Syphax Airlines
Syphax Airlines is an airline with its head office at Sfax–Thyna International Airport in Sfax, Tunisia.[1] Its main base is Sfax–Thyna Airport and it is a scheduled airline serving destinations in the Mediterranean.
History
The airline was incorporated as a limited company in 2011 by businessman Mohamed Frikha, Founder and CEO of Telnet, with a capital of 10 million dinars ($6.3m). Originally the airline planned to operate services only from Sfax, but the Tunisian aviation authorities gave them permission to fly from all airports in Tunisia. The first scheduled services were launched on 29 April 2012 using two Airbus A319 aircraft. Despite growth in services and passenger numbers the airline had after-tax losses of 14.53m dinars ($9.2m) in the first year of operation.[2]
Destinations
Fleet
In December 2012 an Airbus A330-200 lease contract was announced and the aircraft delivered in June 2013, eventually operating services to Montreal.[2] These widebody operations came to an end in 2015 with the return of the aircraft to its lessor.[3]
On 15 January 2013 the airline ordered 3 Airbus A320neo and 3 A320ceo narrowbody aircraft, at a list price of some $600m and with delivery starting in 2015.[2]
The Syphax Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 6 February 2015):[4]
Syphax Airlines Fleet
| Aircraft |
Total |
Orders |
Passengers |
Notes |
| C |
Y |
Total |
| Airbus A319-100 |
2 |
— |
— |
150 |
150 |
|
| Airbus A320-200 |
0 |
3[5] |
— |
— |
— |
|
| Airbus A320neo |
0 |
3[5] |
— |
— |
— |
|
| Total |
2 |
6 |
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