Yemenia Airways

The history of Yemen Airways goes back to the second 40s. From 1949 until 1977, Yemen Airways had experienced moderate developments and different kinds of structural reforms. In July 1978 Yemen Airways took a big step forward and new Company, Yemenia –(Yemen Airways) was formed with 51% share by Yemen government and 49% by Saudi Arabia government. The formation of Yemenia had reflected an ideal international investment that is lasting until now. We can say that 1978 is considered as a landmark in the Aviation history of Yemen. It had witnessed the beginning of a new era in air travel services and progress. By the end of 1979, Yemenia had taken delivery of 4 brand new B-727-200 and 2DHC-7 in 1980. During the period of 1980 to 1990s, and with a fleet of 4 B727, B-737 and 2 DHC-7, Yemenia had undergone many developments in all aspects of its activities. It had set up a big program for training its human resources in Operation, Maintenance, and finance. In the infrastructure side had expanded its maintenance capability and introduced automatic reservation system and electronic data processing.

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