Gabon Airlines
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| IATA code : | GY |
| ICAO code : | GBK |
| Call sign : | GABON AIRLINES |
| Founding: | 2007 |
| Operation stopped: | 2011 |
| Seat: |
Libreville , Gabon
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| Home airport : | Libreville-Leon M'ba |
| Management: | Christian Bongo Ondimba ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Gabon Airlines ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Gabon Airlines was a Gabonese airline based in Libreville and a hub at Libreville Leon M'ba Airport .
history
The airline was owned by private investors, banks and insurance companies. On November 8, 2006, the Gabonese ministry granted official approval to operate scheduled flights in the country, and on April 11, 2007, the airline started its first flight from Libreville to Paris . Ethiopian Airlines took over the personnel management and carried out the maintenance of the aircraft. The airline ceased operations in 2011 after the European Union put it on the list of operating bans for the European Union's airspace . The Ministry of Aviation then withdrew the operating license.
Further use of the name
In 2015 it was announced that Gabon Airlines would be resurrected as Tropical Air Gabon , and the new airline received approval at the end of May 2015.
aims
The airline's main business was flight connections between Africa and Europe, including flights to Paris and Johannesburg .
fleet
Most recently, the Gabon Airlines fleet consisted of two aircraft:
- 1 ATR 42-300 (operated by Solenta Aviation )
- 1 Boeing 767-200
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b aerotelegraph.com - The only plane will be auctioned April 2, 2012
- ↑ Gabon is getting a new airline , accessed on October 8, 2015