Yemenia
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| Founded | 1940 (as Yemen Airlines) | ||||||
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Government of Yemen | |||||||
| Headquarters | Sanaa, Yemen | ||||||
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| Website | yemenia.com | ||||||
Yemenia (
History
Early years
Yemenia dates its origins back to Yemen Airlines,
In September 1972 and following
At July 1980 the workforce was 750 and chairmanship was held by Shaif M. Saeed. By this time, five Boeing 727-200s, two Boeing 737-200s, one
When South Yemen was united with the Yemen Arab Republic to form today's Yemen in 1990,[15] plans were made to form a single national airline by merging South Yemen's Alyemda into Yemenia.[citation needed] To achieve this, the shares held by Saudi Arabia were bought back by the government of Yemen in 1992.[5] The merger took place in 1996.[16] Yemenia became an Airbus A310 operator in 1995 with two leased A310-200s;[17] the introduction of the Airbus A310-300 followed in March 1997.[18]
Development in the 2000s
At March 2000 the chairmanship was held by Hassan Sohbi and the number of employees was 4,017. The aircraft operated at this time consisted of three Airbus A310-300s, two
Since 2008, a number of safety actions by the European Union have been taken against Yemenia because of alleged poor maintenance standards in Yemen. In July 2009, France suspended the airworthiness certificates of two Yemenia Airbus A310 aircraft that were registered in the country.[22] European services to Frankfurt were relaunched in December 2009.[23] Since then, systematic inspections of Yemenia aircraft parked at EU airports are carried out, in order to assess and verify the safety standards.[22] On 20 January 2010, then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that, owing to concerns of terrorist activity in Yemen, flights between the UK and the country would be suspended, as long as the security situation would not improve.[24]
2015–onwards
In March 2015, Yemenia was forced to suspend all flight operations until further notice due both to a
In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen, Yemenia operated repatriation flights to Egypt, Jordan, and India.[35][36] The airline received $1.15 million in compensation.[37] In June 2020, Chairman Ahmed Masood Alwani announced that the airline's two Airbus A310s would be phased out.[38]
On 16 May 2022, Yemenia resumed limited commercial operations out of Sanaa International Airport, its former main hub. The first Yemenia flight carried 151 passengers to the Jordanian capital Amman.[39]
On 17 June 2023, the first direct flight between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in nearly seven years has taken more than 270 Yemenis from rebel-held Sanaa to Jeddah, signaling easing tensions between the two countries. The flight by Yemenia carried Yemeni Muslims embarking on the annual Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj in the Saudi city of Mecca.[40]
Corporate affairs
Headquarters
The head office is located in the Hassaba District, in Downtown
Destinations
As of June 2023, Yemenia operates scheduled flights to five domestic and six international destinations with most originating at Sanaa International Airport, Aden International Airport and Seiyun Airport.[40][2]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of September 2022[update], Yemenia has an all-
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200
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6 | — | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
Airbus A330-200
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1[45] | — | 18 | 259 | 277 | |
Airbus A350-900
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— | 10[46] | TBA | |||
| Total | 7 | 10 | ||||
Fleet development
In 2008, during the
Historical fleet
Over the years, the airline has operated the following aircraft types:[5][55]
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| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|
Airbus A310-200
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1995[17] | Unknown |
Airbus A310-300
|
1997[18] | 2020[56][failed verification] |
Airbus A320
|
2011[53] | — |
| Boeing 727 | 1979 | 2006 |
Boeing 737-200
|
1982 | 2005 |
Boeing 737-800
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2002[19] | 2011 |
| Boeing 747SP | Unknown | 2010 |
de Havilland Canada DHC-6
|
Unknown | 1995[citation needed] |
| de Havilland Canada Dash 7 | 1981 | 1990 |
| Douglas DC-3 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 1998 | Unknown |
Incidents and accidents
Yemenia has experienced the following incidents and accidents including three hijackings:
- On 3 November 1958, a Yemen Airlines (as the company was named at that time) Douglas C-47 Skytrain (registered YE-AAB) crashed near Poggiodomo in Italy, killing the eight people on board. The aircraft had been on a flight from Rome Ciampino Airport to Yemen with a planned stopover at Belgrade, carrying the Yemenite Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs.[57]
- On 19 March 1969, a Yemen Airlines C-47 (registered 4W-AAS) crashed near elevator of the aircraft did not work properly. Repair work had been done on that part, because it had been damaged some days earlier in a ground collision.[58]
- On 16 September 1971, another Yemen Airlines C-47 (registered 4W-ABI) crashed near icing conditions, killing the five people on board. The aircraft had been on a multi-stopover flight from Yemen to Europe and had just departed Belgrade Airport.[59]
- On 1 November 1972, a Yemen Airlines Douglas DC-3 (registered 4W-ABJ) was destroyed in a crash-landing at an airfield near Beihan.[60]
- On 25 August 1973, a Yemen Airlines Douglas DC-6 was hijacked during a passenger flight from Ta'izz to Asmara. The perpetrator forced the pilots to divert the aircraft with fifteen other passengers and six crew members on board to Kuwait Airport, for which a refueling stop at Djibouti Airport turned out to be necessary. In Kuwait, the hijacker surrendered to local police forces.[61]
- On 13 December 1973, a Yemen Airlines DC-3 (registered 4W-ABR) crashed near Ta'izz.[62]
- On 23 February 1975, a Yemen Airlines DC-3 was hijacked during a flight from Al Hudaydah to Sana'a and forced to land at an airport in Saudi Arabia. There, the aircraft was stormed and the perpetrator overpowered.[63]
- On 14 November 1978, a Yemen Airlines C-47 (registered 4W-ABY) was damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing at an airfield near Ma'rib.[64]
- On 26 June 2000, a Yemenia Boeing 737-200C, registered 7O-ACQ, was damaged beyond repair when it veered off the runway upon landing at Khartoum International Airport following a cargo flight from Yemen.[65][66]
- On 21 January 2001, Boeing 727-200 with 91 passengers and 10 crew on board, was hijacked 15 minutes into a flight from Sana'a to Ta'izz by an Iraqi man. The plane was forced to land at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, where the perpetrator was overpowered by the crew.[65][67]
- On 1 August 2001, a Boeing 727-200 (registered 7O-ACW) was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway upon landing at Asmara International Airport following a flight from Sana'a with 107 passengers and four crew on board, none of whom were significantly injured.[65][68]
- On 23 June 2007, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was damaged by gunfire at An Naeem Airstrip, killing one passenger.[69]
- The company's worst accident occurred on 30 June 2009, when
- In March 2015, a Boeing 747SP (registered 7O-YMN) which was operated in Yemenia branding for the government of Yemen was damaged by gunfire during a militia attack at Aden airport. A subsequent blaze destroyed the aircraft completely.[71]
- In cabinet ministers arrived in a Yemenia plane. At least 20 people were killed and several injured.[72]
See also
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External links
Media related to Yemenia at Wikimedia Commons
