, the country as well as List of the busie ...
,
United Arab Emirates
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. The flight was operated by a Boeing 707 freighter and all six crewmembers were killed.
* On October 7, 2012, an An-12 registered ST-ASA was operating a military flight when it crashed after takeoff from Khartoum when both engines on the left wing failed.
Fleet
The Azza Air Transport fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:
* 1
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 ( Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
* 1
Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins ...
* 2
Ilyushin Il-76TD
The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. ...
See also
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References
External links
Azza Transport Fleet
1993 establishments in Sudan
Airlines disestablished in 2013
Airlines established in 1993
Cargo airlines of Sudan
Companies based in Khartoum
Defunct airlines of Sudan
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