Gabon Airlines

Gabon Airlines is the name of two incarnations of Gabonese airline, headquartered in Libreville.[1][2] The first incarnation of Gabon Airlines which was operated from 2007 to 2012, concentrating on African and European flight services out of Libreville International Airport.[3] In April 2015, the second incarnation of Gabon Airlines is due to redeveloped as a flag carrier, replacing the original Air Gabon. As of December 2019, however, the new airline has yet to commence operations.

Gabon Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
GY GBK GABON AIRLINES
FoundedPart 1: 2007
Part 2: 2015 (relaunch)
Ceased operationsPart 1: 2012
HubsLibreville International Airport
HeadquartersLibreville, Gabon
Websitewww.gabonairlines.com
www.flygabon.ga (TBA)

History
Gabon Airlines Boeing 767-200, 13 August 2007

After having been granted official permission by the Gabonese transport minister on 8 November 2006, the airline was founded in 2007 by private investors, banks and insurers,[4] the CEO being Christian Bongo Ondimba, a son of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo. The first revenue flight of Gabon Airlines took place on 11 April 2007 and went from Libreville to Paris. Flights to South Africa and other Central African countries followed suit.[5]

Relaunch

In April 2015, when the Gabonese government and Air France Consulting signed an agreement to manage the redeveloped national flag carrier, planned to be launched as early as June 2015. The new carrier will operate initially domestic and international flights with a fleet of about unspecified airplanes.

Destinations

As of December 2018 Gabon Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[6]

 Cameroon
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Republic of the Congo
 Gabon
 Ghana
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Kenya
 Nigeria
 South Africa

Fleet

Former fleet
A Gabon Airlines Boeing 767-200 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (2010).

Currently, As of December 2018 the Gabon Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 22.8 years:

References
  1. "Mentions légales." Gabon Airlines. Retrieved on 8 October 2009.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 85.
  3. "Gabon Airlines to Cease Operations". African Press Agency. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. Panapress Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine 28 March 2007
  5. Africa News Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2006
  6. "gabonairlines.com". www.gabonairlines.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
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