| Kuwait Airways | ||
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| IATA KU |
ICAO KAC |
Callsign KUWAITI |
| Founded | 1954 | |
| Hubs | Kuwait International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Oasis Club | |
| Member lounge | Oasis Club | |
| Fleet size | 28 | |
| Destinations | 52 | |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| Key people | Shiekh Talal Mubarak Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.kuwaitairways.com | ||
Kuwait Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية) is the national airline of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City and wholly owned by the Kuwaiti Government. This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination Kuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniya Kuwait, 16 kilometers (approximately 10 miles south of Kuwait City. A frequent flyer program (FFP is a Loyalty program offered by many Airlines. An airport lounge is a Lounge owned by a particular Airline (or jointly operated in the case of an alliance) Kuwait City ( Arabic: مدينة الكويت Transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait) is the Capital and largest The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Kuwait City ( Arabic: مدينة الكويت Transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait) is the Capital and largest It operates scheduled international services throughout the Middle East, to Europe, the Far East and North America. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport. Kuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniya Kuwait, 16 kilometers (approximately 10 miles south of Kuwait City. [1] Kuwait Airways is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO (الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي is a regional airline trade organization of Arab airlines established in 1965 by
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History
The airline was conceived in February 1953 by two Kuwaiti businessmen and was established in March 1954. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It started operations on 16 March 1954 as Kuwait National Airways. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The current name was established in 1958, and that year saw a modernization of the fleet. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the 1970s, the airline further expanded its routes to include flights within the Middle East. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.
The airline was heavily affected by the Gulf War with many planes having to leave due to the invasion. During the occupation, operations were transferred to Bahrain. The carrier, however, flew a free Kuwait Airways service on the Bombay-Bahrain-Cairo-London route in a modified livery with a Boeing 727. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Bahrain served as operational headquarters during the occupation. The aftermath of the war saw a change in composition of fleet. In 2005, Kuwait Airways signed an agreement with Sabre Airline Solutions giving Kuwait Airways full access to a modernized planning and crew optimizing portfolio. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system
Kuwait Airways was the first airline created by an Arab state in the Persian Gulf and competes with neighboring airlines such as Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Qatar Airways Company QCSC (القطرية is the Flag carrier airline of Qatar, based in Doha. Emirates Airline (shortened form Emirates) ( Arabic: طيران الإمارات Tayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group
The airline has 3,735 employees (at March 2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]
In October 2007 the new CEO pledged that the airline should be privatised in order for it to compete efficiently against other airlines. October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. He says that the airline will encounter difficulty in advancing, especially in fleet renewal, without the privatisation. [2]
Hijackings in the 1980s
- During the Iran-Iraq War, Kuwait Airways was the target of two hijackings. [3] The first was in 1984, when two Lebanese Shi'a gunmen diverted a flight to Tehran. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of The stand-off took six days but finally Iranian security officers dressed as staff overpowered the hijackers.
- In 1988 a Kuwait Airways Boeing was hijacked and diverted to Algiers while on its way to Kuwait from Bangkok. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The hijacking lasted 16 days and ended with a Kuwaiti firefighter being killed along with another Kuwaiti military person. This occurred when the plane stopped in Cyprus for 2-3 days and the government of Cyprus didn't achieve 2 save the two persons killed. Then it moved to the Algeria and their demands where satisfied and released the 110 people.
Destinations
see full article: Kuwait Airways destinations. This is a list of airports Kuwait Airways flies to Africa Egypt Alexandria ( El Nouzha Airport
Codeshare agreements
- Beijing operated through Air China. Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan.
- Athens operated through Olympic Airways. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές Olympiakés Aerogrammés - OA is the Flag carrier Airline of Greece, based
- Kiev operated through Ukraine International Airlines. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the CJSC "Ukraine International Airlines" (ЗАТ "Авіакомпанія "Міжнародні Авіалінії України" Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi
Fleet
The Kuwait Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2007):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
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| Airbus A300-600R | 10 | 232 (18/18/196) | |
| Airbus A310-300 | 5 | 198 (-/24/174) | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 130 (-/20/110) | |
| Airbus A340-300 | 7 | 272 (18/24/230) | |
| Boeing 747-400C | 1 | Reserved for VIP, occasionally used for scheduled passenger services | |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | 273 (24/24/225) |
As of 18 June 2007, ALAFCO has confirmed to buy 7 Airbus A320 and 12 Boeing 787-8. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout They will be leased to Kuwait Airways. In addition, the carrier also announced that it will purchase 2 Boeing 747-400 from Air India. These aircraft are 12 year old planes. Air India may also give Kuwait Airways 3 Airbus A310-300, which are 18 to 20 years old, as the former is replacing most of its Airbus fleet with a new Boeing fleet. Air India Limited ( एअर इंडिया) is the national Airline of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services
This order later fell through as the Kuwaiti Government refused to the approve the renewal. The new CEO says that he does not expect a renewal to occur until the airline is privatised. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. 103.
- ^ Airline need privatisation to advance Flight Global, 31/10/07
- ^ BBC News
- ^ "Kuwait Airways may defer fleet decision until after privatisation" Flight Global, 31/10/07
External links
- (English) (Arabic) [http://www.kuwaitairways.com Kuwait Airways official webs
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