Air26 - Linhas AĆ©reas, S.A. was an
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
based in
Luanda
Luanda () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major Angola#Economy, industrial, Angola#Culture, cultural and Angola#Demographics, urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atl ...
,
Angola
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. Founded in 2006, it operates domestic passenger and cargo flights out of the city's
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 ...
.
Along with all other Angolan airlines except for
TAAG, Air 26 is
banned from operating within the
European Union
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. In 2010, the company had its
licence revoked, but it was re-issued on 31 January 2011.
The airline was unable to fully re-start by the end of the year, however.
Fleet
The Air 26 fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
*1 further Embraer EMB 120
References
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Defunct airlines of Angola
Airlines established in 2006
Airlines disestablished in 2011
Companies based in Luanda
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