Aviation in Madagascar - Airlines of Madagascar, Airports in Madagascar, Victims of Aviation Accidents or Incidents in Madagascar (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 108. Not illustrated. Chapters: Airlines of Madagascar, Airports in Madagascar, Victims of Aviation Accidents or Incidents in Madagascar, Air Madagascar, List of Airports in Madagascar, Albert Sylla, Ivato Airport, Fascene Airport, Ankavandra Airport, Amborovy Airport, Tolanaro Airport, Tiko Air, Sainte Marie Airport, Belo Sur Tsiribihina Airport, Toamasina Airport, Arrachart Airport, Port Berge Airport, Manja Airport, Miandrivazo Airport, Manakara Airport, Ambatondrazaka Airport, Morondava Airport, Antsirabato Airport, Fianarantsoa Airport, Analalava Airport, Antsalova Airport, Sambava Airport, Mananjary Airport, Maroantsetra Airport, Mandritsara Airport, Tsaratanana Airport, Ambanja Airport, Maintirano Airport, Soalala Airport, Morombe Airport, Toliara Airport, Farafangana Airport, Mananara Nord Airport, Tambohorano Airport, Tsiroanomandidy Airport, Ambatomainty Airport, Morafenobe Airport, Vohemar Airport, Ambalabe Airport, Besalampy Airport, Mampikony Airport. Excerpt: Societe Nationale Malgache de Transports Aeriens, operating as Air Madagascar, is an airline based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It is the national airline operating services to Europe, Asia and neighbouring African and Indian Ocean island destinations. It also operates an extensive domestic network. Its main base is Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo. The airline was formed in 1947 to feed into flights by Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux and Air France, and upon the independence of Madagascar, it became the national airline. Initially operating services on domestic routes, the airline saw expansion in the late 1960s and 1970s, when it began international flights to destinations such as France and South Africa. In recent years the airline has been a subject of failed privatisation measures. These are now on hold and the airline is majority owned by th...