Air Burundi

Infobox Airline
airline= Air Burundi
logo_size=250
IATA=8Y
ICAO=PBU
callsign=AIR-BURUNDI
founded=1971
headquarters=Bujumbura
key_people=? (CEO)
hubs=Bujumbura
frequent_flyer=
fleet_size=2
destinations=Kigali and Entebbe
website=

Air Burundi was the state owned national airline of Burundi and based in Bujumbura. It operated scheduled regional passenger services to Rwanda and Tanzania. Its main base was Bujumbura International Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 53 | date= 2007-04-03] . It ceased operations in the spring of 2007.

Code Data

*IATA Code: 8Y
*ICAO Code: PBU
*Callsign: AIR-BURUNDI [ [http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] ]

History

The airline was established in April 1971 and started operations in 1975. It was formed as Societe de Transports Aériens du Burundi and adopted the present name in June 1975. It was wholly owned by the Burundi government.

Destinations

Air Burundi operated a scheduled international service to Kigali (at January 2005)and Entebbe.

Fleet

The Air Burundi fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

*1 Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006] :

*1 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

References