Libyan Arab Air Cargo
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya | ||||||
Libyan Air Cargo is an inactive cargo airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It is the cargo division of Libyan Airlines, operating all-cargo services. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport.[1] It serves destinations throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia.
History
Zurich International Airport
in 2007The airline was established in 1979 as United African Airlines and rebranded Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1982, it was merged into Libyan Air Cargo in 1993.Antonov An-124.[3]
Fleet
As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consist of the following. Since the
- Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKL Susa, in storage in Ukraine since 2009.[5] The aircraft was threatened by fighting at Sviatoshyn Airfield in the Battle of Kyiv, but as of 3 March 2022[update] was undamaged.[6]
- One Ilyushin Il-76 5A-DNY
Previously operated
- One Boeing 707-320C, now retired[7]
- Lockheed L-100 Hercules
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 105.
- ^ "United African Airlines". Aviation History. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "UIB Market Update". 2002-07-19. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
- ^ "Libyan Arab Air Cargo (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ a b c Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (January 21, 2021). "Giants of the Skies – The An-124 in Libyan Service". Oryx.
- ^ "Tripoli's last Antonov heavy cargo aircraft at risk in Kyiv". Africa Intelligence. Indigo Publications. 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Where are they now? Boeing 707". 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
- ^ "Libyan Air Cargo An-124 destroyed during fighting in Tripoli".
External links
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