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Syrian Arab Airlines ( of Syria , based in Damascus . It operates scheduled international services to over 30 destinations in Asia , the Middle East , Europe and North Africa , as well as domestic services. Its main base is Damascus International Airport . Syrian Arab Airlines is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization . CODE DATA
HISTORY The airline was established by the Government of Syria in October 1961 to succeed Syrian Airways which had been established in June 1954 . The new Syrian Arab Airlines took over the routes previously controlled by Syrian Airways and United Arab Airlines . The latter had been a short-lived airline formed by the merger of Syrian Airways and Misrair in January 1961 during the union of Syria and Egypt. The airline began operation with three Douglas DC-6 , two Douglas DC-4 and three Douglas DC-3 , and serving both domestic and international routes to the east. In summer 1963 , Syrianair begin its expension to the west, starting with Rome and Munich , then London and Paris . Sud Aviation Caravelle 10B3 joined the fleet in October 1965 . In 1976 , the airline acquired a Boeing 727-200 and 747SP . In the 1970s , because of the closer political condition between Syria and the Soviet Union , Syrianair acquired some Soviet aircraft. This included an Antonov An-26 , Ilyushin Il-76 and Yakovlev Yak-40 in the 1970s and Tupolev Tu-134B-3 and Tupolev Tu-154M in the 1980s . A joint service with Royal Jordanian to New York was opened in July 1978 . Since the United States imposed sanctions on Syria, the fleet update of Syrianair was interrupted, and the fleet was suffering from aging until October of 1998 , when Airbus A320-200 arrived. The airline is wholly owned by the Syrian government and employs 5,325 staff. SERVICES Syrianair operates the following services (at January 2005 ):
FLEET The Syrianair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
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