Aeronáutica (also known as Gira Globo Aeronáutica after its parent company) was
an
airline
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based in
Luanda
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,
Angola
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, operating domestic chartered freight and passenger flights out of
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda.
Flight International
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, 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) has been
banned
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from operating within the
European Union
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.
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
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References
Defunct airlines of Angola
Airlines established in 2001
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