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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Libya; based in Tripoli}}
{{about|the particular airline|other airlines|List of airlines of Libya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Libyan Airlines<br />الخطوط الجوية الليبية
| logo = Libyan Airways new logo.png
| logo_size = 125
| fleet_size = 5
| destinations = 22
| IATA = LN
| ICAO = LAA
| callsign = LIBYAN
| parent = Libyan African Aviation Holding Co.<br/>{{small|(since 2007)}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1964|9}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1965|8}}
| headquarters = [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], [[Libya]]
| hubs = [[Tripoli International Airport]]
| focus_cities = [[Benina International Airport]]
| alliance =
| website = http://www.libyanairlines.aero
|image=|aoc=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|num_employees=}}
'''Libyan Airlines''',{{efn|{{langx|ar|الخطوط الجوية الليبية}}; [[Arabic transliteration|transliterated]]: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Libiyah}} formerly known as '''Libyan Arab Airlines''' over several decades, is the [[flag carrier]] of [[Libya]].<ref name="Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A330" /> Based in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], it operates scheduled passenger and cargo services within Libya and to [[Europe]], [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]], the majority of which leave from [[Tripoli International Airport]]. [[Benina International Airport]] in [[Benghazi]] serves as a secondary base.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 105 | date= 3 April 2007}}</ref> Libyan Airlines also operates [[Hajj]] services.<ref name="Libyan hajjis to return home" /><ref name="Libyan hajjis started flying to Saudi Arabia" /><ref name="Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca" /> The company is wholly owned by the [[government of Libya]].
==History==
===Early years===
[[File:Kingdom of Libya Airlines logo.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The original logo of Kingdom of Libya Airlines (1964–1970).]]
[[File:Sud SE-210 5B-DAE Libya LGW 07.69 edited-2.jpg|thumb|A [[Sud Caravelle]] of the ''Kingdom of Libya Airlines'' at [[London Gatwick]] in 1969.]]
The carrier traces its roots back to {{start date|1964|9}} when ''Kingdom of Libya Airlines'' was set up in conformity with law no. 22. The airline was government-owned, having an initial investment of [[Libyan dinar|LYD]] 2 million. It began operations in {{start date|1965|8}}, flying regional routes with [[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Sud SE-210 Caravelle]] aircraft. Following the carrier starting services along the [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]–[[Benghazi]] run, the Libyans prevented foreign companies that also flew the route from operating there in order to allow the [[national airline]] to expand.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=108}} Absorbing '''Libavia''' and [[United Libya Airlines]] operations,<ref name="FI1967-575" /> international flights radiating from Benghazi and Tripoli began in {{start date|1965|10}}, initially serving [[Athens]], [[Cairo]], [[London]], [[Malta]], [[Paris]], [[Rome]] and [[Tunis]].<ref name="FI1966-618" />
The early years saw [[Air France]] providing the company with technical assistance, [[KLM]] managing the sales and reservations, and [[BOAC]] taking care of traffic, finance and communications.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=108}} In {{start date|1966|3}}, the airline and [[Aero Trasporti Italiani|ATI]] struck an agreement for the lease of [[Fokker F27]] aircraft to cover short-haul routes,<ref name="FI1966-618" /> with the agreement coming into effect on 15 June the same year.<ref name="FI1969-552" /> A third Caravelle was ordered in 1968.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=108}} That year, a study to increase the airline's productivity was carried out by [[TWA]], concluding that operating with five three-engined, 138-seater [[jet aircraft]], and four [[Propeller (aircraft)|propeller]]-powered 60-seater aircraft would be the most suitable choice. The report concluded that the lease of the turboprop [[Fokker F27 Friendship|F-27]]s was too costly, and the airline decided to acquire two new aircraft from [[Fokker]] in 1969. Regarding the jet aircraft, the [[Boeing 727]] and the [[Hawker Siddeley Trident|Trident]] were the only options.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}}
===From the Libyan revolution (1969) to the Libyan Civil War (2011)===
[[File:Libyan Arab Airlines Caravelle Groves.jpg|thumb|left|A Libyan Arab Airlines [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]] at [[Geneva International Airport]] (1971).]]
