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{{Infobox Airline {{Short description|Airline of Angola}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = SonAir Airline Services, S.A.<BR><small>SonAir Serviço Aéreo, S.A.R.L.</small>
| airline = SonAir
| logo = LogoSonair en.png
| logo = SonAir logo.png
| logo_size = 175
| fleet_size = 61 | logo_size = 158
| destinations = 9 | fleet_size = 42
| IATA = - | destinations = 4
| parent = Sonangol Group
| ICAO = SOR
| IATA = -
| callsign = SONAIR
| ICAO = SOR
| parent = ]
| callsign = SONAIR
| company_slogan = "Wings of Tranquility"
| founded = 1998 | founded = 10 October 1979
| headquarters = ], ] | headquarters = ], ]
| key_people = {{unbulleted list |Sebastiao Gaspar Martins (Chairman) |Alfredo Manuel Varo Kaputu (Chief Executive Officer)}}
| key_people = João Alves Andrade (President)
| hubs = ] | hubs = ]
| secondary_hubs = | secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities = | focus_cities =
| website = {{URL|http://www.sonair.co.ao}}
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = http://www.sonairsarl.com/
}} }}
]
'''SonAir Airline Services, S.A.''' ('''SonAir Serviço Aéreo'''), known as '''SonAir''', is a subsidiary of ], the National Petroleum Company of Angola.
Its core business is helicopter transportation services to the oil industry operating in Angola, by ferrying people from and to onshore and offshore facilities, and beyond that they also provide worldwide air services for other businesses and single entities. Occasionally the company provides charter services within Africa.
Domestically they also provide air transportation to several business groups - private and government, outside the oil business.


'''SonAir Airline Services, S.A.''' ({{langx|pt|SonAir Serviço Aéreo, S.A.}}), commonly known as '''SonAir''' was established as '''DAR (Direcção de Aeronaútica)''' on 10 October 1979,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/dar-direccao-de-aeronautica/ | title = DAR (Direcção de Aeronaútica) | publisher = Airline History | access-date = 26 January 2022}}</ref> is a venture of the ]n national petroleum company ].
The company is also the first to provide direct transportation of passengers and cargo between ] and the ]. The airline provides thrice-weekly services from ] to ] on a ] (10 First Class, 143 Business Class and 36 Economy Class seats), operated on an Outsourced ] basis by ].<ref name="WA"> Retrieved: 15 June 2010</ref>


== Destinations == ==Operations==
It provides helicopter services to Angolan oil facilities, both onshore and offshore, as well as scheduled and charter services within Africa and to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=China Sonangol International Airlines |url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/china-sonangol-international-airlines-sor |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |access-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301053840/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/china-sonangol-international-airlines-sor |archive-date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref>
As of December 2008 SonAir operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:<ref name="WA"/><ref> Retrieved: 9 December 2008</ref>


Domestically they also provide air transportation to several business groups - private and government, outside the oil business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sonangol Group |first=Sonangol Group |title=Sonair encomenda dois helicópteros a multinacional italiana |url=https://expansao.co.ao/empresas/interior/sonair-encomenda-dois-helicopteros-a-multinacional-italiana-109506.html |access-date=2017-07-05 |website=expansao.co.ao |language=Pt}}</ref> The company was also the first to provide direct transportation of passengers and cargo between ] and the ]. Until 2018, the airline provided thrice-weekly services between ] (LAD) and ] (IAH) utilizing a ] (10 First Class, 143 Business Class, some of which were marketed as a ] with a lesser amenity service, and 36 Economy Class seats) operated by ].{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlasair.com/holdings/archive.asp?Pressid=10787|title=Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings|website=atlasair.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05|archive-date=2016-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818220947/http://www.atlasair.com/holdings/archive.asp?Pressid=10787|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Domestic
In Angola, SonAir is once again investing in its fleet after several years of impasse over the company's future. In a first phase, the Sonangol subsidiary was included in the privatization program announced in 2019, while several strategic changes and a program to refound the largest company in the country were introduced. This caused some internal ripples because Sonangol's Board of Directors argued that supporting the oil industry is a profitable business.
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These decisions also led to the separation of the functions of concessionaire (which are now under the responsibility of ANPG - National Oil and Gas Agency) and operator. It was also established that Sonangol would focus mainly on its core business (research, production and distribution of oil and derivatives). In this context, the market for the provision of air transport services to the oil industry was liberalized, putting an end to the monopoly, which led to the entry of new players in this segment. After avoiding the closure of the company, Sonair is now looking to reinforce its operations in a context of greater internal competition.<ref>{{Cite web |work=Jornal de Angola |date=2018-08-02 |title=Sonangol resgata a subsidiária SonAir |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=410018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219170936/https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=410018 |archive-date=2022-12-19 |access-date=2022-12-21 |language=pt}}</ref>
*International
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== Fleet == == Destinations ==
As of May 2018 SonAir operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:<ref name="WA"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304092707/http://www.atlasair.com/holdings/news-events.asp?Pressid=492 |date=2012-03-04 }} Retrieved: 15 June 2010</ref><ref>2013 timetable, {{cite web |url=http://www.sonair.co.ao/documents/programacao2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010916/http://www.sonair.co.ao/documents/programacao2013.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://angolaairport.net/flights/flight-routes.html |title=Luanda, Angola International Airport Flight Route and Airlines Information |website=angolaairport.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222213829/http://angolaairport.net/flights/flight-routes.html |archive-date=2018-02-22}} </ref>
As of August 2008 the Sonair fleet includes:<ref name="WA"/><ref> Retrieved: 9 December 2008</ref><ref></ref><ref> Retrieved: 9 December 2008</ref>


