Air Guinee Express
Air Guinee Express was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Conakry International Airport.[1]
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History
The airline was established on 31 December 1960 by the Guinean government as Air Guinée. In 1992 it underwent a restructuring to improve profitability, but it never recovered and its operations were taken over by Groupe Futurelec. The airline rebranded as Air Guinée Express.[1]
Destinations
Air Guinee Express operated services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Freetown, Kinshasa and Lagos.
Fleet
The Air Guinee Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2007):[1]
- 4 Antonov An-12
- 4 Antonov An-24B (including at least 1 Xi'an Y7-100
- 1 Bombardier Dash 7 Seris 100
Previously operated
At June 2005 the airline also operated: [citation needed]
- 1 Boeing 737-200 delivered in 2003.
Incidents and accidents
On 11 August 2004 a Boeing 737-200, registration 3X-GCM, failed to take off from Freetown - Lungi International Airport (Sierra Leone). There were no fatalities among the 127 passengers and crew members. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off; the wreckage can still be seen resting next to the runway.
Accident description on aviation-safety.net
References
- ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
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