Following the [[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Coup d.27.C3.A9tat of 1969|1969 coup d'état]], the airline was renamed ''Libyan Arab Airlines'',<ref name="FI1970-487/8" />{{rp|487}} or ''Jamahiriya Libyan Air Lines'', on 1 sep.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}} The company suspended its operations for two weeks after the coup.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}} With [[Beirut]] and [[Geneva]] already being part of the route network by {{start date|1970|3}}, nine international destinations were already served.<ref name="FI1970-487/8" />{{rp|487}} In {{start date|1970|8}}, Libyan Arab Airlines ordered two [[Boeing 727-200]]s for US$14 million.<ref name="FI1970-264" /> These two aircraft were part of the fleet by {{start date|1971|5}}, along with three [[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Caravelle]]s and two [[Fokker F27]]s.<ref name="FI1971-633" /> Six Fokker F27s—four Mk600s and two Mk400s—were purchased in {{start date|1974|4}},<ref name="FI1974-451" /> and in May the same year, three additional Boeing 727-200s were ordered,<ref name="FI1974-589" /><ref name="FI1974-514" /> aimed at replacing the Caravelles.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}} In 1975, Libyan Arab Airlines was made the only operator within the country. Furthermore, the government committed to cancel their debts with the company on a monthly basis, and any losses the airline would incur should be compensated by the state. Also in 1975, the six F27s ordered the previous year were delivered, and the three-strong Boeing 727 order was partly fulfilled when two of these aircraft were incorporated into the fleet.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}} By {{start date|1976|4}}, there were 12 aircraft in the fleet, including four Boeing 727s, four Fokker F27-600s, two Fokker F27-400s, and two [[Falcon 20]]s; a Boeing 727-200 and a Boeing 737 were pending delivery.<ref name="FI1976-939" /> Two more Boeing 727s were acquired in {{start date|1976|5}};<ref name="FI1976-1395" /> in August that year, the carrier took delivery of a [[Boeing 707-320C]] to be used by the government.<ref name="FI1976-421" /> The airline had 1,800 employees at {{start date|1977|4}}; at this time, passenger and cargo flights radiating from [[Benghazi]], [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] and [[Sebha]] to [[Athens]], [[Algiers]], [[Beirut]], [[Cairo]], [[Casablanca]], [[Damascus]], [[Jeddah]], [[Khartoum]], [[London]], [[Malta]], [[Paris]], [[Rome]], [[Tunis]] and [[Zürich]] were operated.<ref name="FI1977-964" /> During the year, the Tripoli–[[Frankfurt]]–Athens–Tunis–Casablanca and Benghazi–Rome–London routes were launched.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=109}}
[[File:Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727-200Adv 5A-DIA LHR 1978-8-24.png|thumb|A Libyan Arab Airlines [[Boeing 727-200 Advanced]] on short final to [[London Heathrow Airport]] in 1978. This aircraft would crash as [[Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103]]]]
The handover of two [[Boeing 727-200 Advanced]] aircraft, due to be delivered in June and {{start date|1978|7}},<ref name="FI1977-255" /> was blocked due to concerns that Libya was supporting terrorism.<ref name="FI1978-550" /> Despite the [[US State Department]] initially authorising the acquisition of three [[Boeing 747]]s and two Boeing 727s in March the following year,<ref name="FI1979-816" /> the transaction was blocked in mid-1979 over concerns the Libyan government would use the aircraft to transport military material and personnel, as there were suspicions that Libya played a role in the deposition of [[Idi Amin]] in [[Uganda]].<ref name="FI1979-1978" /> Also in 1979, a cargo subsidiary named [[Libyan Arab Air Cargo]] was set up. During the year, [[Madrid]], [[Moscow]], [[Sofia]] and [[Warsaw]] were included in the airline's list of destinations.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=110}}
