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History and destinations
Somali Airlines was founded on 1964-3-5 as the newly independent Somalia's national airline. The country's then civilian government and Alitalia owned equal shares in the company, with each holding a 50% controlling stake.

The carrier began operations in July of the same year. It initially served domestic destinations, with three DC-3s and two Cessna 180s. In March 1965, the airline embarked on its first international route, to Aden.

Somali Airlines became a fully state-owned company in 1977.

Due to the outbreak of the civil war in the early 1990s, all of the carrier's operations were officially suspended in 1991. The void created by the collapse of the airline has since been filled by various Somali-owned private carriers, such as Jubba Airways, Daallo Airlines and Puntair.

Destinations
The following is a list of destinations the airline served throughout its history:

Fleet




Somali Airlines' initial fleet consisted of three Douglas DC-3s or their subtypes, and two Cessna 180s. In early 1974, a contract with Tempair for the provision of a Boeing 720B, to be deployed on the Mogadishu–London route, as well as on flights within Africa and to the Middle East, was signed; the agreement effectively came into being in April 1974. In late 1975, two Fokker F27s were acquired. In 1976, the company acquired two Boeing 720Bs from American Airlines, the two last ones in service with the American carrier. By July 1980, the fleet consisted of two Boeing 707-320Cs, two Boeing 720Bs, two Fokker F27-600s, two DC-3s, one Cessna 402 and one Cessna 180.

A firm order for an Airbus A310-300 was placed in late 1987, with an option for another one; the aircraft was aimed at replacing the 707 fleet on routes to Europe and the Middle East.

Historic fleet
Somali Airlines operated the following equipment all through its history:


 * Airbus A310-200
 * Airbus A310-300
 * Boeing 707-120B
 * Boeing 707-320
 * Boeing 707-320B
 * Boeing 707-320C
 * Boeing 720B
 * Boeing 727-200
 * Douglas C-47A
 * Fokker F27-200
 * Fokker F27-600
 * Viscount 742D

Accidents and incidents
According to Aviation Safety Network, Somali Airlines experienced six events throughout its history; five of the occurrences carried with the hull-loss of the aircraft involved, and three of them had fatalities.