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28th January 2002 | 01:18

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McDoo the Irish Navigator

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Air Afrique?

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">

28th January 2002 | 01:32

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senkrcha

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Air Afrique are no longer, finally this month it all ended. This time it is meant to be for real -

28th January 2002 | 02:11

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GUSTO

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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

29th January 2002 | 12:09

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Loc-out

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Is it true they were paying their Airbus Captains 15,000us per month? <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

29th January 2002 | 20:43

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JJflyer

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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

30th January 2002 | 00:34

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Loc-out

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A Belgium Capt reconds he was on that, 7 years ago.

Yes there are b********s out there.

30th January 2002 | 20:47

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JJflyer

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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.

2nd February 2002 | 12:01

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Hot Rod

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What about Air Afrique Hadj flights this year? Who is doing that?

2nd February 2002 | 14:22

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BAE146

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last I heard was air atlanta icelandic wet leased 747.

2nd February 2002 | 14:58

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JJflyer

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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

2nd February 2002 | 17:02

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wheelchock

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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!