Aeronáutica (also known as Gira Globo Aeronáutica after its parent company) was
an
airline based in
Luanda,
Angola, operating domestic chartered freight and passenger flights out of
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport ( pt, Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro, sw, Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Quatro de Fevereiro), is the main international airport of Angola. It is located in the southern part of the capital Lua ...
, Luanda.
[ Flight International, Directory: World Airlines, p.49, 27 March 2007]
History
The airline was established in 2001 and is wholly owned by GVA-Investimentos, SARL.
Due to safety concerns, the company (along with all other Angolan airlines, except
TAAG
TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. ( pt, TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P.) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline operates domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul service ...
) has been
banned
A ban is a formal or informal prohibition of something. Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some bans in commerce are referred to as embargoes. ''Ban'' is also used as a verb similar in meaning ...
from operating within the
European Union.
List of banned air carriers banned in the EU
Meanwhile, the airline ceased operations.[ch-aviation.com - Gira Globo Aeronautica](_blank)
retrieved 20 January 2019
Fleet
The Aeronáutica fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2007):Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...
References
Defunct airlines of Angola
Airlines established in 2001
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