By mid-1980, the number of employees had grown to 2,500, and [[Amman]], [[Belgrade]], [[Cotonou]], [[Istanbul]] and [[Niamey]] were added to the route network;<ref name="FI1980-325/6" /> later that year, [[Karachi]] was incorporated as a destination.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=110}} In {{start date|1981|5}} Libyan Arab Airlines ordered eight 44-seater [[Fokker F27-600]]s in a deal worth more than [[Pound sterling|£]]17 million.<ref name="FI1981-1294" /> Ten Airbuses—six [[Airbus A300|A300]]s and four [[Airbus A310|A310]]s—were ordered in October the same year.<ref name="FI1981-1672" /> At that time, Airbuses were equipped either with [[GE Aviation|General Electric]] (GE) or [[Pratt & Whitney]] (P&W) powerplants, but the airline ordered [[Rolls-Royce Group PLC|Rolls-Royce]] [[Aircraft engine|engine]]s to power them—something that had not been done before, as the former two were manufactured in the United States. There was a ban in force on providing Libya with technology that could possibly have military uses.<ref name="FI1982-1513/1516" />{{rp|1516}}<ref name="FI1981-1670" /> The order was at least partly cancelled by Airbus, as neither GE nor P&W would provide the engines for the four A310s in the order book.<ref name="FI1986-4" />
[[File:Libyan Arab Airlines Falcon 20C 5A-DAG LFSB Aug 1981.png|thumb|left|A Libyan Arab Airlines [[Dassault Falcon 20|Mystère/Falcon 20C]] at [[Euroairport]] in 1981.]]
The company had managed to buy a number of ageing US-manufactured jets, including [[Boeing 707]]s and [[Douglas DC-8]]s, since 1979; many of them were either cannibalised for [[spare part]]s or sold. Three [[Fokker F28-4000]]s were bought from Fokker in 1984.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=110}} At {{start date|1985|3}}, the fleet consisted of four Boeing 707s—two -320Bs and two -320Cs—10 Boeing 727-200s, 17 F27s—two -400s, one -500 and 14 -600s—and three Fokker F28-4000s. Employment at this time was 4,500; destinations served included Algiers, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Belgrade, Benghazi, [[Bucharest]], Casablanca, Damascus, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Jeddah, Karachi, [[Kuwait City|Kuwait]], [[Larnaca]], London, Madrid, Malta, [[Milan]], Moscow, Paris, Rome, Sebha, [[Sfax]], Sofia, Tripoli, Tunis, [[Vienna]], Warsaw and Zürich, along with an extensive domestic network.<ref name="FI1985-90" /> However, the airline had to cut most of its international services that year due to a US [[embargo]] imposed on the country.<ref name="FI1985-2" /> In 1986, six more F27-600s were phased in.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=110}} During the year, Libyan Arab managed to bypass the US economic embargo against the country when the carrier acquired, through intermediary companies,<ref name="FI1986-4" /><ref name="FI1986-2" /> ex-[[British Caledonian]] GE-powered A310 aircraft for {{US$|105}} million.<ref name="FI1987-7" /> Owing to both the lack of spare parts and the inability of Libyan Arab to service the GE engines, the airline sold these two aircraft to [[Air Algérie]] in 1987;<ref name="FI1987-7" /> in practice, the aircraft were not sold but leased, and the [[Algeria]]n airline would have operated these two aircraft on Libyan Arab's behalf, but they later rolled back their decision amid concerns that the United States would take action against Air Algérie, and the two A310s were returned to Libya.<ref name="FI1988-11" /> Finally, British Caledonian was fined {{US$|1}} million (£600,000)<ref name="FI1988-14" /> for its involvement in the deal, and Libyan Arab kept both aircraft, with [[Swissair]] training Libyan [[crew]]s in order to fly them.<ref name="FI1990-4/5" /> Unable to order Western-built aircraft, the airline moved to [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-made airframers, ordering three [[Tupolev Tu-154M]]s in 1989.<ref name="FI1989-8" />
