Karinou Airlines

Karinou Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
U5 KRN [1] -
Commenced operations 2012 (as African Airlines)
Hubs Bangui, Central African Republic
Fleet size 2
Destinations 10
Company slogan Discover Africa with us
Headquarters Bangui, Central African Republic
Website http://karinou.worldticket.net/en/

Karinou Airlines is an airline based in Bangui, Central African Republic. It operates scheduled passenger services to a range of destinations across Africa.

Karinou Airlines commenced charter operations under African Airlines. The business model was not working for the airline; subsequently less than one year later they rebranded as Karinou Airlines, changing their business model from charter to scheduled operations.[2]

Shortly after the rebranding, in early 2013, Karinou Airlines began operating scheduled passenger flights to ten destinations across the African continent reportedly using a capital base of US$100 million.[3]

In March 2013, after rebel fighters moved into Bangui, President Francois Bozizé was shown to have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on board a Karinou Airlines aircraft.[4]

Destinations

Karinou Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2013):[5]

 Central African Republic

 Benin

 Cameroon

 Chad

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 Equatorial Guinea

 Gabon

 Republic of the Congo

Fleet

Karinou Airlines fleet as of November 2014:[6]

Karinou Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Order Registration Notes
Airbus A319-100 0 2 TBA
Boeing 737-200 1 0 TL-AEG
Boeing 737-300 [7] [8] 1 0 TL-TSM
Total 2 2

References

  1. ↑ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator Encode" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The African Aviation Tribune". January 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "BBC News". March 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "CH-Aviation".
  7. ↑ {{url= http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-28560.html |date=2014-11-29|work|accessdate}}
  8. ↑ {{url= http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/32071 |date=2014-11-29|work|accessdate}}

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