Med Airways

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Med Airways
MEDAirwaysLogo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
7YMEDFLYING CARPET
Founded2000 (As Flying Carpet)
Ceased operations2015
Hubs Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations7
Headquarters Beirut, Lebanon
Key people Mazen Bsat (CEO)
Website http://www.medairways.com/

Med Airways was a small Lebanese charter airline. It ceased all operations in 2015.

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History and profile

It was named as Flying Carpet until 2009. [1] Its fleet consisted of one Swearingen SA-227 Metro 19-seat turboprop airplane, one Piper PA-28, one Piper PA-32 and one Piper PA-34. In 2006 it received two Boeing 737-200 formerly owned by Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines and later received a Bombardier CRJ-200ER formerly owned by Independence Air. In 2009 the name was changed to Med Airways.

Destinations

Fleet

Current Fleet

The Med Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): [2]

Former fleet

The airline fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012): [3]

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References

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