- Girjet
Infobox Airline
airline = Girjet
logo_size =
fleet_size = 4
destinations =
IATA = 8G
ICAO = GJT
callsign = BANJET
parent =
company_slogan =
founded = 2003
headquarters = flagicon|SpainBarcelona ,Spain
key_people =
hubs =Barcelona International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.girjet.comGirjet (Gestion Aerea Ajecutiva, SL) was an
airline based inBarcelona ,Spain . It operated charter services. Its base wasBarcelona International Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 86 | date= 2007-04-03]History
The airline was created on
28 February 2003 and started operations on31 July 2003 . It flew under its own name and for other operators such as Spanair. It also made cargo flights with a Boeing 747-200.In April 2008, Girjet has lost its
Air Operating Licence and the whole fleet was grounded. Since then some aircraft made their way to other airlines, either sold or returned to their lessors.Incidents
* the
Boeing 757-200 chartered by a FrenchNon-Governmental Organization calledZoé's Ark was impounded inChad in October 2007 and the crew arrested due to accusations ofhuman trafficking of minors for flying children out of the country with no national authorities authorization. Finally, the crew was found not guilty and released on November 9th, 2007 by the Justice Court ofN'Djamena [ [ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/11/09/espana/1194592005.html El Mundo. 09/11/2007. Nigthmare ends] ]* around the 13th December 2007 EC-JOM, a
Fokker F100 was impounded atManchester Airport for an unknown reason. [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6130346&nseq=0]Fleet
The Girjet fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at December 2007):
*4Fokker 100
*1Boeing 757-200
*1Boeing 747-200 "GIRjet Cargo"External links
* [http://www.girjet.com Girjet]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GIR&al_op=1 Girjet Fleet]
* [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/?file=calcop&opp=Girjet Girjet Fleet Age]References
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