Air Horizon
For the Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air, see Horizon Air.
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lomé-Tokoin Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo | ||||||
Air Horizon, formerly known as Transtel Togo,[1] was an airline based in Lomé, Togo operating flights within Africa, the Middle East and Asia out of Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The airline was founded in 2004 and shut down in 2007.[2]
Fleet
As of March 2007, the Air Horizon fleet included the following aircraft:[1]
Accidents and incidents
- On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at N'Djamena International Airport when the aircraft departed the runway, damaging the engines and propellors.[3] Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[4]
References
- 1 2 Flight International 27 March 2007
- ↑ Air Horizon at airlineupdate.com
- ↑ Flight International, 22-28 January 2002, p47
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
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