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Gabon Airlines

{{Short description|Airline of Gabon}}

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|IATA = GY

|ICAO = GBK

|callsign = GABON AIRLINES

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|founded = Part 1: 2007
Part 2: 2015 (relaunch)

|ceased = Part 1: 2012

|headquarters = Libreville, Gabon

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|hubs = Libreville International Airport

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|website = [http://www.gabonairlines.com/gabonairlines/index.asp?id_sessionlangue=2 www.gabonairlines.com]
[http://www.flygabon.ga/ www.flygabon.ga] (TBA)

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Gabon Airlines is the name of two incarnations of Gabonese airline, headquartered in Libreville."[http://www.gabonairlines.com/gabonairlines/racine_site/cms/mentions_legales.asp Mentions légales]." Gabon Airlines. Retrieved on 8 October 2009.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 85 | date= 2007-04-03}} 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.{{cite web|title=Gabon Airlines to Cease Operations |url=http://www.netnewspublisher.com/gabon-airlines-to-cease-operations-after-losing-air-transport-certification/ |publisher=African Press Agency |accessdate=9 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130129171336/http://www.netnewspublisher.com/gabon-airlines-to-cease-operations-after-losing-air-transport-certification/ |archivedate=29 January 2013 }} In April 2015, the second incarnation of Gabon Airlines is due to redeveloped as a flag carrier, replacing the original Air Gabon. As of September 2024, however, the new airline has yet to commence operations.

History

File:Gabon Airlines Boeing 767-200 Volpati.jpg

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,[http://www.panapress.com/freenews.asp?code=eng016040&dte=28/03/2007 Panapress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916095855/http://www.panapress.com/freenews.asp?code=eng016040&dte=28%2F03%2F2007 |date=2007-09-16 }} 28 March 2007 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.[http://www.africa-interactive.net/index.php?PageID=2525 Africa News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602151823/http://www.africa-interactive.net/index.php?PageID=2525 |date=2009-06-02 }} 18 December 2006

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

As of December 2018 Gabon Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:{{Cite web|url=http://www.gabonairlines.com/gabonairlines/racine_site/cms/la_compagnie_horaires.asp?id_Sessionlangue=2|title=gabonairlines.com|website=www.gabonairlines.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-16}}

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Fleet

= Former fleet =

File:Gabon Airlines. Boeing 767-200. CDG.2010.JPG at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (2010).]]

Currently, as of December 2018 the Gabon Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 22.8 years:

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.gabonairlines.com/gabonairlines/index.asp?id_sessionlangue=2 Official website]
  • [http://www.gabonairlines.com/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}

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{{Airlines of Gabon}}

Category:Defunct airlines of Gabon

Category:Airlines established in 2007

Category:Airlines disestablished in 2012

Category:Airlines established in 2015

Category:Airlines formerly banned in the European Union

Category:Gabonese companies established in 2007

Category:Companies based in Libreville

Category:Gabonese companies established in 2015

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