Авиакомпания Air Djibouti: История и Возрождение

Flag carrier of Djibouti
nowrap|Aboubaker Omar Hadi (Chairman)

Air Djibouti was set up as Compagnie Territoriale de Transports Aériens de la Cote Française des Somalis in by B. Astraud, who had been operating an air ambulance service in Madagascar and believed Djibouti was in condition to support an airline that would help boost the country's economy. In late 2015 Air Djibouti relaunched service with a Boeing 737 freighter. The government wishes to establish the country as a regional logistics and commercial hub for trade in East Africa, and chose to relaunch the airline as part of this plan. The airline started regional services with the Boeing 737 400 on 16 August 2016 and planned to introduce two British Aerospace 146 300 aircraft before the end of 2016.

In the 1960s, the airline operated Douglas DC 3s, a Beechcraft Model 18, and a Beechcraft Musketeer. Before operations were suspended Air Djibouti operated 1 Airbus A310 and 5 Boeing 737 200 aircraft.

On 23 July 1969, an Air Djibouti Douglas C 47 (registered F OCKT) ditched off Djibouti after having collided with several cranes at an altitude of 300 feet (91 m). The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. All four people on board survived. On 17 October 1977, two gunmen entered an Air Djibouti de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter at Tadjoura Airport shortly before the aircraft's planned take off, shooting the pilot and one passenger. On August 17, 1986, a leased Boeing 737 200 (OO SBQ) was intercepted by two fighter aircraft from the South Yemeni Air Force and forced to land in Aden. There it was ransacked by security forces and one person was arrested. Due to the incident, the Republic of Djibouti broke off diplomatic relations with South Yemen.