Air Liberia was a domestic
airline
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based in
Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...
.
History
The airline formed in 1974 following a merger between Liberian National Airlines, which was established as Liberian National Airways in 1948, and Ducor Air Transport (Datco). The carrier ceased trading in 1990 and ceased operations entirely in 2006.
It initially operated a prop fleet (
Cessna 337's) joined by
Britten-Norman Islander
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and
Trislander aircraft in 1975 for scheduled services. In February 1978 an
HS 748 was purchased from the manufacturer in order to operate domestic flights. The aircraft was written off in April 1983. A
Boeing 737
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the t ...
was used for government VIP operations.
Accidents and incidents
*On 19 April 1975,
Douglas DC-3
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It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper ...
EL-AAB was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at
Roberts International Airport
Roberts International Airport , informally also known as ''Robertsfield'', is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia. Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about outside of the ...
,
Harbel. All 25 people on board survived.
*On 16 April 1983,
HS 748 EL-AIH was destroyed when, after taking off from
Khartoum Airport, an engine failed
See also
*
List of defunct airlines of Liberia
References
External links
Air Liberia logo Museum of Flight
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Government-owned airlines
Defunct airlines of Liberia
Airlines established in 1974
Airlines disestablished in 1990
1974 establishments in Liberia
1990 disestablishments in Africa
Companies based in Monrovia
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