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McDoo the Irish Navigator
28th Jan 2002, 01:18
What's the latest on Air Afrique? Were they not in financial trouble as of late? Are they still around? What are they flying? <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
senkrcha
28th Jan 2002, 01:32
Air Afrique are no longer, finally this month it all ended. This time it is meant to be for real -
GUSTO
28th Jan 2002, 02:11
Air Afrique is OUT !
They have got plane sitting in the ground around west Africa for month. One of their A310 is in Douala ( Cameroon ) . I don't think they will find a buyer or someone crazy enough to re-start something who fail since they started .
Thank you Air France and the french gov who has been sponsoring them for years.
GUSTO
Loc-out
29th Jan 2002, 12:09
Is it true they were paying their Airbus Captains 15,000us per month? <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
JJflyer
29th Jan 2002, 20:43
WOW where you pulled that 15000 USD from . Last Captain that jumpseated with me was making 1500 USD a month when it was a good month.
I think that the failure was more to the corrupt management filling their pockets than lack of business.
Cheers
Loc-out
30th Jan 2002, 00:34
A Belgium Capt reconds he was on that, 7 years ago.
Yes there are b********s out there. :)
JJflyer
30th Jan 2002, 20:47
Ah a contract guy... Thats a different pic. This fellow on the jumpseat was a local ( Congolese ) so he would have been employed on local terms. Quite different I guess.
Hot Rod
2nd Feb 2002, 12:01
What about Air Afrique Hadj flights this year? Who is doing that?
BAE146
2nd Feb 2002, 14:22
last I heard was air atlanta icelandic wet leased 747.
JJflyer
2nd Feb 2002, 14:58
Oh Hajj...
Air Atlanta is only one of the operators. some of the others are.
Air India. .Garuda. .Iran Air. .Malaysian Airlines. .Pakistan International. .TransJet. .Air Scandic to name a few
in previous years such companies as...
Finnair. .Tower Air. .Turk Hava Yollari
...have also participated in Hajj
Those aircraft in Air Afrique colors are apparently operated by a Turkish company ( MNG ? )
Cheers
wheelchock
2nd Feb 2002, 17:02
Hi JJ,
Saw your copmany's 727 a few weeks ago in Brazza. Were you on it? Next time I'm in town we have to go for them beverages!!!!Also did you pass through Ostend in the end?
. .(btw, your email don't work)
see you!
JJflyer
2nd Feb 2002, 23:08
Hwy WC... Check Email. I send you something. Should work. Still based in DB?
Cheers for now