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Libyan Arab Air Cargo

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Libyan Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Call sign
- LCR LIBAC
Founded1979
Fleet size3
HeadquartersTripoli, Libya

Libyan Air Cargo is an inactive cargo airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It is the cargo division of Libyan Airlines, operating all-cargo services. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport.[1] It serves destinations throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia.

History

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Antonov An-124 of LAC at Zurich International Airport in 2007

The airline was established in 1979 as United African Airlines and rebranded Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1982, it was merged into Libyan Air Cargo in 1993.[2][1] In 2002, became the first airline outside of Russia and Ukraine to operate the world's second-largest aircraft, the Antonov An-124.[3]

Fleet

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As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consist of the following. Since the revolution most of them are grounded.[4][5]

Previously operated

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 105.
  2. ^ "United African Airlines". Aviation History. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "UIB Market Update". 2002-07-19. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
  4. ^ "Libyan Arab Air Cargo (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ^ a b c Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (January 21, 2021). "Giants of the Skies – The An-124 in Libyan Service". Oryx.
  6. ^ "Tripoli's last Antonov heavy cargo aircraft at risk in Kyiv". Africa Intelligence. Indigo Publications. 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Where are they now? Boeing 707". 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
  8. ^ "Libyan Air Cargo An-124 destroyed during fighting in Tripoli".
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