GAS Air Nigeria
Nigerian-based cargo airline (1973–2000)
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GAS Air Nigeria was a Nigerian-based cargo airline that existed from 1973 to 2000. It operated scheduled freight and charter services domestically and internationally in West Africa.[1] It is currently out of business and was never IOSA certified[2] and operated the Boeing 707. There was also similarly named GAS Air Cargo which had the same IATA and ICAO codes and existed from 1973 to 2000 which also focused on cargo charters in West Africa.[3]
GAS Air Cargo may have been a sibling company to GAS Air Nigeria | |||||||
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| Founded | 1973 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | Boeing 707, BAC 1-11 | ||||||
| Destinations | charters | ||||||
Fleet
Accidents and incidents
On December 14, 1988 a Boeing 707 registered as 5N-AYJ operated by GAS Air Cargo crashed, initially it was on approach to Cairo-Intl Airport, the aircraft went on to divert to Luxor since the weather there was better, while approaching Luxor from the north, the crew declared an emergency due to low fuel and crashed into houses killing all 8 people onboard and 1 on the ground.[5]
On April 29, 1992 a Boeing 707 registered as 9G-RBO operated by GAS Air Cargo were doing a training flight when the first officer accidentally raised the landing gear. All 3 occupants survived.[6]