At {{start date|1990|3}}, the fleet consisted of five Boeing 707-320Cs, ten Boeing 727-200s, three Fokker F28-4000s, 16 Fokker F27s (13 -600s, two -500s and one -400), four [[Lockheed L-100 Hercules|Lockheed L-100-200]]s, 21 [[Ilyushin Il-76]]s and five [[Twin Otter]]s.<ref name="FI1990-98" /> Another drawback hit the carrier following the {{start date|1992|3}} [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 748]],<ref name="United Nations Security Council Resolution 748" /> adopted as a consequence of the Libyan government allegedly having supported the terrorists responsible for the bombings of [[Pan Am Flight 103]]<ref name="FI1993-30" /><ref name="FI1993-10" /> and [[UTA Flight 772]].<ref name="FI1991/2-9" /><ref name="U.S. Will Try Diplomatic Action Before a Military Strike on Libya" /><ref name="Libya, Fearing Attack, Braces for Clash With West" /> The resolution saw a trade embargo imposed on Libya, which included the delivery of new aircraft or [[spare part]]s that could possibly boost the military capacity of the country, and Libyan Airlines was denied any landing or overflight rights of third-party countries. Thus, all international flights came to an end,<ref name="FI2004-99" /> and LAA could only operate on domestic routes.<ref name="FI1993-30" /><ref name="Out of the ashes" />
[[File:Libyan Arab Airlines logo.jpg|thumb|150px|The Libyan Arab Airlines logo, which was used until 2006.]]
In {{start date|1999|4}}, civil sanctions against the country were lifted.<ref name="FI2004-99" /><ref name="A320 wet lease boosts Libyan" /><ref name="Boeing Passed Over As BA Orders Airbus" /> It followed Libya handing over two men suspected of being involved in the [[Lockerbie bombing]].<ref name="World: Middle East International take-off for Libyan Airlines" /><ref name="World: Middle East Libyan plans to rebuild transport infrastructure" /> Intended to replace an ageing fleet of Boeing 707s, 727s and Fokker F27s, a [[letter of intent]] worth US$1.5 billion was signed with Airbus in October that year; it included [[Airbus A320]]s, [[Airbus A330|A330]]s and [[Airbus A340|A340]]s.<ref name="Libyan looks to the CIS as sanctions block Airbus buy" /><ref name="Airbus closes on Libya deal" /> The fact that these aircraft had US-manufactured parts once again prevented the deal to be firmed up as a trade embargo over the country, imposed in 1983,<ref name="Out of the ashes" /> was still in force,<ref name="A320 wet lease boosts Libyan" /> and Libyan Arab Airlines sought alternative manufacturers to acquire new aircraft for re-fleeting.<ref name="Libyan looks to the CIS as sanctions block Airbus buy" /> In the meantime, an Airbus A310 leased from [[Air Djibouti]] enabled Libyan Arab Airlines to expand services to the Middle East and North Africa, and Airbus A320s were on [[wet-lease]] from [[TransAer]].<ref name="Out of the ashes" /> [[Amman]] became the first non-domestic destination to be served again.{{fact|date=July 2017}} Fleet and route network grew further when regional carrier [[Air Jamahiriya]] was merged into Libyan Arab Airlines in 2001.<ref name="FI"/> In 2006, the airline was renamed ''Libyan Airlines''.<ref name="Libyan Airways puts dormant ageing aircraft up for sale" />{{acn|date=July 2013}} The airline pursues an expansion policy,<ref>(7 June 2009), [http://www.ameinfo.com/199469.html Libyan Airlines launches new routes], ''AMEInfo'', Accessed 11 June 2009</ref> which is concentrated on European business and tourist customers. Newly introduced destinations like [[Milan]], [[Ankara]],<ref>[http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44282 Libyan Airlines starts first flight to Turkey's Ankara]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Worldbulletin.net (2 July 2009). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref> [[Athens]]<ref>(3 July 2009), [http://www.anna.aero/2009/07/03/aegean-and-athens-airways-providing-growing-competition-to-olympic/ Libyan Airlines returns to Greece after a 17-year absence]</ref> and [[Madrid]] have led to a route network similar to the one offered prior to the 1992 trade embargo.
