Libyan Arab Air Cargo Explained

Airline:	Libyan Air Cargo
Fleet Size:	3
Iata:	-
Icao:	LCR
Callsign:	LIBAC
Founded:	1979
Headquarters:	Tripoli, Libya

Libyan Air Cargo is an inactive cargo airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It is the cargo division of Libyan Airlines, operating all-cargo services. Its main base is Tripoli International Airport.^[1] It serves destinations throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia.

History

The airline was established in 1979 as United African Airlines and rebranded Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1982, it was merged into Libyan Air Cargo in 1993.^[2] ^[1] In 2002, became the first airline outside of Russia and Ukraine to operate the world's second-largest aircraft, the Antonov An-124.^[3]

Fleet

As of June 2019, the Libyan Air Cargo fleet consist of the following. Since the revolution most of them are grounded.^[4] ^[5]

Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKL Susa, in storage in Ukraine since 2009.^[5] The aircraft was threatened by fighting at Sviatoshyn Airfield in the Battle of Kyiv, but was undamaged.^[6]
One Ilyushin Il-76 5A-DNY

Previously operated

One Boeing 707-320C, now retired^[7]
Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Antonov An-124-100 5A-DKN Sabrata, destroyed during heavy fighting in Tripoli in 2019).^[8] ^[5]

Notes and References

News: Directory: World Airlines . . 105 . 2007-04-03.
Web site: United African Airlines . Aviation History . 24 March 2022.
Web site: UIB Market Update . 2002-07-19 . 2006-03-17.
Web site: Libyan Arab Air Cargo (ATDB) . Aerotransport.org . 2014-03-03.
Web site: Giants of the Skies – The An-124 in Libyan Service . January 21, 2021 . Stijn . Mitzer . Joost . Oliemans . Oryx.
News: Tripoli's last Antonov heavy cargo aircraft at risk in Kyiv . 3 March 2022 . Africa Intelligence . . subscription.
Web site: Where are they now? Boeing 707 . 2005-11-17 . 2006-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060113073105/http://dbromage.omni.com.au/aviation/ex-vh/707.html . January 13, 2006 .
Web site: Libyan Air Cargo An-124 destroyed during fighting in Tripoli.