Tunisair
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| Tunisair | ||
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| IATA TU |
ICAO TAR |
Callsign TUNAIR |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Hubs | Tunis-Carthage International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Tunisair Frequent Flyers | |
| Member lounge | Espace Privilege | |
| Alliance | Arab Air Carriers Organization | |
| Fleet size | 29 | |
| Destinations | 49 | |
| Headquarters |  Tunis, Tunisia |
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| Key people | Youssef Neji (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.tunisair.com | ||
Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية) is the national flag carrier airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.
Tunisair is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
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[edit] Destinations
Tunisair serves more than 49 destinations with regularly scheduled flights and 80 destinations with charter flight services.
For scheduled destinations of Tunisair, see full article: Tunisair destinations.
[edit] Fleet
The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2006:[1]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (First/Economy) |
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| Airbus A300-600R | 3 | 263 (28/235) | |
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 (1 order) |
144 (144) | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 12 | 145 (25/120) 174 (174) |
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| Boeing 727-200 | 1 | ||
| Boeing 737-200 | 2 | ||
| Boeing 737-200C | 1 | ||
| Boeing 737-500 | 4 | 126 (126) | |
| Boeing 737-600 | 7 | 126 (126) |
The Tunisair average fleet age was 11.3 years in March 2007.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On 6 August 2005 a Tuninter ATR-72 (Tuninter is a subsidiary of Tunisair for short distance flights) crash-landed in the sea 18 miles off the Sicilian coast while on a charter flight from the Italian town of Bari to Djerba in Tunisia. The aircraft was carrying 39 passengers and crew, 16 of whom died. It would appear that engine trouble was the cause of the incident, although a full investigation has yet to be conducted. Officials at Bari airport reported that most of the passengers were young Italian tourists.
The investigation discovered that during maintenance the fuel gauge was replaced with the fuel gauge from an ATR-42. While the two gauges appeare identical, they they do not work in the same manner, and the gauge showed that there was more fuel in the tanks than in truth, and it tricked the crew into a flight which could not be completed.
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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