Air Guinee Express

Air Guinee Express was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Conakry International AirportFlight International 27 March 2007] .

Code Data

*IATA Code: 2U
*ICAO Code: GIP
*Callsign: FUTURE EXPRESS

History

The airline was established on 31 December 1960 by the Guinea government as Air Guinee. In 1992 it underwent a restructuring to improve profitability, but it never recovered and its operations were taken over by Groupe Futurelec and the airline rebranded Air Guinee Express.

Destinations

Air Guinee Express operated services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Freetown, Kinshasa and Lagos.

Fleet

The Air Guinee Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

*4 Antonov An-12
*4 Antonov An-24B
*1 Bombardier Dash 7 Seris 100

Previously operated

At June 2005 the airline also operated: Fact|date=April 2007

*1 Boeing 737-200 delivered in 2003.

Incidents and accidents

On 11 August 2004 a Boeing 737, registration 3X-GCM, failed to take off from Freetwon - Lungi International Airport (Sierra Leone). There were no fatalities among the 127 passengers and crew members. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off; the wreckage can still be seen resting next to the runway.

[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040811-0 Accident description on aviation-safety.net]

External links

* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air_Guinee_Express?show=all Air Guinee Express Fleet Detail]

References