Air Djibouti

Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, was the national airline of Djibouti between 1963 and 2002.^{[1] [2]}

History

Air Djibouti was established in 1962 as Air Somali.^[3] Operations commenced in April 1963 under the Air Djibouti name, and in the 1960s the airline operated Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft Model 18 and a Beechcraft Musketeer.^[1] In the early 1970s, the fleet also included a Douglas DC-6; the two Beechcrafts had been replaced by a Bell JetRanger helicopter and a Piper Cherokee Six.^[3]

From 1998 onwards, the Air Djibouti fleet consisted of only one single Airbus A310 aircraft.^[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 23 July 1969, an Air Djibouti Douglas C-47 (registered F-OCKT) ditched 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Djibouti after having collided with several cranes at an altitude of 300 feet (91 m). The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti Airport. All four people on board survived.^[5]
• On 17 October 1977, two gunmen entered an Air Djibouti de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Tadjoura Airport shortly before the aircraft's planned take-off, shooting the pilot and one passenger.^[6]

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