South Sudan Supreme Airlines

South Sudan Supreme Airlines
Airplane tail livery with the colors of the Flag of South Sudan and the following motto: "The Spirit of a Young Nation"
"The Spirit of a Young Nation"
A former South Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet at Wilson Airport in 2014
Founded2013, 2017 (Renamed as South Sudan Supreme Airlines)
Ceased operations
2015 (As South Supreme Airlines)[1] 2021 (TurboJet L-410 crash)
HubsJuba Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations2
Key peopleAyii Duang Ayii[2]
Websitehttp://flysouthsupreme.com (defunct)

South Sudan Supreme Airlines was[3] a South Sudanese airline that began operations in September 2013.[4] 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

As of September 2022 the airline had two scheduled destinations:

Country City Airport Refs
South SudanJubaJuba International Airport
South SudanWauWau Airport
UgandaEntebbeEntebbe Airport

Fleet

As of March 2017 the South Supreme Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft In Fleet
Bombardier CRJ1001
Total1

Accidents and incidents

  • 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.[7]

References

  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. ↑ "South Supreme Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Accident: South Supreme F50 at Aweil on Jan 7th 2014, runway excursion". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "South Supreme Airlines on ch-aviation". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Kraft, Melanie. "BREAKING Passenger plane crashed at Wau airport in South Sudan - AIRLIVE.net". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Kaminski-Morrow, David. "South Sudan leader grounds Supreme Airlines after L-410 crash". Flight Global. Retrieved May 6, 2021.