Aeronáutica (Angola)
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2018[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Gira Globo Limitada | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luanda, Angola | ||||||
Aeronáutica (also known as Gira Globo Aeronáutica after its parent company) was[2] an airline based in Luanda, Angola, operating domestic chartered freight and passenger flights out of Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda.[3]
History
The airline was established in 2001 and is wholly owned by GVA-Investimentos, SARL.[3] Due to safety concerns, the company (along with all other Angolan airlines, except TAAG) has been banned from operating within the European Union.[4] Meanwhile, the airline ceased operations.[2]
Fleet
The Aeronáutica fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2007):[3]
Accidents and incidents
- 19 January 2008: A Beech Super King Air (D2-FFK) of Gira Globo crashed on approach to Huambo Airport. All 13 on board were killed.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gira Globo". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- 1 2 ch-aviation.com - Gira Globo Aeronautica retrieved 20 January 2019
- 1 2 3 Flight International, Directory: World Airlines, p.49, 27 March 2007
- ↑ List of banned air carriers banned in the EU Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "CFIT Accident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air D2-FFK, Saturday 19 January 2008". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2026-05-10.