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*12 ]D
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*02 ]EX
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*01 ]EX Easy
*03 ]
*02 ]ERJ 135
*02 ]
*03 ]
*03 ]
*04 ]
*02 ] (Operated by ])


== Fleet ==
On order: 2 ] (Operated by Hi Fly)
As of February 2015 the Sonair fleet included:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Sonair&where=112288&luck=|title=ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank|website=aerotransport.org|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref>


Fixed wing
Offshore helicopters:
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*5 ]
*1 ]
*13 ]
*1 ]
*2 ]
*2 ] (operated by ])
*2 ] (operated by Planair)
*1 ] (operated by Planair)
*2 ] (operated by ])
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Helicopters:
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*8 ] Super Puma *8 ] Super Puma
*5 ]
*16 ]<ref></ref>
*9 ] *9 ]
{{Div col end}}
*10 ]


The fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2019):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=4}}</ref>
==See also==
* 2 Boeing 737-700
* ]
* 5 ]


==External links== ===Former fleet===
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
*
* 4 further De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2018|page=4}}</ref>
*

==See also==
* ], an airline based in Moscow, Russia that operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly in support of the oil and gas industry


== References == == References ==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.sonair.co.ao}}

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Latest revision as of 00:16, 7 January 2025

Airline of Angola
SonAir
IATA ICAO Call sign
- SOR SONAIR
Founded10 October 1979
HubsQuatro de Fevereiro Airport
Fleet size42
Destinations4
Parent companySonangol Group
HeadquartersLuanda, Angola
Key people
  • Sebastiao Gaspar Martins (Chairman)
  • Alfredo Manuel Varo Kaputu (Chief Executive Officer)
Websitewww.sonair.co.ao

SonAir Airline Services, S.A. (Portuguese: SonAir Serviço Aéreo, S.A.), commonly known as SonAir was established as DAR (Direcção de Aeronaútica) on 10 October 1979, is a venture of the Angolan national petroleum company Sonangol Group.

Operations

It provides helicopter services to Angolan oil facilities, both onshore and offshore, as well as scheduled and charter services within Africa and to the United States.

Domestically they also provide air transportation to several business groups - private and government, outside the oil business. The company was also the first to provide direct transportation of passengers and cargo between Angola and the United States. Until 2018, the airline provided thrice-weekly services between Luanda (LAD) and Houston (IAH) utilizing a Boeing 747-400 (10 First Class, 143 Business Class, some of which were marketed as a Premium Economy with a lesser amenity service, and 36 Economy Class seats) operated by Atlas Air. In Angola, SonAir is once again investing in its fleet after several years of impasse over the company's future. In a first phase, the Sonangol subsidiary was included in the privatization program announced in 2019, while several strategic changes and a program to refound the largest company in the country were introduced. This caused some internal ripples because Sonangol's Board of Directors argued that supporting the oil industry is a profitable business.

These decisions also led to the separation of the functions of concessionaire (which are now under the responsibility of ANPG - National Oil and Gas Agency) and operator. It was also established that Sonangol would focus mainly on its core business (research, production and distribution of oil and derivatives). In this context, the market for the provision of air transport services to the oil industry was liberalized, putting an end to the monopoly, which led to the entry of new players in this segment. After avoiding the closure of the company, Sonair is now looking to reinforce its operations in a context of greater internal competition.

Destinations

As of May 2018 SonAir operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Angola

Fleet

As of February 2015 the Sonair fleet included:

Fixed wing

Helicopters:

The fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2019):

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

  • 4 further De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

See also

  • Gazpromavia, an airline based in Moscow, Russia that operates passenger and cargo charters, mainly in support of the oil and gas industry

References

  1. "DAR (Direcção de Aeronaútica)". Airline History. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "China Sonangol International Airlines". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. Sonangol Group, Sonangol Group. "Sonair encomenda dois helicópteros a multinacional italiana". expansao.co.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. "Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings". atlasair.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. "Sonangol resgata a subsidiária SonAir". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 2018-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. "Atlas Air Selected To Operate Premium Charter Service Between Houston and Luanda, Angola". Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 15 June 2010
  7. 2013 timetable, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Luanda, Angola International Airport Flight Route and Airlines Information". angolaairport.net. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22.
  9. "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  10. SonAir fleet at Helis.com
  11. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 4.
  12. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 4.

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