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Stranded for years in Perpignan, Gaddafi's VIP Airbus cleared for takeoff

Libya's Executive Authority for Air Cargo and Special Flights (EACS) is still actively trying to recover the late Muammar Gaddafi's VIP Airbus A340 grounded in Perpignan, France, since 2014. [...]

Published on 25.02.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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Gaddafi's 'Air Force One' lands on home turf as EACS nears a crash

The company that manages the government's fleet of planes has brought home the late Muammar Gaddafi's VIP A340 at last. But its CEO, Abderrahman Shawish, has been put out of a job and the Audit Bureau is breathing down its neck over an irregular sale of Antonov-124 engines.

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On 3 May, the luxurious Airbus A340 that once belonged to Muammar Gaddafi, took off for a test flight after being grounded at Perpignan airport since 2014.

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Libya's executive Bombardier jets still mired in Malta

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Gaddafi's 'Air Force One' still stuck in France as EACS's technicians struggle to get visas

Libyan state-owned airline EACS is set to retake possession of the Airbus A340 which served as Muammar Gaddafi's presidential jet. The aircraft's return is being held up, however, by the unwillingness of the French embassy in Libya to issue visas for the company's technicians.

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EACS no longer wants to repair state jets in France without visas

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