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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya | ||||||
Libyan Air Cargo is an inactive cargo airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It is the cargo division of Libyan Airlines, operating all-cargo services. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport. [1] It serves destinations throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia.
The airline was established in 1979 as United African Airlines and rebranded Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1982, it was merged into Libyan Air Cargo in 1993. [2] [1] In 2002, became the first airline outside of Russia and Ukraine to operate the world's second-largest aircraft, the Antonov An-124. [3]
As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consist of the following. Since the revolution most of them are grounded. [4] [5]
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