Gabon Airlines
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Part 1: 2007 Part 2: 2015 (relaunch) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | Part 1: 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Libreville International Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Libreville, Gabon | ||||||
| Website |
www.gabonairlines.com www.flygabon.ga (TBA) | ||||||
Gabon Airlines is the name of two incarnations of Gabonese airline, headquartered in Libreville.[1][2] The first incarnation of Gabon Airlines which was operated from 2007 to 2012, concentrating on African and European flight services out of Libreville International Airport.[3] In April 2015, the second incarnation of Gabon Airlines is due to redeveloped as a flag carrier, replacing the original Air Gabon.
History
After having been granted official permission by the Gabonese transport minister on 8 November 2006, the airline was founded in 2007 by private investors, banks and insurers,[4] the CEO being Christian Bongo Ondimba, a son of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo. The first revenue flight of Gabon Airlines took place on 11 April 2007 and went from Libreville to Paris. Flights to South Africa and other Central African countries followed suit.[5]
Relaunch
In April 2015, when the Gabonese government and Air France Consulting signed an agreement to manage the redeveloped national flag carrier, planned to be launched as early as June 2015. The new carrier will operate initially domestic and international flights with a fleet of about unspecified airplanes.
Destinations
Gabon Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[6]
- Luanda – Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (TBA)
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- Brussels – Brussels Airport (TBA)
- Douala – Douala International Airport (TBA)
- Kinshasa – N'djili Airport (TBA)
- Pointe Noire – Pointe Noire Airport (Restarted)
- Brazzaville – Maya-Maya Airport (TBA)
- Marseille – Marseille Provence Airport (Restarted)
- Paris – Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport (Restarted)
- Libreville – Libreville International Airport hub (Restarted)
- Port-Gentil – Port-Gentil International Airport (Restarted)
- Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport (TBA)
- Accra – Kotoka International Airport (TBA)
- Rome – Fiumicino Airport (TBA)
- Abidjan – Port Bouet Airport (TBA)
- Amsterdam – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (TBA)
- Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (TBA)
- Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport (TBA)
- Kigali – Kigali International Airport (TBA)
- Johannesburg – OR Tambo International Airport (Restarted)
- Barcelona – Barcelona–El Prat Airport (TBA)
- Madrid – Madrid–Barajas Airport (TBA)
- Bangkok – Suvarnabhumi Airport (TBA)
- Dubai – Dubai International Airport (TBA)
Fleet
Gabon Airlines will soon up to 35 aircraft by 2019.
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Seats | Notes | |||
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| J | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | — | 5 | 12 | 0 | 110 | 122 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | — | 12 | 18 | 0 | 132 | 150 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | — | 4 | 20 | 32 | 189 | 241 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | — | 4 | 20 | 35 | 239 | 294 | |
| Airbus A350-900 | — | 3 | TBA | 338 | |||
| Embraer 190 | — | 7 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 96 | |
| Total | 0 | 35 | |||||
Former Fleet
Previously, the Gabon Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 22.8 years:
- ATR 42-320 (1), operated by Solenta Aviation
- Boeing 737-500 (1)
- Boeing 757-200 (1)
- Boeing 767-200 (2)
- Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia (1)
- Fokker F28-2000 (2)
References
- ↑ "Mentions légales." Gabon Airlines. Retrieved on 8 October 2009.
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 85.
- ↑ "Gabon Airlines to Cease Operations". African Press Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ Panapress 28 March 2007
- ↑ Africa News 18 December 2006
- ↑ Gabon Airlines timetable
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gabon Airlines. |
- Official website
- Official website (French)
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