Malift Air
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| Malift Air | ||
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ICAO MLC |
Callsign MALILA |
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| Hubs | N'Dolo Airport | |
| Fleet size | 3 | |
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| Headquarters |  Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Malift Air is an airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operates domestic passenger and cargo services. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.[1].
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.
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[edit] History
The airline started operations in 1995 and was formerly known as Malila Airlift.[1]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 4 October 2007 - An Antonov An-26 cargo plane crashed into a busy market in the Congolese capital Kinshasa shortly after takeoff, killing 51 people.
- 18 July 2007 - An Antonov An-24 shortly after taking off from Bandundu Airport had an engine failure, lost altitude and crashed 8 km from Bandundu. Of the 2 crew and 8 passengers aboard, all survived. [2]
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2008 the Malift Air fleet included [1] :
In 2003, an An-24RV bearing Malila livery and registration number EW-46498 was photographed stored at Minsk.[3] It was still there in May 2005, but by that time it was missing its starboard propeller[4]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 47.
- ^ Aviation Safety Net
- ^ Jetphotos.net
- ^ Airliners.net
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