Global International Airways

Global International Airways (also known as GIA) was an American charter airline company based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Global International Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
GX GAX -
Founded1978
Ceased operations1984
HubsKansas City International Airport
HeadquartersKansas City, Missouri, United States
Key peopleFarhad Azima (Founder)

History

Global International began seasonal flights to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris using the Boeing 707 in 1981. Global also used Boeing 727s for charters to the Caribbean as well as a leased Boeing 747-100.[1] It was financed by a number of unsecured loans totaling $600,000 from the Indian Springs State Bank, at the instigation of Farhad Azima. Global International filed for bankruptcy in 1983, its bad loans being a major factor in the closing of Indian Springs a year later in 1984.[2]

Fleet

A GIA Boeing 707-320C at London's Gatwick Airport in 1982

Global International operated the following aircraft:

Global International Airways fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 707-320B 18 1979 1984
Boeing 727-100 1 1982 1983 Leased from American Airlines
1 1983 1983 Leased from American International Airways
Boeing 727-200 1 1984 1984 Leased from Hapag-Lloyd Flug
Boeing 747-100 1 1983 1983 Leased from Air Canada

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing
  2. Global Networks. Mark Lombardi, Robert Carleton Hobbs, Judith Richards; Independent Curators, 2003 (published for the travelling exhibition of his work, "Mark Lombardi Global Networks"). ISBN 0-916365-67-0
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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