Union des Transports Africains de Guinée
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Conakry, Guinea | ||||||
UTA - Union des Transports Africains de Guinée (UTAGE for short) was a Guinean airline. It operated for only three years, and ended operations after mismanagement that caused its Flight 141 to become overloaded, preventing it from properly taking off and causing it to crash into the sea.
Fleet
[edit]Accident
[edit]On December 25, 2003, UTA Flight 141, operated by a Boeing 727, was on a scheduled flight from Benin to Lebanon when it crashed into the Bight of Benin due to imbalanced cargo and an excess of passengers. Of the 163 passengers onboard, 141 people died.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UTA - Union des Transports Africains de Guinée". Ch-aviation.com.
External links
[edit]- Union des Transports Africains de Guinée at the Aviation Safety Network Database
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