Update: March 3, 2025. This aircraft might now be registered 5A-ANA. Based on photos in this Facebook post.May 29, 2025. Photo proof the aircraft is indeed 5A-ANA Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Haftar, received a new transport aircraft. At January 18, 2025 Antonov 26B with registration EX-26002 (hex #601119) arrived at Benghazi airport. The…
Since a couple of weeks three IL76 cargo and an Antonov 26 aircraft are flying out of Benghazi to various airports in Libya supporting Haftar forces. Three of the aircraft were parked for months at Benghazi airport with no movements at all. IL76 9U-ILZ (hex #004000) started its series of almost daily flights at February…
Il-76 RA-76502 of Russian Aviacon Zitotrans was seen while landing at the remote airport of Faya-Largeau in Chad. This is remarkable as just a few weeks before the Chad government terminated the military cooperation with France. As a result the French armed forces are departing Chad. The aircraft likely was at Faya-Largeau around December 13-15,…
A previously unknown IL -76 with registration EX-76024 (hex 601164) is operating for the United Nations World Food Program in South Sudan. The aircraft is owned by a Kyrgyz company called MAK KG Airlines. The construction number is 1003402047 which makes this ex EW-78839 of Belarus TransAviaExport. The aircraft was registered in the Kyrgyz register…
The United States uses many contractors for military and diplomatic purposes. In many situations it is not wanted to use military aircraft for certain flights. Some countries will not allow United States military aircraft to use their airspace. Some Dash 8 aircraft based at Malta fly US diplomates to Libya as explained here. Another example…
An IL-76 cargoplane was downed by a missile while flying in Sudan airspace in October 2024. Photos taken at the crashsite show the registration EX-76011 on a safetycard. However the actual registration of the aircraft was ST-JAN. The Ex-76011 registration caused media to believe this aircraft was hired by the United Arab Emirates to supply…
Malta is used as a base by several anonymous looking Dash 8 for flights to various destinations in Libya and nearby countries. The reason for these flights is yet unknown but is likely related to transport of diplomats. Dash 8 N706XT has been flying from Malta since summer 2021. The aircraft is on paper owned…
According an article published by The Washington Post the United States attacked a Wagner logistics aircraft in Libya. While the article does not mention any more details highly likely the involved aircraft is Ilyushin Il-18TD TL-KBR. It was burned to ground at Al-Khadim Air Base in Libya on the night of 27 Jan 2023. Washington…
A former Kuwait Airways Airbus A340, now registered in Gambia register as C5-AST is chained up by the Guinea-Bissau authorities. After landing on October 29 at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in the city of Bissau (Africa) the two Turkish pilots and the engineer fled the country. The owner of the aircraft is not known. The…