South Atlantic Airways
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South Atlantic Airways Boeing 757-236 | |||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2000 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2001 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | Fleet below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||||||
| Key people | Eduard Gusarov | ||||||
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South Atlantic Airways was an airline based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.[1]
History
South Atlantic Airways was founded in 2000 as a Spanish-Russian venture. The company leased a plane from Israeli airline Arkia and began operating charter flights in March 2001.[2]
On 20 November 2001 Víctor López García, the financial director of South Atlantic Airways, was arrested by the Spanish authorities in Tenerife under the accusation of fraud as well as of being involved in activities related to terrorist groups.[3]
On 30 November 2001 South Atlantic Airways returned the leased plane to Arkia and ended all operations.[4][5] The circumstances in which this airline operated and its activities were not clear and are rife with speculations.[6][7]
Code data
- ICAO Code: HRC (not current)
Fleet
References
- ↑ South Atlantic Airways SA en Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- ↑ Forum; Commercial Aviation - South Atlantic Airways
- ↑ Diario de Avisos - Detenciones en Tenerife / I
- 1 2 Planespotters - South Atlantic Airways Fleet Details and History
- ↑ Boeing B-757 de Gestair Cargo EC-KLD Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo, 16 junio 2012
- ↑ Diario de Avisos - Derbah desviaba armas y dinero hacia grupos terroristas árabes en Líbano
- ↑ 7078.72, pdf - Ejército del Aire - Ministerio de Defensa
External links
Media related to South Atlantic Airways at Wikimedia Commons- Civil Aviation - South Atlantic Airways
