Air Guinee Express

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Air Guinee Express was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Conakry International Airport^[1].

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 4.1 Previously operated 5 Incidents and accidents 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Code Data

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• IATA Code: 2U
• ICAO Code: GIP
• Callsign: FUTURE EXPRESS

[edit] History

The airline was established on 31 December 1960 by the Guinea government as Air Guinee. In 1992 it underwent a restructuring to improve profitability, but it never recovered and its operations were taken over by Groupe Futurelec and the airline rebranded Air Guinee Express^[1].

[edit] Destinations

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Air Guinee Express operated services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Freetown, Kinshasa and Lagos.

[edit] Fleet

The Air Guinee Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 4 Antonov An-12
• 4 Antonov An-24B
• 1 Bombardier Dash 7 Seris 100

[edit] Previously operated

At June 2005 the airline also operated:^{[citation needed]}

• 1 Boeing 737-200 delivered in 2003.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 11 August 2004 a Boeing 737, registration 3X-GCM, failed to take off from Freetwon - 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

[edit] External links

• Air Guinee Express Fleet Detail

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 27 March 2007

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