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Libyan Airlines

IATA Code: LN | ICAO Code: LAA | Callsign: LIBYAN

Libyan Airlines
Haiti Street,
P.O.Box 2555,
Libya Tripoli
Tel: +218 21-444-3022
Fax: +218 21-361-4103
www.libyanairlines.aero

Ownership: state-owned (100%) Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC), for details please see below.

Libyan Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Libya, incorporated in 1964 and commenced operations in October 1965 as Kingdom of Libya Airlines. subsequently, it had the name of Libyan Arab Airlines and Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines and finally its current name: Libyan Airlines. It operates scheduled passenger and cargo services covering Libya, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East (30 destinations). Its main base is Tripoli International Airport.

LAAHC shareholders are four government entities: the Libyan National Social Fund (30%), Libyan National Investment Company (30%), Libya-Africa Investment Fund (25%), and the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (15%).

Sep17

Libyan Airlines receives its first new Airbus A320

Libyan Airlines, part of the Libyan Aviation Holding Company, has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. The new aircraft, the first of seven on order, will be equipped with On Air in-flight connectivity services allowing passengers to stay in touch with colleagues, family and friends while they travel. Read More »»»

Nov15

Libyan Airlines Selects CFM56-5B to Power New A320s in $95 Million Engine Order

Dubai, Libyan Airlines has become a new CFM International customer with the selection of CFM56-5B engines to power seven firm, five option Airbus A320 family aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at approximately $95 million U.S. at list price and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery in mid-2010.

Oct6

ATR Enters the Libyan Market with a Contract for 2 ATR 42-500s

Tripoli, ATR and Libya’s flag carrier Libyan Airlines today signed a contract for the purchase of 2 ATR 42-500s, which will become the first ATR aircraft to be operated in the country. The deal, valued at some US $ 35 million, has been inked on the occasionof the LAVEX Air show, which is currently underway in Tripoli.

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