Paramount Airlines
| Paramount Airlines | |
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| IATA code : | |
| ICAO code : | PRR |
| Call sign : | PARAMOUNT |
| Founding: | 2001 |
| Operation stopped: | 2007 |
| Seat: |
Freetown , Sierra Leone
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| Home airport : | Mammy Yoko helipads |
| Company form: | Limited |
| Fleet size: | 4th |
| Aims: | national |
| Paramount Airlines ceased operations in 2007. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Paramount Airlines was a helicopter - airline from Sierra Leone , headquartered and based in Freetown .
Since a crash in 2007, the operating license has been withdrawn by the Sierra Leonean Aviation Authority. Paramount Airlines is (as of June 2016) on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union .
Destinations and fleet
Paramount Airlines operated a shuttle service with their helicopters between the Mammy Yoko Helipads in Freetown and Freetown International Airport . In the early 1990s, flights were also operated to Abuja in Nigeria , among others .
Paramount Airlines deployed four Mil Mi-8 helicopters.
Incidents
On June 3, 2007, a Paramount Airlines helicopter crashed again. 22 passengers were killed at Freetown International Airport, including a high-ranking sports delegation with the Sports Minister from Togo .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Police Intercepts Two Paramount Airlines Staff in Sierra Leone, Awareness Times, July 4, 2007 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 4, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
