Air Liberia

Liberian airline

Air Liberia

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
NL	ALI	AIR LIBERIA

Founded

1974

Ceased operations

1990

Hubs

Roberts International Airport & Spriggs Payne Airport

Parent company

Managed by Hughes AirWest initially

Headquarters

Monrovia, Liberia

Air Liberia was a domestic airline based in Liberia.

History

Formed in 1974 following a merger between Liberian National Airlines, which was established as Liberian National Airways in 1948,^[1] and Ducor Air Transport (Datco) to form Air Liberia, the carrier ceased trading in 1990.^[2] It initially operated a prop fleet (Cessna 337's) joined by Britten-Norman Islander & Trislander aircraft in 1975 for scheduled services. In February 1978 an HS 748 was purchased from the manufacturer in order to operate domestic flights. The aircraft was written off in April 1983. A Boeing 737 was used for government VIP operations.

Accidents and incidents

On 19 April 1975, Douglas C-47A EL-AAB was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at Roberts International Airport, Harbel. All 25 people on board survived.^[3]
On 16 April 1983, HS 748 EL-AIH was destroyed when, after taking off from Khartoum Airport, an engine failed. [1]

References

^ "Liberian National Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Liberian National Airlines". edcoatesaircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "EL-AAB Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.