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Tunisair
Founded	1948
Hubs	Tunis-Carthage International Airport; Enfidha - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali International Airport (begins 6 November);
Frequent flyer program	Fidelys
Member lounge	Espace Previlige
Alliance	Arab Air Carriers Organization
Fleet size	31 (+16 orders)
Destinations	53
Headquarters	Tunis, Tunisia
Key people	Nabil Chateoui (CEO)
Website	http://www.tunisair.com/

Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية‎) is the flag carrier airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.

Tunisair is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

[edit] History

In 1948, the Tunisian government reached an agreement with Air France and Tunisair was created. It started operations in 1949. By 1957, the number of shares held by Air France were decreased and the Tunisian government became the largest shareholder in Tunisair.

By 1990, 2 Airbus A320 aircraft were added to its fleet.

During 1993-1998, Tunisair began to expand its services across Europe by starting flights to Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava, Lisbon, Linz, Salzburg, Graz, Moscow, Beirut and Stockholm. Only Beirut and Stockholm are served by regular scheduled flights, Lisbon is seasonal. The rest are served by charter flights. The Moscow flight has been discontinued, even in charter.

On October 21, 1998 Tunisair celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its creation, and beginning to remove their Boeing 727s.

In 1999 Tunisair and Air France signed an agreement to form an alliance. That agreement is set to end on January 4, 2010.

Tunisair Airbus A320-200 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England. (2007)

Tunisair Airbus A300-600 at Paris-Orly

[edit] Destinations

Tunisair flies to 53 destinations across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport. Below are the destinations served at September 2009:

Main article: Tunisair destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2009):

**Tunisair Fleet^[1]**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers (Business/Economy)	Notes
Airbus A300-600	3	–	263 (28/235)
Airbus A319-100	4	–	106 (16/90) 144 (0/144)
Airbus A320-200	13	10	145 (25/120) 174 (0/174)	12 owned (2 owned wet leased to Mauritania Airways) 1 dry leased from ILFC
Airbus A330-200	–	3
Airbus A350-800	–	3
Boeing 737-500	4	–	126 (0/126)
Boeing 737-600	7	–	126 (0/126)
Total	31	16

As of 4 November 2008, the average age of the Tunisair fleet is 12.6 years. ^[2]

On 15 July 2008, Airbus announced that Tunisair had placed a firm order for 16 aircraft (10 A320-200s, 3 A330-200s and 3 A350-800s) for fleet renewal and expansion in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.^[3]

[edit] 1970

**Tunis Air fleet in 1970** ^[4]
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Notes
Cessna 402	2	0
Douglas DC-3	1	0
Nord 262	1	0
Sud Caravelle	4	0
Total	8	0

[edit] References

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[0] UNE FLOTTE FLAMBANT NEUF - (In French)

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[2] Tunisair places firm order with Airbus for A350s, A330s and A320s

[3] Flight International 26 March 1970

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