Tassili Airlines


Tassili Airlines is an Algerian passenger airline, based in Algiers, that is owned by Sonatrach, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.
Founded in 1998, Tassili now provides scheduled services out of Houari Boumedienne Airport, as well as its charter flights and helicopter services, that were originally mainly for the Algerian oil industry.

History

Tassili Airlines was originally established in 1998 as a joint venture between Air Algérie and the Sonatrach company, both of which are government-owned. Commercial services were launched on 8 April 1999, with a flight from Hassi Messaoud to Algiers.
In April 2005, Air Algérie withdrew its funds in the airline, which thus became wholly owned by Sonatrach.
Tassili Airlines became a member of AFRAA in 2014, since when it has continued its expansion of regional and international routes.

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The airline is state-owned, being 100% owned by Sonatrach, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.

Business trends

The annual accounts of Tassili Airlines do not seem to have been published. Recent available figures are shown below :
, pictured in 2018

201620172018
Turnover
Net profit
Number of employees 1,3381,4031,477
Number of passengers 0.20.81.8
Passenger load factor 58
Number of aircraft 121215
Notes/sources

Destinations

As of December 2015, Tassili Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:
;Algeria
;France
The Tassili Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft :


The airline also owns several types of smaller aircraft, including Beechcraft 1900, Cessna 208 Caravan and Pilatus PC-6, as well as Bell 206 helicopters.

Accidents and incidents