Air Gemini
{{Short description|Airline of Angola}}
{{distinguish|Gemini Air Cargo}}
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|airline = Air Gemini
|logo = Air Gemini logo.jpg
|logo_size = 207
|fleet_size = 6 (in 2011)
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|IATA = —
|ICAO = GLL
|callsign = TWINS
|parent = Air Gemini Limitada
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|founded = 1999
|ceased = 2010
|headquarters = Luanda, Angola
|key_people =
|hubs = Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
|secondary_hubs =
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Air Gemini, also known as Air Gemini Cargo, was an airline based in Luanda, Angola, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights into Quatro de Fevereiro Airport on behalf of the local mining industry, as well as services for humanitarian aid missions.Flight International, Directory: World Airlines, p.57, 27 March 2007
History
Air Gemini was founded in 1999. Originally, it was a cargo airline, but in 2002, the airline started passenger services. Due to safety concerns regarding the whole Angolan airline industry, Air Gemini was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union. In 2010 it entered financial difficulties and reduced operations.{{Cite web|url=http://aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Gemini&where=106037&luck=|title=ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank|website=aerotransport.org|access-date=2017-08-16}}
The airline stopped flying in 2010.
Fleet
Accidents and incidents
On 5 January 2001, an Air Gemini Boeing 727 cargo aircraft (registered S9-BAI) ran off the runway upon landing at Dundo Airport following a flight from Luanda, killing one ground worker. The accident occurred because the airplane had touched the ground short of the runway threshold, resulting in a collapsed landing gear and a subsequent skid-off.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010105-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-46F S9-BAI Dundo Airport (DUE)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2017-08-16}}
References
External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.airgemini.com/}} via Wayback Machine
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7q0-XfiQXI Tankers en Plein Ciel] (TV documentary about Air Gemini) {{in lang|fr}}
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