Air Guinee Express


Air Guinee Express was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Conakry International Airport.

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The airline was established on 31 December 1960 by the Guinean government as Air Guinée. In 1992 it underwent a restructuring to improve profitability, but it never recovered and its operations were taken over by Groupe Futurelec. The airline rebranded as Air Guinée Express.

Destinations

Air Guinee Express operated services to the following international scheduled destinations : Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Freetown, Kinshasa and Lagos.

Fleet

The Air Guinee Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft :
At June 2005 the airline also operated:
On 11 August 2004 a Boeing 737-200, registration 3X-GCM, failed to take off from Freetown - Lungi International Airport. There were no fatalities among the 127 passengers and crew members. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off; the wreckage can still be seen resting next to the runway.