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Airbus Official Afriqiyah Press Release
Airbus regrets to confirm that an Airbus A330-200 operated by Afriqiyah Airways was involved in an accident in Tripoli, Libya at 04:00 GMT, Wednesday 12th May. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight 8U771 from Johannesburg, South Africa to Tripoli, Libya. The aircraft involved in the accident, registered as 5A-ONG, was MSN (Manufacturer... »
South African Media Release:
MEDIA RELEASE 12 May 2010 AFRIQIYAH AIRWAYS A330 CRASH The South African Civil Aviation Authority has been informed of the aircraft accident that took place in Libya this morning. The Afriqiyah Airline aircraft took off from OR Tambo International airport on Tuesday 11 May at 19:30, and was scheduled to land in Tripoli on... »
NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA IN AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Libya in its investigation of an accident involving an Airbus A330-200, which was equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1 engines. At approximately 6:00 am local time on May 12, 2010, the aircraft, operated by Afriqiyah Airways, crashed on approach... »
Afriqiyah Flight 771 crash release
Afriqiyah Flight 771 crash release Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mika B Virolainen May 12, 2010 in Crisis Update ( We are very sorry to announce the tragic loss of Afriqiyah airways flight 8U 771 from Johannesburg in an accident during landing at Tripoli international airport at 04:00 UTC.... »
Afriqiyah Crash: What happened?
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Martin Stephen What: Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Johannesburg South Africa to Tripoli, Libya Where: Tripoli’s runway 09 When: May 12th 2010 Who: 93 passengers and 11 crew (105 reported fatalities: 94 passengers and 11 crew) A child may have survived. Why:... »























