Karinou Airlines

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Karinou Airlines
IATA
U5		 ICAO
KRN [1]		 Callsign
-
Commenced operations 2012 (as African Airlines)
Hubs Bangui, Central African Republic
Fleet size 2
Destinations 10
Company slogan Discover Africa with us
Headquarters Bangui, Central African Republic
Website http://www.centrafricair.com/

Karinou Airlines is an airline based in Bangui, Central African Republic. It operates scheduled passenger services to a range of destinations across Africa.

Karinou Airlines originally commenced charter operations under African Airlines. The business model was not working for the airline, subsequently less than one year later they rebranded as Karinou Airlines, changing their business model from charter operations to scheduled operations.[2] Shortly after the rebranding, in early 2013, Karinou Airlines began operating scheduled passenger flights to ten destinations across the African continent reportedly using a capital base of 100million US Dollars.[3]

In March 2013, after rebel fighters moved into Bangui, President Francois Bozizé is shown to have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on board a Karinou Airlines aircraft[4]

Destinations

Karinou Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2013).:[5]

 Central African Republic

 Benin

 Cameroon

 Chad

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 Equatorial Guinea

 Gabon

 Republic of the Congo

Fleet

Karinou Airlines fleet as of August 2013;[6]

Karinou Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Registration Notes
Boeing 737-200 1 TL-AEG
Boeing 737-300 1 TL-TSM
Total 2

There is no source to confirm the Boeing 737-300 has been delivered. However it has been pictured on several websites wearing the full Karinou Airlines livery awaiting delivery to the airline.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator Encode". Retrieved 15 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "The African Aviation Tribune". January 1, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "BBC News". March 25, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "LNC Media". January 17, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "CH-Aviation". Retrieved 15 August 2013. 
  7. ↑ "CAC Services". Retrieved 15 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Net Airspace Photographs". Retrieved 15 August 2013. 

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