Aeronáutica (Angola)

Aeronáutica

IATA ICAO Call sign - GGL GIRA GLOBO
Founded	2001
Ceased operations	2018[1]
Hubs	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Fleet size	3
Parent company	Gira Globo Limitada
Headquarters	Luanda, Angola

Aeronáutica (also known as Gira Globo Aeronáutica after its parent company) was[2] an airline based in Luanda, Angola, operating domestic chartered freight and passenger flights out of Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda.[3]

History

The airline was established in 2001 and is wholly owned by GVA-Investimentos, SARL.[3] Due to safety concerns, the company (along with all other Angolan airlines, except TAAG) has been banned from operating within the European Union.[4] Meanwhile, the airline ceased operations.[2]

Fleet

The Aeronáutica fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2007):[3]

• 1 Antonov An-32
• 1 Raytheon Beech King Air 200
• 1 Raytheon Beech King Air B200
• 1 Ilyushin Il-76

References

1. "Gira Globo". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
2. ch-aviation.com - Gira Globo Aeronautica retrieved 20 January 2019
3. Flight International, Directory: World Airlines, p.49, 27 March 2007
4. List of banned air carriers banned in the EU Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine