Meridian Airways
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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 Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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
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External links
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- wiloo.be: "Meridian Airways Ltd, nieuwkomer?" (Flemish) 30-sept-09
- Insert to the Belgisch Staat Blad, (2007) PDF-document on wiloo.be
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