Yemenia

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Yemenia

IATA IY	ICAO IYE	Callsign YEMENI
Founded		1961
Hubs		Sana'a International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		Aden Airport
Frequent flyer program		The Arabia Felix Club
Member lounge		Departures Lounge
Alliance		Arab Air Carriers Organization
Fleet size		12
Destinations		35
Headquarters		Sana'a, Yemen
Key people		Capt. Abdulkalek Saleh Al-Kadi (Chairman)
Website: http://www.yemenia.com/

Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sanaa. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden Airport (ADE).

Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established on 4 August 1961 as Yemen Airlines and started operations in 1962. It was reorganized and renamed Yemen Airways in 1972, following nationalisation. The Yemenia name was adopted on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment early in 1977 of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The operations of Aden-based Alyemda have been incorporated. The airline is owned by the Government of Yemen (51%) and the government of Saudi Arabia (49%).

[edit] Destinations

See full article: Yemenia destinations

[edit] Fleet

Yemenia Airbus A310

The Yemenia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

**Yemenia Fleet**
Aircraft	# of Aircraft
Airbus A310-300	4
Airbus A330-200	2
Boeing 727-200	3
Boeing 737-200	1
Boeing 737-800	3
De Havilland Canada Dash 7	2
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300	3
Ilyushin Il-76TD	2