South Sudan Supreme Airlines

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South Sudan Supreme Airlines
Founded2013, 2017 (Renamed as South Sudan Supreme Airlines)
Ceased operations2015 (As South Supreme Airlines)[1]
HubsJuba Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations2
Key peopleAyii Duang Ayii[2]
Websitehttp://flysouthsupreme.com (defunct)

South Sudan Supreme Airlines is a South Sudanese airline that began operations in September 2013.[3] The airline was formed using the fleet of Feeder Airlines, which operated two Fokker 50A's. As of May 2014 the airline had regularly scheduled flights three times a week between Juba and Entebbe.

Destinations[edit]

As of September 2022 the airline had two scheduled destinations:

Country City Airport Refs
South Sudan Juba Juba International Airport
South Sudan Wau Wau Airport
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe Airport

Fleet[edit]

A former South Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet at Wilson Airport in 2014

As of March 2017 the South Supreme Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Fleet
Bombardier CRJ100 1
Total 1

Accidents and incidents[edit]

  • A Let-410 of the revived airline crashed on March 2, 2021, after take-off from Pieri Airstrip in Juba, killing ten people and causing South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit to order the suspension of the airlines' operational permits.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Sudan Supreme Airlines grounded after fatal crash". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ethiopian to partner South Sudanese government in new carrier". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Accident: South Supreme F50 at Aweil on Jan 7th 2014, runway excursion". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "South Supreme Airlines on ch-aviation". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ Kraft, Melanie. "BREAKING Passenger plane crashed at Wau airport in South Sudan - AIRLIVE.net". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David. "South Sudan leader grounds Supreme Airlines after L-410 crash". Flight Global. Retrieved May 6, 2021.