Feeder Airlines

Feeder Airlines was established as an air carrier in South Sudan and began operating on 2 June 2007. Its base and principal hub were at Juba International Airport. The airline provided both scheduled and charter services, with a route structure oriented toward domestic connectivity and short-haul international links across the surrounding region. Within South Sudan, the carrier served Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, and Wau. Its international network extended to Khartoum in Sudan and Entebbe in Uganda. This combination made Feeder Airlines a regional connector rather than a long-haul airline. The network linked the national capital with provincial destinations and with two important neighboring-country airports. The available sources do not provide a complete timetable, frequency history, fare structure, or detailed account of the airline’s cargo operations. The carrier used a small turboprop fleet, including Fokker 50 aircraft. On 26 March 2012, shortly before its principal recorded accident, the fleet was reported to have an average age of 21.4 years. The age and size of the fleet indicate an operation dependent on a limited number of aircraft, making major damage to one aircraft especially consequential for continuity of service. On 29 March 2012, a Feeder Airlines aircraft experienced a runway excursion at Wau Airport. The aircraft was subsequently written off. There were no fatalities, but five people sustained injuries. One flight attendant broke her leg during the evacuation, while four other people suffered minor injuries. The event is the only accident specifically attributed to Feeder Airlines in the supplied reference material. The airline’s later operational history is closely associated with the emergence of South Supreme Airlines. Following the loss of one Feeder Airlines aircraft, the other aircraft was used in connection with a new, separate airline formed under the South Supreme Airlines name. The available material describes this as a renaming and creation of a separate airline rather than a straightforward continuation of the Feeder Airlines brand. One former Feeder Airlines aircraft was later reported stored, and another was not in use after sustaining damage in a 2012 accident. Feeder Airlines consequently became defunct. The exact date on which the brand ceased operations, its ownership structure, the identity of its executives, and its financial performance are not established by the supplied sources. Its historical role was that of a small South Sudanese carrier attempting to provide domestic and neighboring-country air links from Juba. Its slogan, “The Pride of South Sudan,” expressed a national and regional identity, while its limited fleet and the 2012 accident constrained the durability of the operation.

• 2012

  Fleet documented before the Wau accident

  [1]Feeder Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  On 26 March, three days before the runway excursion, the airline’s fleet is reported to have an average age of 21.4 years.

• 2012

  Wau runway excursion

  [1]Feeder Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  An aircraft is written off after a runway excursion at Wau Airport on 29 March. Five people are injured and no fatalities are reported.

• 2012

  Transition toward South Supreme Airlines

  [1]Feeder Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  The airline’s remaining aircraft is used in connection with the creation and renaming of the separate South Supreme Airlines brand.

• 2007

  Operations begin

  [1]Feeder Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Feeder Airlines starts scheduled and charter operations from Juba International Airport on 2 June.

A small South Sudanese regional and domestic airline focused on connecting Juba with provincial cities and neighboring-country destinations.

• Passenger aviation · 2007

  Scheduled passenger services

  Feeder Airlines operated scheduled passenger flights from its Juba hub to South Sudanese cities including Malakal, Rumbek, and Wau, as well as to Khartoum and Entebbe. The network was designed for short-haul regional connectivity rather than long-distance international travel.

• Charter aviation · 2007

  Charter services

  In addition to scheduled flying, the airline provided charter services. The supplied sources do not specify the customers, sectors, aircraft allocation, or commercial terms of these charter operations.

• 2012

  Aircraft and brand transition to South Supreme AirlinesStrategy

  Background

  Following the write-off of one aircraft in the Wau runway excursion, Feeder Airlines had only its other aircraft available for continued activity.

  Action taken

  The remaining aircraft was used in connection with the creation and renaming of a separate airline, South Supreme Airlines.

  Aftermath

  Feeder Airlines ceased to operate as an active brand, while former Feeder aircraft remained stored or out of use according to the available reference material.

  Source

1. 1Feeder Airlinesen.wikipedia.org