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Juba Air Cargo

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Juba Air Cargo is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It was established in 1996 and operates domestic cargo services. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport.[1]

Code data

  • ICAO Code: JUC
  • Callsign: Juba Cargo [2]

History

The airline has been operating since 1997 from its Khartoum base and another in Sharjah and is headed by Bahaa Amin Akaska. [3]

Services

Juba Air Cargo operates cargo services to the following destinations [1]: Khartoum, Juba, Waw and Malakal.

Fleet

As of March 2007 the Juba Air Cargo fleet includes[1] :

  • On the 8th of November 2007 Juba Air Cargo lost the aircraft ST-JUA in an accident at Khartoum International Airport (HSSS)

The An-12 cargo plane took off from Khartoum (KRT) around 08:00 in the morning, carrying 11 tons of cargo. One engine failed shortly after takeoff, according to the president of Juba Air Cargo due to bird strike. The airplane returned to land but crash-landed on the military part of the airport. Two soldiers were killed on the ground. The airplane caught fire but the four crew members, three Russians and one Sudanese, escaped.

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated[4] :

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 99.
  2. ^ Airline Codes (November 2006)
  3. ^ Indian Ocean Newsletter 25 June 2005
  4. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006