Air Horizon Explained
| Airline: | Air Horizon |
| Iata: | 8C |
| Icao: | HZT |
| Callsign: | HORIZON TOGO |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Ceased: | 2007 |
| Hubs: | Lomé-Tokoin Airport |
| Fleet Size: | 3 |
| Headquarters: | Lomé, Togo |
Air Horizon, formerly known as Transtel Togo, was an airline based in Lomé, Togo operating flights within Africa, the Middle East and Asia out of Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The airline was founded in 2004 and shut down in 2007.[1]
Fleet
As of March 2007, the Air Horizon fleet included the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
- On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at N'Djamena International Airport when the aircraft departed the runway, damaging the engines and propellers.[2] Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Air Horizon at airlineupdate.com . 2010-08-21 . https://archive.today/20120717124332/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/togo.htm . 2012-07-17 . dead .
- Web site: cessna caravan 2002 0213 Flight Archive. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905230752/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2002/2002%20-%200213.html?search=transtel&tracked=1. 2017-09-05. 2017-09-05. www.flightglobal.com.
- Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 802 Viscount 3D-OHM N'Djamena Airport (NDJ). 2021-09-30. aviation-safety.net.
