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Gabon Express was an airline based in Libreville, Gabon. It operated scheduled passenger services and passenger and cargo charters. It ceased operations in June 2004.

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Gabon Express

Gabon Express Logo
IATA ICAO Callsign GBE GABEX
Commenced operations	26 October 1998
Ceased operations	15 June 2004
Operating bases	Libreville International Airport
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Destinations	See Services below
Headquarters	Libreville, Gabon

History

The airline was established in 1998 and started operations on 26 October 1998 between Libreville and Port-Gentil. The airline operated both Caravelle and HS 748 Aircraft. It grew to become the second largest airline in Gabon, operating 60 scheduled flights a week from Libreville. The airline's operations were suspended following the crash of one of its aircraft on 8 June 2004. Operations ceased on 15 June 2004.

At the time the airline ceased operations, it was the only airline still operating Caravelle aircraft in scheduled passenger services.[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On June 8, 2004, a Gabon Express flight using a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2A, departed from Libreville for a scheduled passenger flight to Franceville. Engine problems forced the crew to turn back for Libreville but the aircraft crashed 100 m offshore. Of the 30 people on board, 19 of them were killed. The Gabonese government proposed legal action against the company and banned it from operating, claiming it had failed to insure its aircraft.[2]

Fleet

Over the years, Gabon Express operated the following aircraft types:[3]

• 3 – Hawker Siddeley HS 748
• 2 – Grumman Gulfstream I
• 2 – Sud Aviation Caravelle
• 1 – Fokker F27
• 1 – NAMC YS-11

References

External links

• Gabon Express official website at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Gabon Express

Die private Fluggesellschaft Gabon Express wurde 1988 in Gabun, Afrika, gegründet. Seit der Gründung hatte sie einige Hawker-Siddeley HS 748 und als einzige Fluggesellschaft besaß Gabon Express Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts eine Caravelle, was Fans dieses Flugzeugtyps aus der ganzen Welt anzog.

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- [en] Gabon Express

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[fr] Gabon Express

Gabon Express était une compagnie aérienne basée à Libreville, au Gabon. Elle exploitait des services réguliers aux passagers et des charters de passagers et de marchandises. Elle a cessé ses activités en juin 2004.

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