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| airline=Gabon Express | image=GabonExpressLogo.JPG | caption=Gabon Express Logo | IATA= | ICAO=GBE | callsign=Gabex | founded= | commenced=26 October 1998 | ceased=15 June 2004 | bases=Libreville International Airport | fleet_size=Sud Aviation Caravelle and Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | destinations=See Services below | headquarters=Libreville, Gabon }} Gabon Express was an airline based in Libreville, Gabon. It operated scheduled passenger services and passenger and cargo charters. It ceased operations in June 2004. HistoryThe airline was established in 1998 and started operations on 26 October 1998 between Libreville and Port-Gentil. The airline operated both Caravelle and HS 748 Aircraft. It grew to become the second largest airline in Gabon, operating 60 scheduled flights a week from Libreville. The airline's operations were suspended following the crash of one of its aircraft on 8 June 2004. Operations ceased on 15 June 2004. At the time the airline ceased operations, it was the only airline still operating Caravelle aircraft in scheduled passenger services.[1] Accidents and incidents{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2016}}On June 8, 2004, a Gabon Express flight using a BAe 748-232 Series 2A, departed from Libreville for a scheduled passenger flight to Franceville. Engine problems forced the crew to turn back for Libreville but the aircraft crashed 100 m offshore. Of the 30 people on board, 19 of them were killed. The Gabonese government proposed legal action against the company and banned it from operating, claiming it had failed to insure its aircraft. Fleet{{unreferenced section|date=July 2016}}{{Expand list|date=November 2010}}Over the years, Gabon Express operated the following aircraft types:
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldairroutes.com/GabonExpress.html|title=Gabon Express|website=www.worldairroutes.com|access-date=2017-08-16}} External links
3 : Defunct airlines of Gabon|Airlines established in 1998|Airlines disestablished in 2004 |
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