Azza Transport is a cargo airline

Cargo airline

Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...

 based in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

, Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

. It operates a cargo charter service throughout Africa

Africa

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 and the Middle East

Middle East

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 and is planning services for Europe

Europe

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. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.It will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum by 2012...

.

History

The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993. It is owned by Omdurman National Bank, Shaikan Insurances and Sheikan Insurance. It has 350 employees. May 30, 2007, the US Department of State named as part of economic sanctions a list of Sudanese firms, including Azza Air Transport Company, for "transferring small arms, ammunition and artillery to Sudanese government forces and Janjaweed militia in Darfur."Grounding Sudan's Air Force

Accidents and incidents

• On October 21, 2009, Flight 2241
  Azza Transport Flight 2241
  Azza Transport Flight 2241 was a scheduled cargo flight from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Khartoum, Sudan, which crashed on 21 October 2009.-Aircraft:...
  
  , operated by a Boeing 707-320
  Boeing 707
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  , crashed on take-off at Sharjah International Airport
  Sharjah International Airport
  Sharjah International Airport is located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.Sharjah Airport is the second largest Middle East Airfreight Hub in terms of cargo tonnage, according to official 2009 statistics from Airports Council International...
  
  , United Arab Emirates
  United Arab Emirates
  The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
  
  . The flight was carrying cargo only and all six crew were killed.

Fleet

The Azza Transport fleet includes the following aircraft (at October 2009) :

• 1 Antonov An-12
  Antonov An-12
  The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.-Design and development:...
  
  
• 1 Antonov An-26
  Antonov An-26
  The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
  
  
• 2 Ilyushin Il-76TD
  Ilyushin Il-76
  The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engined strategic airlifter designed by Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas...
  
  

External links

• Azza Transport Fleet