Cargo Plus Aviation
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||
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| Website | http://www.techno-sites.com/cargo/contact-us.htm | ||||||
Cargo Plus Aviation is a cargo airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operates ad hoc flights to Asia, Africa and eastern Europe.
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History
The airline was established in July 2001 by Nasir Khan and started operations in August 2001.
Services
Cargo Plus Aviation operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Kano, Khartoum, Lagos, Mumbai, Nairobi, N'Djamena and Sharjah.
Crashes and incidents
On March 19, 2005, a Cargo Plus Aviation-owned Boeing 707-300 freighter on a wet-lease to Ethiopian Airlines crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to Runway 35 at Entebbe, Uganda on the lake's northern shore. The 31-year-old 707 freighter was on approach to Runway 35 during its second attempt to land. It had flown round in poor visibility from Runway 17 and changed to the reciprocal end seeking better visibility, but on approach its right wing clipped the outcrop and it began to break up. The accident happened in heavy rain. The aircraft broke up, but the crew of five survived.[1]
Fleet
The Cargo Plus Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [2] :
References
- ^ Flight Global, March 29, 2005
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
External links
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