AB Aviation
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | March 19, 2022 (suspended)[1] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moroni, Comoros | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
AB Aviation was a private regional airline and the largest in the Comoros[2] headquartered and based at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport.[1]
History
AB Aviation was founded in 2011 with its main purpose being to fill in the gap left by Air Service Comores and Comores Aviation, with both having ceased operations.[3] In September 2016, the National Civil Aviation and Meteorological Agency of Comoros (ANACM) revoked the airworthiness of AB Aviation's Boeing 737, citing problems regarding the aircraft's hydraulic systems within its shock absorbers. The Boeing 737 was sent to South Africa to judge whether the aircraft was airworthy.[4] In November, one of the airline's Embraer aircraft was grounded for 15 days.[3] On 19 March 2022, the Comorian Civil Aviation revoked the air operator's certificate of AB Aviation, halting all operations.[5][1]
Destinations
As of August 2018, AB Aviation served the following destinations:[6]
- Comoros
- Anjouan - Ouani Airport
- Moheli - Mohéli Bandar Es Eslam Airport
- Moroni - Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport
- France (Mayotte)
- Tanzania
Fleet
Historically, the airline's fleet included the following aircraft:[7][3]
- 1 Beechcraft C90E
- 1 Boeing 737-200
- 1 Cessna Grand Caravan
- 1 Embraer ERJ 145
- 3 Embraer EMB 120 (including 2 Embraer EMB120ER)
- 1 Let L-410 Turbolet
Accidents and incidents
- On February 26, 2022, a Cessna 208D Caravan registered 5H-MZA, operating as AB Aviation Flight 1103 and flying from Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport to Mohéli Airport, crashed about 2.5 km into the Indian Ocean. All 14 occupants on board the aircraft were killed.[8][9][10] As of 2023, the wreckage remains missing with only one unidentified body having been found. The cause of the accident remains unknown.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d ch-aviation.com - AB Aviation retrieved 3 June 2022
- ^ "abaviation". abaviation.aerocrs.net. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ a b c "AB Aviation: Un ultime plan de redressement d'ici vendredi" [AB Aviation: An ultimate recovery plan by friday]. Le Journal de Mayotte (in French). 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Comores : les compagnies aériennes dans le rouge" [Comoros : Airlines in trouble]. Linfo.re (in French). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "La compagnie AB aviation perd sa licence de vols". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "abaviation". abaviation.aerocrs.net. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Our Fleets". AB Aviation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Comores : disparition d'un avion transportant 14 personnes au large de Mohéli". La Première (in French). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX 5H-MZA Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Plane with 14 people on board crashes in the Comoros". Hindustan Times. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Minas, Bruno (9 June 2023). "Les proches des victimes du crash d'AB Aviation n'ont que leurs yeux pour pleurer" [The relatives of the crash of AB Aviation only have their eyes to cry]. La Première (in French). Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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