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Libyan Arab Air Cargo
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 edit
The 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.[2][1] In 2002, became the first airline outside of Russia and Ukraine to operate the world's second-largest aircraft, the Antonov An-124.[3]
Fleet edit
As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consist of the following. Since the revolution most of them are grounded.[4][5]
- 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 edit
- One Boeing 707-320C, now retired[7]
- Lockheed L-100 Hercules
- Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKN Sabrata, destroyed during heavy fighting in Tripoli in 2019).[8][5]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ . 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 edit
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