Air Gemini, also known as Air Gemini Cargo, was an

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based in

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, Angola, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights into

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on behalf of the local mining industry, as well as services for humanitarian aid missions.

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, Directory: World Airlines, p.57, 27 March 2007

History

Air Gemini was founded in 1999. Originally, it was a cargo airline, but in 2002, the airline started passenger services. Due to safety concerns regarding the whole Angolan airline industry, Air Gemini was on the

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. In 2010 it entered financial difficulties and reduced operations. The airline stopped flying in 2010.

Fleet

In 2011, the Air Gemini fleet included the following aircraft: *3

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Accidents and incidents

On 5 January 2001, an Air Gemini

cargo aircraft ( registered S9-BAI) ran off the runway upon landing at

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following a flight from Luanda, killing one ground worker. The accident occurred because the airplane had touched the ground short of the runway threshold, resulting in a collapsed

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and a subsequent skid-off.

References

External links

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