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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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Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

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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How Libyan pilots' training budget ended up in Istanbul real estate

Prime Education, a company owned by Tevfik Sekerci, was contracted to train pilots and civil aviation executives. Instead, it invested most of the €18m the state-owned EACS gave it for this purpose in Istanbul-based land and property funds.

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Libya's executive Bombardier jets still mired in Malta

Maltese courts have settled the case between EACS and UAC over two luxury planes, but the power struggle over who will foot the maintenance bill to get them back in the air continues.

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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

Public sector Libyan air transport company Executive Authority for Air Cargo and Special Flights (EACS) is at loggerheads with France! [...]

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

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

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Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

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Libya's executive Bombardier jets still mired in Malta

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

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