AirQuarius Aviation
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | February 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lanseria Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Cape Town International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
| Key people | Gavin Branson August 1967 - October 2014 | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airquarius.com/ defunct | ||||||
AirQuarius Aviation was an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, operating chartered flights and aircraft leasing contracted by companies throughout Africa and the Middle East. The airline's base was at Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg.[1]
History
AirQuarius was established and started operations in 1999 by its owner Gavin Branson and has 120 employees.[when?][1] The airline specialized in operating flights to political crisis areas. As such, AirQuarius was the only operator into Baghdad or Basra during the Iraq War. Other missions included UN flights into Afghanistan or Sudan.[citation needed]
AirQuarius stopped operating on 7 February 2012.[2]
Fleet
AirQuarius operated Fokker 70, Fokker F28 and Boeing 737-200 aircraft at various times.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 71.
- ^ http://www.southafrica.to/transport/Airlines/AirQuarius/AirQuarius.php
- ^ [1]
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