AirQuarius Aviation
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | February 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lanseria Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Cape Town International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Johannesburg,South Africa | ||||||
| Key people | Gavin Branson August 1967 - October 2014 | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airquarius.com/defunct | ||||||
AirQuarius Aviationwas anairlinebased inJohannesburg,South Africa,operating chartered flights andaircraft leasingcontracted by companies throughoutAfricaand theMiddle East.The airline's base was atLanseria Airport,Johannesburg.[1]
History
[edit]AirQuarius Aviation (Pty) Ltd was established by Gavin Branson in 1997 and started operations in 2001, doing business asAirQuarius Air Charter.[2]The name was changed to Branson Air (Pty) Ltd, doing business as AirQuarius in 2007.[3]At one time, it had 120 employees.[1]The airline specialized in operating flights to political crisis areas. As such, AirQuarius was the only operator intoBaghdadorBasraduring theIraq War.[4]Other missions includedUNflights into Afghanistan and Sudan.[citation needed]
In 2011, it was alleged that an air operating certificate was awarded to an AirQuarius Charters aircraft on the basis of an inspection form which the inspector said was not written or signed by him.[5]
AirQuarius stopped operating on 7 February 2012.[5]
Fleet
[edit]AirQuarius operatedFokker 28,[5]Fokker 100,Hawker Siddeley HS 748andBoeing 737-200aircraft.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.27 March 2007. p. 71.
- ^"AirQuarius Air Charter Fleet Details and History".www.planespotters.net.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^ab"AirQuarius Fleet Details and History".www.planespotters.net.Archivedfrom the original on 22 January 2011.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^"Landing in Baghdad".Air & Space Magazine.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^abc"AirQuarius flights".Southafrica.to.7 February 2012.Retrieved7 May2017.
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