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Comores Aviation International

Comores Aviation International (Compagnie Aérienne de l'Union des iles Comores) was the flag carrier of the Comoros. It was privately owned and operates domestic scheduled services, as well as charters mainly to tourist destinations in southern and eastern Africa. Its main base was Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport, Moroni, with a hub at Ouani Airport.2 It was founded in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Overview

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Comores Aviation International (Compagnie Aérienne de l'Union des iles Comores) was the flag carrier of the Comoros. It was privately owned and operates domestic scheduled services, as well as charters mainly to tourist destinations in southern and eastern Africa. Its main base was Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport, Moroni, with a hub at Ouani Airport.2

The story

The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in 1997. It is owned by Jean-Marc Heintz (President) (70%) and Batouli Heintz (General Manager) (30%) and has 82 employees (at March 2007).

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Destinations

Comores Aviation operates scheduled services to the following destinations (as of March 2009):

Comoros:

Anjouan (Ouani Airport) Secondary Hub

Moroni (Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport) Hub

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French Overseas Collectivity (Mayotte)

Dzaoudzi (Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport)

Madagascar

Antananarivo (Ivato Airport)

Mahajanga (Amborovy Airport)

Tanzania

Dar Es Salaam (Julius Nyerere International Airport)

Zanzibar (Kisauni Airport)

Fleet

The Comores Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2009):

1 Embraer 120

2 Let Turbolet 410

3 BAe 146-200

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated:

1 BAe 748 Series 2B (leased from Executive Aerospace of South Africa)

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Timeline

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