Somalia’s Aviation Sector Grows As Rayaan Air Receives First Aircraft

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Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport

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Somalia’s newly established carrier, Rayaan Air, saw the arrival of its first aircraft, a Fokker 50 turboprop, in the capital Mogadishu Feb. 20. The aircraft landed at Aden Abdulle International Airport, designated as the airline’s main hub. In a statement posted on social media, Rayaan Air said the...
Ella Nethersole

Ella Nethersole is Deputy Editor of Aviation Week Network publications Arabian Aerospace and African Aerospace.

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