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Air Gemini, also known as Air Gemini Cargo, was an airline based in Luanda, Angola, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights into Quatro de Fevereiro Airport on behalf of the local mining industry, as well as services for humanitarian aid missions.[1]

Air Gemini

IATA ICAO Callsign — GLL TWINS
Founded	1999
Ceased operations	2010
Hubs	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Fleet size	6 (in 2011)
Parent company	Air Gemini Limitada
Headquarters	Luanda, Angola

History

Air Gemini was founded in 1999. Originally, it was a cargo airline, but in 2002, the airline started passenger services.[1] Due to safety concerns regarding the whole Angolan airline industry, Air Gemini was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union. In 2010 it entered financial difficulties and reduced operations.[2]

The airline stopped flying in 2010.

Fleet

In 2011, the Air Gemini fleet included the following aircraft:[1]

• 3 Boeing 727
• 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Accidents

On 5 January 2001, an Air Gemini Boeing 727 cargo aircraft (registered S9-BAI) ran off the runway upon landing at Dundo Airport following a flight from Luanda, killing one ground worker. The accident occurred because the airplane had touched the ground short of the runway threshold, resulting in a collapsed landing gear and a subsequent skid-off.[3]

References

External links

• Official website via Wayback Machine
• Tankers en Plein Ciel (TV documentary about Air Gemini) (in French)

На других языках

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Air Gemini es una aerolínea con base en Luanda, Angola. Es una aerolínea de carga y pasajeros que efectúa vuelos para misiones humanitarias y para la industria minera. Su base principal es el Aeropuerto Quatro de Fevereiro, Luanda.[1]

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