Seven Four Eight Air Services, also known doing business as 748 Air Services is a

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operating in the passenger and cargo business. Its head office is in Wilson Airport in

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History

The airline was established in 1995 by Ahmed Rashid Jibril, its first managing director. Its first aircraft was a Hawker Siddely 748 giving also the name of the company. The aircraft was used on a charter basis for

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and

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s operating in remote areas of Sudan, currently what is South Sudan,

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, East Africa and Central Africa. The airline grew over the years and as of 2019 operated twelve aircraft.

Fleet

The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):

Previously operated

* British Aerospace 748 * Hawker Siddeley HS. 780 Andover

Accidents and incidents

*In March 2003, a 748 Air Services

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, registration 3C-KKB, was damaged beyond repair when it crash landed at

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, in what was then Sudan but is now

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, following an engine failure. *In December 2009, a 748 Air Services British Aerospace 748-398 Srs. 2B, registration 5Y-YKM, was damaged when it suffered a runway excursion at

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, in what was then Sudan but is now South Sudan. One of the occupants was killed, though he was alive after the plane came to a halt. A woman on the ground fainted and suffered minor injuries. * On 17 February 2014, a 748 Air Services British Aerospace 748-371 Srs. 2B, registration 5Y-HAJ, was damaged beyond repair operating a domestic humanitarian aid cargo flight on behalf of the

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from

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in South Sudan to Bentiu during the South Sudanese conflict. The aircraft landed at Bentiu Airport, veered off the runway and travelled across a ditch, then its wing hit two parked vehicles. One member of the aircraft's crew died and the other three were injured.

References

External links

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Unofficial fleet list
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