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Boeing 737-400 and one BAe 146 wet- leased
fom VVB Aviation Malta and South Africa’
Fair Aviation respectively
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whilea 767-200ER eed the iibout
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"Theflag-carver was resurrected August 2015,
itha Fokker27 freighter wet lesed from
Kenya's Astral Aviation but prompaly retuned
the turboprop after a series of masimtenance sss.
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restrctionsplaced onthe Hom of Africanation
by the International Civil Aviation Organisation
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Aviation Authority unfit tooversee operations
‘The fll pectram ofthe airine's managerial,
‘operational and technical aetivitis has been
contracted out to Cardiff Aviation, the support
specialist founded by Iron Maiden singer Broce
Dickinson.
‘Although chairman Aboubaker Omar Hadi
has disclosed a long-term vision of deploying 15
irra, commercial director lan Patrick staking
things one step ata time during the start-ups
carly days,
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then [will put in place a total commercial plan for
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inthe future but wee goingto establish
‘ourselves regionally first
"The 737 began serving Ethiopia's capital,
[Addis Ababa. in August, followed twomenths
later by BAc fights to Hargeisa and Berbera in
Somaliland, the autonomous north-western
province of Somalia, Patrick sid the Hargeisa
routeis performing “ineredbly well” despite
‘competition from lea rival DaalloAilines.
Route-proving fights were also conducted to
Somalia’ capital, Mogadishu, and he Puntland
city of Bosaso in November, but a the time of
‘writing no fire decision had been taken about
launch dates, Although he said Mogadishu will
“almost ceriinly beour biggest market, Patrick
is waiting forthe completion of security
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commercial director.
assessments by both the Diboutan authorities
land Lance Blick, thesrine® in-house eeurity
manager
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159 in February 2016, which mereifuly Kile
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