British Gulf International Airlines Explained

Airline:British Gulf International Company LTD.
Fleet Size:5
Iata:-
Icao:BGI
Callsign:BRITISH GULF
Founded:1996
Hubs:Sharjah International Airport
Website:http://www.britishgulf.com

British Gulf International Co. LTD[1] was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and operating from Sharjah and Dubai. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport, with a hub at Dubai International Airport.[2]

History

The company was established and started operations in July 1996 in Sharjah, UAE.

British Gulf lost one of its Russian built AN-12 cargo planes on 13 November 2008 in Iraq.

As from November 2009, the company is included in the list of airlines banned within the European Union.[3]

With the temporary 2009 ban on AN-12 operations within the UAE economic area made permanent one year later,[4] the fate of British Gulf was in doubt. As of late 2012 the company's web presence is gone and some of the aircraft fleet are stored at Rivne in Ukraine.[5]

Fleet

The British Gulf International Co. LTD fleet includes the following aircraft:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.britishgulf.com British Gulf International Co. LTD
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 89 . 2007-03-27.
  3. Web site: List of airlines banned within the EU . European Commission / Transport .
  4. News: UAE Bans Antopnov AN-12 . T Ramavarnan . Khaleej Times .
  5. Web site: MyAviation.net - Aviation Photo Gallery . https://archive.today/20130221224842/http://myaviation.net/?pid=01876987 . 21 February 2013 . dead.