The Ilyushin Il-18 is a large turboprop airliner that first flew in 1957 and became one of the best known and most durable Soviet aircraft of its era. The Il-18 was one of the world's principal airliners for several decades and was widely exported. Due to the aircraft's airframe durability, many examples achieved over 45,000 flight hours and the type remains operational in both military and civilian capacities. The Il-18's successor was the long range Il-62 jet airliner.
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967, as a replacement for the Antonov An-12. It was designed to deliver heavy machinery to remote, poorly served areas. Military versions of the Il-76 have been widely used in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an aerial refueling tanker or command center.
The French Air and Space Force (AAE) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, and then made an independent military arm in 1934, becoming the French Air Force. On 10 September 2020, it assumed its current name, the French Air and Space Force. The number of aircraft in service with the French Air and Space Force varies depending on the source, however sources from the French Ministry of Defence give a figure of 658 aircraft in 2014. The French Air and Space Force has 210 combat aircraft in service, 115 Dassault Mirage 2000 and 95 Dassault Rafale. As of 2021, the French Air and Space Force employs a total of 40,500 regular personnel. As of 2014, the reserve element of the air and space force consists of 5,187 Operational Reserve personnel.
The Ilyushin Il-78 is a Soviet four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter.
Ukrainian Cargo Airways was an airline based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was a state-owned company operating charter passenger and cargo services. It also overhauled, leased and sold aircraft, engines and aviation equipment. Its main bases were Kyiv Boryspil International Airport (KBP) and Zaporizhzhia International Airport (OZH).
Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport serving Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. It parallels the south shore of the Kaloum Peninsula approximately five kilometers from its tip. Autoroute Fidel Castro connects the airport to Conakry proper.
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport, also known as Aguenar Airport or Tamanrasset Airport, is an airport serving Tamanrasset, a city in the Tamanrasset Province of southern Algeria. It is located 3.6 nautical miles northwest of the city.
Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport, also known as Soummam Airport or Bejaia Airport, is an airport serving Béjaïa, a city in the Béjaïa Province of northern Algeria. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city, It was opened in 1982 to national level and his quick development led to its opening in international traffic in 1993. The airport is named after Abane Ramdane (1920–1957)( since 1999 by presidential decree), an Algerian revolutionary and architect of the 1956 Congress of Soummam.
Aéroport International de Chlef, also known as Aboubakr Belkaid Airport, is an airport 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the city of Chlef, in Algeria.
The Algerian Air Force (AAF) is the aerial arm of the Algerian People's National Army.
Mohamed Khider Airport or Biskra Ouakda Airport is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.
Bordj Mokhtar Airport is an airport 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria. The airport is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the Mali border.
Tiska Djanet Airport is an airport serving Djanet, Algeria. The airport is in the desert 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Djanet. There is a VOR/DME and an NDB on the field for navigation.
Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport, also known as Bou Chekif Airport, is an airport serving Tiaret, Algeria. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town.
Sidi Mahdi Airport is an airport serving Touggourt, a city in the Ouargla Province of eastern Algeria.
The Albano Machado Airport is a public airport southeast of Huambo, the capital of Huambo Province, Angola. It was formerly named the Nova Lisboa Airport, since in colonial times the city was called Nova Lisboa, or New Lisbon.
Mostaganem Airport is a civilian airport in Mostaganem Province, Algeria, located about 280 km west-southwest of Algiers. The airport has no commercial air service, and is sparsely used by general aviation.
Béni Abbès Airport is a public use airport located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Béni Abbès, a city in the Béchar Province of Algeria. The sand runway and ramp were paved sometime after 2007.
On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria, which is near Blida and south-west of the capital, Algiers. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil.
Events in the year 2018 in Algeria.
