| Libyan Airlines الخطوط الجوية الليبية |
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| IATA LN |
ICAO LAA |
Callsign LIBAIR |
| Founded | 1965 | |
| Hubs | Tripoli International Airport Benina International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Benghazi (Benina International Airport) | |
| Fleet size | 16 (+15 orders) | |
| Destinations | 26 | |
| Parent company | Libyan African Aviation Holding Company | |
| Headquarters |  Tripoli, Libya |
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| Key people | Eng. This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination Tripoli International Airport ( Arabic مطار طرابلس العالمي serves Tripoli, Libya. Benina International Airport ( Arabic مطار بنينة الدولي serves Benghazi, Libya. In the Airline industry a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs Benghazi or Bengasi ( Arabic بنغازي, transliterated Banġāzī,) is the second largest city in Libya and the Benina International Airport ( Arabic مطار بنينة الدولي serves Benghazi, Libya. A parent company is a Company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its Board of directors Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Tareck Arebi, Chairman (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.ln.aero/ | ||
Libyan Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الليبية; transliterated: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Libiyah), formerly known as Libyan Arab Airlines,[1] is the national flag carrier airline of Libya, based in Tripoli. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: It operates scheduled passenger and cargo services within Libya and to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport. Tripoli International Airport ( Arabic مطار طرابلس العالمي serves Tripoli, Libya. [2] The airline carried 885,000 passengers in 2007, of which 40% travelled on domestic services. It expects to carry 950,000 passengers this year. Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways, Libya's other state carrier, have recently been grouped under Libyan African Aviation Holding Company, an umbrella organisation created to oversee a co-ordinated development of Libya's air transport sector. Afriqiyah Airways (الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية is an Airline based in Tripoli, Libya. [3] The airline is also a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the International Air Transport Association. The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO (الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي is a regional airline trade organization of Arab airlines established in 1965 by
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History
Libyan Airlines was established in 1964 as Kingdom of Libya Airlines and started services in October 1965 using Caravelle jets to Europe. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Tripoli International Airport ( Arabic مطار طرابلس العالمي serves Tripoli, Libya. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. It later operated as Libyan Arab Airlines and Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines. Boeing 727 aircraft were operated on European services during the late 1970s and early 1980s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The London Heathrow service was stopped in the 1980s due to political problems. Boeing 707s were used on long-haul services. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
After the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, a Boeing 747, over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, the United Nations imposed sanctions on Libya. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Lockerbie ( Scottish Gaelic: Logarbaidh) is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) All international operations ceased in 1992 as a result of UN trade sanctions imposed when Libya refused to hand over two government agents allegedly involved in the Lockerbie bombing. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) For a little more than ten years, the airline was forced to fly only to domestic destinations using old aircraft. The embargo was finally lifted in April 1999, allowing the airline to gradually rebuild its international services. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In 2001 Air Jamahiriya was merged into Libyan Arab Airlines [2]. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
After the ending of international sanctions against Libya, Libyan Airlines as LAA reopened its first international route in over a decade to Amman, Jordan, in April 1999. Amman (ɑˈmɑːn sometimes spelled Ammann ( Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
Operations
Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways, together with business jet operator United Aviation, and their handling, maintenance and catering companies, have recently been grouped under Libyan African Aviation Holding Company. The handling, maintenance and catering organisations had previously been separated from Libyan Arab Airlines, with the flying activities refocused under the name of Libyan Airlines. LAAHC is owned by four government entities: the Libyan National Social Fund (30%), Libyan National Investment Company (30%), Libya-Africa Investment Fund - previously the owner of Afriqiyah Airways - (25%), and the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (15%). [3] The LAAHC has been created in a bid to privatise much of the airline's operations, and further strenghen the probability of a merger between the two state airlines. The codeshare set to be implemented on all flights of the two airlines from June this year is the first step towards a merger. [3]
The carrier has been negotiating with aircraft manufacturers for new jet planes for its fleet. The extra jets would allow the airline to expand services to cover most of Africa, many European cities, as well as connections to China, India, Pakistan, Japan, the Philippines, Canada and the U. S. The airline recently upgraded a previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 15 new aircraft, four A350s, four A330-200s and seven A320s to a firm order. A memorandum of understanding ( MOU or MoU) is a Document describing a Bilateral or multilateral Agreement between parties [4]
The reason for expansion is to continue to replace the airline's ageing fleet after three Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets were delivered last year, with options remaining on another two aircraft. It would also be to fend off increased competition. A programme is in place to increase personnel and technical capacity. Four cargo planes, with a capacity of about 100 metric tonnes, would also be purchased under the plan. [5]
One of the purposes of the renewal would be to attract European tourists to Libya in a bid to raise passenger numbers. The airline continues to launch new destinations as part of expansion plans; a twice weekly Milan-Tripoli service began on November 18th, 2006 with other new European destinations being considered.
Ticketing systems, inflight entertainment and an online presence are among the operational areas the airline is now looking at. [6] As of September 2007, the airline has begun to issue electronic tickets. [7]
Destinations
See full article: Libyan Airlines destinations
Codeshare agreements
Libyan Airlines operates the following codeshare routes:
- Frankfurt with Lufthansa
- Vienna with Austrian Airlines
- Zurich with Swiss International Airlines
- All routes with Afriqiyah Airways (from June 2008)
New Destinations
The airline plans to add two new international routes this summer to Madrid and Athens, with Mumbai targeted for next winter. Libyan Airlines flies directly to various locations in the Middle East, Europe and Africa as well as serving numerous domestic destinations Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier Airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America Afriqiyah Airways (الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية is an Airline based in Tripoli, Libya. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial One city in China is also targeted for the near future. The airline plans to launch a route to a French city in the near future, but bilateral agreements allow for only seven flights between France and Libya. The airline has requested 28, but were offered only two additional flights from winter 2008/09, and only from regional airports. [3]
Fleet
The Libyan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 3 June 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A300B4-600R | 2 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 2 (7 orders) |
Operated by Nouvelair | |
| Airbus A330-200 | (4 orders) | ||
| Airbus A350 XWB | (4 orders) | ||
| BAC 111-414EG | 1 | Executive use | |
| Boeing 727-200 | 1 | ||
| Bombardier CRJ 900ER | 3 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 50 | 1 | Executive use | |
| Dassault Falcon 900EX | 1 | Executive use | |
| Fokker F27 | 2 | ||
| Fokker F28 | 1 | ||
| Gulfstream II | 1 | Executive use | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | Operated by Air Memphis |
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Incidents and accidents
On February 21, 1973, a Boeing 727 of Libyan Arab Airlines was shot down by Israeli air forces that suspected the civilian jet was an enemy plane. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Among 113 on board 1 crew member and 4 passengers survived.
See full article: Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
References
- ^ Libyan Airways AACO
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was a regularly-scheduled flight from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. 105.
- ^ a b c d (May 20, 2008), Endres, Gunter, Libya to restructure air transport sector, FlightGlobal, Accessed May 20, 2008
- ^ (Dec 10, 2007), Libyan Airlines to order 15 Airbus aircraft including A350s, A330s and A320s, Airbus Press Releases, Accessed Dec 10, 2007
- ^ (November 10, 2006), "Libyan Airline Plans Major Expansion", allafrica. com, Accessed Nov 11 2006
- ^ (Dec 2006), "New aircraft to underpin Libyan Airways’ reconstruction", Travel and Tourism News Middle East (TTN), Accessed Jan 3, 2007.
- ^ (Sep 1, 2007) Libyan Airlines begin issuing electronic ticket Libyaninvestment. com, Accessed Sep 4, 2007
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