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.
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya | ||||||
History
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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
editAs 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.
- ^ "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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