Galaxie Corporation
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2010[1] | ||||||
Galaxie Corporation is a private cargo airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), operating as Kavatshi Airlines.
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.
Notable incidents
On 5 September 2005, an Antonov An-26B arriving from Beni and approaching Runway 31 in fog struck a tree, crashed 1.5 kilometers (0.9 mile) short of the runway, and burned at Isiro's Matari Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 11 people (four crew members and seven passengers) on board. The aircraft, bearing (Moldova registration ER-AZT), was wet leased from Aerocom in November 2003. It had continued operating after its certificate of airworthiness expired in September 2004 [2][3] The airlines ceased in 2010.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kavatshi Airlines (Galaxy Incorporation) airlinehistory.co.uk, retrieved 24 September 2020
- ^ Accident description for 2005 Galaxy An-26 crash at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Flight Safety Info, 3Q2005, page 9" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
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