Air Algérie is the national flag carrier of Algeria. It operates out of Houari Boumedienne Airport, Air Algérie operates international services to 39 destinations in 29 countries and 30 domestic destinations.
History[]
Air Algérie was founded in 1947 as the Société Algérienne de Construction Aeronautique (SACA). In 1953, it merged with Compagnie Air Transport to form the Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens (CGTA), a subsidiary of Air France. A decade later, Algeria gained independence and the Algerian government took over half of its assets.
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Air Algérie has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
- Royal Air Maroc
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
Fleet[]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Orders | Notes |
Airbus A330-200 | 8 | 263 | — | |
Boeing 737-800 | 25 | 162
148 |
2 | |
Boeing 737-700 | 2 | 112 | — | |
Boeing 737-600 | 6 | 101 | — | |
ATR-72 | 15 | 66 | — | |
Boeing 787-8 | — | — | 8 | Will be delivered |
Total: | 56 | 10 |
They have also operated the following aircraft. These are just a few.
- Airbus A310-100
- Boeing 707
- Boeing 727-100/200
- Boeing 737-400
- Convair CV-640
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Douglas C-54
- Douglas DC-4
- Douglas DC-6