Sudan Airways flight crashes - over 100 feared dead
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
A Sudan Airways (Khartoum) airliner (believed to be an Airbus A310) has veered off of a runway at Khartoum airport today amid thunderstorms and burst into flames, killing about 100 people. It is not clear what caused the aircraft, which was en route from Amman, Jordan, to crash in Khartoum, although inclement weather and severe [...]
Sudan Airways Intro
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
The first flight, which landed in a Sudanese Airport at Shejara was in 1913; just one decade after the successful attempts of the Right Brothers. In 1936 the Sudan Civil Aviation Department was established. Sudan Airways was incorporated under The Companies’ Ordinance (1925) Act; in 1947. The Company started with four De Havilland 8 Seater [...]
