Air Horizon
Air Horizon, formerly known as Transtel Togo,[1] was an airline based in Lomé, Togo operating flights within Africa, the Middle East and Asia out of Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The airline was founded in 2004 and shut down in 2007.[2]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lomé-Tokoin Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo | ||||||
Fleet
As of March 2007, the Air Horizon fleet included the following aircraft:[1]
- Two Vickers Viscount V.810
- One Boeing 727
Accidents and incidents
- On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at N'Djamena International Airport when the aircraft departed the runway, damaging the engines and propellors.[3] Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[4]
References
- Flight International 27 March 2007
- "Air Horizon at airlineupdate.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- "cessna caravan | 2002 | 0213 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
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