Meridian Airways
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| Founded | 2003 (as Cargoplus Aviation) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ostend-Brugge International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kotoka International Airport Accra, Ghana | ||||||
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20130901210043/http://www.meridianairways.com/// | ||||||
Meridian Airways was a Ghanaian registered cargo airline (with an Air Operator Certificate Number of AOC 023) with its head office in Kotoka International Airport, Accra, and served as its main hub at Ostend-Brugge International Airport in Belgium.
History
The company started operations as Cargoplus Aviation in 2003, changing its name to Air Charter Express in 2007 while operating a Douglas DC-8-63AF. Operated two DC-8s on cargo charter flights from Ostend Airport to the Middle East. The airline also operated charter flights for the British Ministry of Defence from RAF Lyneham.
Two additional DC-8-63F's arrived [when?] at Ostend Airport (EBOS) with Meridian Air colours. During 2009, Air Charter Express was renamed to Meridian Airways.[1]
Meridian Airways Ltd. was banned from operating in the European Union.[2]
In January 2010, Meridian Airways operated a series of flights from East Midlands Airport to Port-au-Prince in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
In 2014, Meridian's fleet of DC-8's were among all planes of that type grounded by the Ghana government and ceased all the operations in 2015.[3][4]
Fleet
- 5 × Douglas DC-8-63F (9G-AXA, 9G-AXB, 9G-AXC, 9G-AXD, 9G-AXE)
References
- ^ "Air Charter Express is now Meridian Airways". Airliners Gallery World Airline News. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "LIST OF AIR CARRIERS OF WHICH ALL OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A BAN WITHIN THE EU" (PDF). European Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Meridian Airways, Airlift Int'l hit as Ghana grounds all DC-8s". CH-Aviation.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "EU LIFTS BAN ON LOCAL AIRLINES". Citifmonline. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
