Paramount Airlines

Paramount Airlines is an aviation company in Sierra Leone that used to provide a helicopter service between the capital, Freetown, and Lungi International Airport as well as other cities within the country. Paramount Airlines also flew helicopters to other places within West Africa including Abuja, Nigeria. The flight have been grounded by the Sierra Leone government for safety reasons after the short flight from the capital Freetown crashed on landing at the Lungi International Airport, killing all 22 people on board.

The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

Accidents

:"See 2007 Paramount Airlines helicopter crash"On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.