Southern Star Airlines is a domestic airline based in Juba

Juba

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, the capital of South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

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The airline's inaugural flight took place on 20 August 2011.

Destinations

From its hub at Juba Airport

Juba Airport

Juba Airport is the main airport in Juba, South Sudan.-Location:The airport is located in the capital city of Juba, South Sudan. The airport lies to the northeast of the Central business district of the city, on the western banks of the White Nile....

 its destinations are Malakal

Malakal Airport

-Location:Malakal Airport, , is located in Malakal County in Upper Nile State, in the city of Malakal, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the border with Ethiopia...

, Rumbek

Rumbek Airport

Rumbek Airport is an airport in South Sudan.-Location:Rumbek Airport is located in Rumbek Central County, Lakes State, in central South Sudan, near the town of Rumbek. Its location lies approximately , by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in the country. Rumbek...

, Aweil

Aweil Airport

-Location:Aweil Airport is located in Aweil Central County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, in the town of Aweil, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the border with Abyei Region...

 and Wau

Wau Airport

Wau Airport is an airport serving the city of Wau, in South Sudan.-Overview:Wau Airport is a civilian airport that serves the city of Wau and surrounding communities. Feeder Airlines, has three return flights a week between Khartoum-Wau-Juba.-Location:...

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Fleet

The airline's fleet, as at September 2011, consists of one Bombardier Dash 8 (registration 5Y-BZI) leased from ALS Ltd. of Nairobi

Nairobi

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, Kenya

Kenya

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Southern Star Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers (Single class)
Bombardier Dash 8-100	1		37
Embraer ERJ-145		1	50
Total	1	1

The company has plans to expand the fleet with an Embraer ERJ-145, also leased from ALS Ltd., which it will use to expand its routes to international destinations in the region.

Plans for a cargo division are also being considered, although no decision about cargo aircraft had been taken by September 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Photo of Southern Star Airlines' Dash 8-100 - first aircraft in the airline's colours.