Baranxtu State Airlines

From NSwiki, the NationStates encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search
Baranxtuan State Airlines
baranxtuanstateairlines.gif
Headquarters: Siraŋe
Nationality: Baranxtu
Specialty: National/International Airline Service
Storefront:

The Baranxtu State Airlines (Bar. Haðēŋaþua Hēigalua Baranxtutu) are the largest airline company of Baranxtu, and are a joint venture of four former provincial airlines - the Dorista Airline, the Bari Nazer Air Transportation Company, the Neila Airlines and the Halaora and Ziaha State Airline.

The BSA offer flights to and from most national and international airports in Baranxtu and many airports in the International Democratic Union.

Interestingly, the BSA are the only corporation in public hand that uses the sun rather than the moon in its logo.

History

The BSA were founded on November 4th, 1955, when the four largest national airlines were merged.

Incidents

As of 2005, 2075 people have died in accidents related to the operation of the BSA; the last deadly incident occured on November 6th, 1997.

In total, there have been 10 deadly accidents by BSA aircraft, the victims of which are commemorated each year on January 9th, the National Aircraft Victim Remembrance Day. It started in 1976 on the first anniversary of the Siragge Airplane Disaster and was granted status of a national holiday in 1982.

  • Feb. 14th, 1959: A plane gets caught in a downdraft and crashes into two office buildings in Leu, killing all 97 passengers and 233 people in the buildings.
  • Dec. 23rd, 1964: Due to foggy conditions, an airplane crashes into Mt Azra, killing 101 of the 112 people aboard.
  • Sep. 15th, 1969: The at the date largest airplane of the BSA crashes into the outskirts of Leiris when its engines fail; all 240 people aboard are killed as well as 96 people who were on the site of the disaster.
  • Jan. 9th, 1975: An airplane crashes into the Siraŋe Bay, killing all 416 passengers aboard. It remains the largest disaster up to date.
  • Jan. 17th, 1978: A plane crashes into the Bay of Leiris, killing all 106 people aboard.
  • June 24th, 1983: A flight force-lands on the South Abijan Emergency Airstrip. However, it slides off into the Misdan River, killing 156 of the 175 people aboard.
  • June 26th, 1983: Only two days later, severe winds force a plane into Mt Azra, killing 219 of 241 people aboard.
  • Aug. 5th, 1984: As its engines fail, a plane crashes into the Strait of Otea, killing all 287 people aboard.
  • Oct. 15th, 1992: A plane crash-lands in Ziaha, killing 67 of the 249 people aboard.
  • Nov. 6th, 1997: An airplane crash-lands close to Siraŋe International Airport, killing 43 of the 135 people aboard.

Destinations

Baranxtu



  • Pnema National Airport, Pnema, Qiru (BT-PNE)
  • Inar National Airport, Inar, Halaora (BT-INA)
  • Ansa/Ān-Baranxiž South National Airport, Ansa, Ñiria (BT-ANS)


Otea


  • Setusunea Regional Airport, Setusunea, Setusubira (OT-SET)
  • Hamasima Regional Airport, Hamasima, Hamabufeu (OT-HAM)


Jonquiere-Tadoussac

Cikoutimi

Mikitivity

Antrium