Air Libya BAe 146-300 5A-DKQ at Genève (Jean-Luc Altherr)

Air Libya began operations with former Flybe BAe 146-300 5A-DKQ (msn E3191 ex G-JEBD) on 17 February. The 146 had been prepared by KLM Engineering at Norwich, then ferried to Kemble on 6 January for HF radio installation. Following an air test on 3 February, she was ferried to Birmingham on 4 February, and then ferried to Benghazi via Nice on 5 February. Once she received her certification from the Libyan civil aviation authority, she operated her first passenger charter on 17 February. Since then, she has operated a number of charters, domestically and internationally. One such charter took her as far afield as Prague, via Malta, on 8 March.

Recent news items on Air Libya:

• Ex-Swiss Avro RJ100 being prepared for Air Libya (2018-06-10)
• Air Libya acquires ex Swiss Avro RJ100 (2017-08-02)
• Air Libya BAe 146-300 burned at Dahra (2015-05-31)
• Air Libya Avro RJ100 damaged in airport fighting (2014-07-22)
• Air Libya buys leased BAe 146-200 (2013-03-15)