A former Kalitta Charters Boeing 727 freighter has been ferried from the United States to the African country of Chad at the end of May. The aircraft was sold to an as-yet unidentified operator. At May 30 the registration was cancelled in the US-register which indicates that at or just before that date the final…
An Armenian airline named Shirak Avia is operating on a very suspicious route from Moscow to Bamako. This aircraft possibly flies Russian mercenaries to Mali. The aircraft is Boeing 737-800 registered EK-SHD. The normal route of this aircraft is Yerevan to Moscow. It flew this route dozens of times since December 1, 2024. At December…
Rada Airlines IL-62 EW-450TR flew since February 13, 2025 multiple flights out of Mombasa, Kenya to an yet unknown destination. Based on the route the destination is likely D’Djamena in Chad. Later also sistership EW-505TR flew this route. The series of flights started at February 13 with a departure from Mombasa towards the northwest. Flightradar24…
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,…
The USAF operates a couple of white Boeing 757 (military type C-32B) with no serials numbers. These aircraft are used for some mysterious operations for the US by the Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST). FEST responds to threats to US citizens. At December 18, 2024 two C-32B aircraft were in Europe. There is no information…
A Belarus airline named Rada Airlines flies regulary between Belarus and Benghazi in Libya. The cargo is extremely likely arms for the forces of warlord and commander in chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Haftar . Haftar is supported by Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and as it seems Belarus as well. The…
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…