Buraq Air
| Buraq Air | |
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| IATA code : | UZ |
| ICAO code : | BRQ |
| Call sign : | BURAQAIR |
| Founding: | 2000 |
| Seat: |
Tripoli , Libya
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| Home airport : | Tripoli airport |
| Number of employees: | over 500 |
| Fleet size: | 6th |
| Aims: | National and international |
Buraq Air ( Arabic طيران البراق, DMG Ṭayarān al-Burāq ) is a Libyan airline based in Tripoli and based at Tripoli Airport .
history
Buraq Air was founded in 2000 and began flight operations in November 2001 with three Boeing 727-200s. In the following years, the fleet was supplemented with used Boeing 737-200, Ilyushin IL-76 and Let-410, before two new Boeing 737-800s were ordered in 2005, which were delivered at the end of 2006. Several older machines were then phased out.
During the Libyan civil war, Buraq Air machines, including a Boeing 737-800, were damaged several times, several employees were killed in an attack on a hotel and flight operations were interrupted several times.
Route network
Buraq Air currently serves various destinations in the Mediterranean region mainly from Tripoli, currently Istanbul , Tunis , Benghazi and Khartoum . There used to be flights to Cairo , Rabat and Antalya , among others .
fleet
As of March 2020, the Buraq Air fleet consists of six aircraft with an average age of 22.4 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | one inactive | ||
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | one inactive | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | equipped with winglets , one parked in Tripoli | ||
| total | 6th | - | ||
In the past, aircraft of the type Boeing 727-200 , Boeing 737-200 , Boeing 747-200 , DHC-8-300 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 were used.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Company Profile. Buraq Air, 2006, archived from the original on June 13, 2009 ; accessed on October 2, 2019 (original website no longer available).
- ^ History of Buraq. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
- ↑ 5A-DMH Buraq Air Transport Boeing 737-800. Accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ^ Libya's Buraq Air suspends operations after crew killed. Accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Route Map. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
- ^ Buraq Air Transport Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .