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Air Algérie became the first private French airline in ordering the type in 1958, [13] and received the first of them in early 1960. [14] Caravelles were operated until the mid-1970s. [128] An Air Algérie Boeing 747-100 in 1982 An Air Algérie Boeing 707 at Orly Airport in 1979 An Air Algérie Boeing 727-200 approaching Heathrow in 1994
Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers.The militants murdered three passengers and their intention was either to detonate the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower or the Tour Montparnasse in Paris.
Compagnie Air Transport: 1946: 1953: Subsidiary of Air France. Merged with Société Algerienne de Constructions Aeronautiques to form Air Algérie [6] Compagnie Algérienne de Transports Aériens: 1946: 1950: Compagnie Chérifienne du Pont Aérien: 1954: 1955 [7] Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens-Air Algérie: 1953: 1962: To Air Algérie
The nascent Algerian Air Force participated in the 1963 Sand War with Morocco. However, air power did not play a big role during the war. MiG-15s and Mi-4s were used, and aircraft from national company Air Algérie served for transport duties. [8] Following the end of the war, the build-up of the Algerian Air Force was intensified. [9]
Tassili Airlines was originally established in 1998 as a joint venture between Air Algérie (49%) and the Sonatrach company (51%), both of which are government-owned. [citation needed] Commercial services were launched on 8 April 1999, with a flight from Hassi Messaoud to Algiers.
Air Algérie (Phoenix Aviation) Flight 702P, named Oasis and registered 7T-VEE, was a Boeing 737 owned by Air Algérie and leased by Phoenix Aviation. On 21 December 1994, in low visibility conditions, it collided with power transmission cables and a pylon during its final approach to Coventry Airport in the United Kingdom.