SonAir Airline

SonAir Airline Services, S. A. is an Angolan airline based in Luanda and based on the Luanda airport. SonAir is on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union.

History

SonAir was founded on 16 February 1998 in Luanda as a subsidiary of Sonangol Group. The core business of Sonair is to support the oil industry substantially.

In 2010, the Sonair has even founded a subsidiary called Servisair, with a Boeing 727-200 connects the capital Luanda Lubango in the province of Huíla since May 2010.

In the course of 2012 Sonair has acquired a majority with 51% santomensische STP Airways.

Destinations

Most offered charter services based on a commuter job based in Angola oil companies. The strategic efforts of the company aim to keep the actual market share of around 90 percent in the segment 's oil industry and to satisfy by increasing the helicopter fleet to meet market demand in the offshore activity.

Since 2004 Sonair also operates regular commercial flights within Angola to Benguela, Cabinda, Catumbela, Lubango and Soyo. International will be in November 2000 flown three times a week connection from Luanda to Houston, Texas, which is operated by Atlas Air with a Boeing 747-400. Sonair calls the connection Houston Express. It serves a good part of the staff that is working for American oil companies in Angola.

Fleet

As of April 2014 the fleet of aircraft consists of six SonAir:

In addition, 29 helicopters from Dauphin, Sikorsky and Super Puma, as well as smaller jet and propeller aircraft are operated by the Beechcraft and Twin Otters still for offshore business in the oil industry.