Libyan Arab Air Cargo
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya | ||||||
Libyan Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It was the cargo division of Libyan Airlines, operating all-cargo services. Its main base was Tripoli International Airport.[1] It served destinations throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia.
As of January 2026, the airline's current status is listed as "Out of Business".[2]
History
The airline was established in 1979 as United African Airlines and rebranded Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1982. It was merged into Libyan Air Cargo in 1993.[3][1] In 2002, it became the first airline outside of Russia and Ukraine to operate the world's second-largest aircraft, the Antonov An-124.[4]
Fleet
As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consisted of the following aircraft. Since the Libyan Revolution most of them are grounded.[5][6]
- Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKL Susa, built in 1992, ex-Air Ukraine. Returned to Antonov, in storage in Ukraine since 2009.[6] In 2022 the aircraft was threatened by fighting at Sviatoshyn Airfield in the Battle of Kyiv, but as of 3 March 2022 was undamaged.[7]
- Ilyushin Il-76 5A-DRS
Previously operated
- One Boeing 707-320C, now retired[8]
- Lockheed L-100 Hercules
- Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKN Sabrata, built in 1994, ex-Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Destroyed during Libyan Civil War as a result of heavy fighting in Tripoli in June 2019.[9][6]
- Several Ilyushin Il-76, including 5A-DNK and 5A-DNG (Jamahiria Air Transport). 5A-DNG destroyed during "Operation Libya Dawn" in July 2014.
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 105.
- ^ "Libyan Air Cargo on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "United African Airlines". Aviation History. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "UIB Market Update". 2002-07-19. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
- ^ "Libyan Arab Air Cargo (ATDB)". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ a b c Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (January 21, 2021). "Giants of the Skies – The An-124 in Libyan Service". Oryx.
- ^ "Tripoli's last Antonov heavy cargo aircraft at risk in Kyiv". Africa Intelligence. Indigo Publications. 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Where are they now? Boeing 707". 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
- ^ "Libyan Air Cargo An-124 destroyed during fighting in Tripoli". ch-aviation.
External links
Media related to Libyan Air Cargo at Wikimedia Commons