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AB Aviation

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AB Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
Y6[1] CIK AYAD
Founded2010
Ceased operationsMarch 19, 2022 (suspended)[1]
Operating basesPrince Said Ibrahim International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations5
HeadquartersMoroni, Comoros
Websitewww.flyabaviation.com

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

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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

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AB Aviation Embraer EMB 120

As of August 2018, AB Aviation served the following destinations:[6]

Comoros
France (Mayotte)
Tanzania

Fleet

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Historically, the airline's fleet included the following aircraft:[7][3]

Accidents and incidents

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5H-MZA, the aircraft involved, one month before the accident

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d ch-aviation.com - AB Aviation retrieved 3 June 2022
  2. ^ "abaviation". abaviation.aerocrs.net. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "La compagnie AB aviation perd sa licence de vols". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. ^ "abaviation". abaviation.aerocrs.net. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. ^ "Our Fleets". AB Aviation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  8. ^ "Comores : disparition d'un avion transportant 14 personnes au large de Mohéli". La Première (in French). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  9. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX 5H-MZA Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  10. ^ "Plane with 14 people on board crashes in the Comoros". Hindustan Times. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  11. ^ 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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