===Libyan Civil War{{spaced ndash}}onwards===
[[File:Libyan Airlines A320-200 TS-INP MAN 2012-11-25.png|thumb|A [[Tunisia]]n-[[Aircraft registration|registered]] [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]] wearing the Libyan Airlines livery on short final to [[Manchester Airport]] in 2012. The airline wet-leased this type of aircraft from [[Nouvelair]] in order to serve European destinations during the ban.<ref name="Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies" />]]
As a consequence of the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]] and the [[2011 military intervention in Libya|resulting no-fly zone]] over the country enforced by [[NATO]] in accordance with the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973]], all flight operations with Libyan Airlines were terminated on 17 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=United Nations |title=Security Council Approves 'No-Fly Zone' over Libya, Authorizing 'All Necessary Measures' to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10200.doc.htm}}</ref> The airline restarted operations in October the same year flying the Tripoli–Cairo route.<ref name="Libyan Airlines redécolle de Tripoli" />
In {{start date|2012|4}}, Libyan Airlines was affected by a ban that was imposed by the [[European Union]] (EU) on all carriers having an [[Air operator's certificate|operator's certificate]] issued in Libya from flying into the member countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=The European Commission updates the European safety list of airlines subject to an operating ban |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=3 April 2012 |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-342_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000548/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-342_en.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The airline was removed from the [[list of air carriers banned in the EU]] in December the same year,<ref>{{cite web|title=List of airlines banned within the EU |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=4 December 2012 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117224638/http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf |archive-date= 17 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as from the subsequent list released in {{start date|2013|7}}.<ref>{{flatlist}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite web|title=List of airlines banned within the EU |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=10 July 2013 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6I1vxkdS4?url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite press release|title=Aviation safety: Commission updates the European safety list of banned airlines |date=10 July 2013 |publisher=European Commission |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-662_en.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6I1xdhnyn?url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-662_en.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
{{endflatlist}}</ref> Despite this, {{As of|2013|7|lc=y}} Libyan Airlines served the European market with [[wet-lease]]d aircraft due to the [[Libyan Civil Aviation Authority]] (LYCAA) voluntarily opting for a ban until Libyan [[Aircrew|crew]]s become re-certified.<ref name="Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies" /><ref name="EU airspace still off-limits for Libyan aircraft" /><ref name="EU flight ban could be lifted for Libyan Airlines in weeks" /> The voluntary ban will continue through 2014.<ref name="EU flight ban for Libyan air carriers continues into 2014" /> No Libyan carriers have been included in the {{start date|2013|12}} version of the [[list of airlines banned in the EU]].<ref>{{plainlist|
*{{allow wrap|{{cite web
|title=List of airlines banned within the EU
|publisher=[[European Commission]]
|date=3 December 2013
|url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Lf36DL28?url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf
|archive-date= 6 December 2013 |url-status=dead
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite press release
|title=Aviation: Commission updates the European safety list of banned airlines
|date=5 December 2013
|publisher=European Commission
|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1201_en.pdf
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Lf3HBbbg?url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1201_en.pdf
|archive-date= 6 December 2013 |url-status=dead
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}}</ref> Despite information regarding LYCAA's failure for meeting international safety standards that may lead to an effective ban,<ref name="EU Air Safety officials losing patience with Libya" /> {{As of|2014|3|lc=y}} an agreement between Libyan authorities and the EU to lift the ban seemed plausible to take effect by mid-2014.<ref name="Libyan Airlines seeks to expand route network" /> However, in December that year all air carriers having an operator's certificate issued in Libya have been either banned or subject to restrictions in their operations into European airspace.<ref name="Libya added to EU aviation safety blacklist" />
==Corporate affairs==
{{update section|date=February 2024}}
===Ownership and structure===
The company is 100% owned by the [[government of Libya]].<ref name="UPDATE 2-Libya's Hariga port to resume exports within days-oil official" /> Since 31 July 2007, Libyan Airlines has been a subsidiary of the state-owned Libyan Afriqiyah Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC), together with Afriqiyah Airways.<ref name="libyahavayollari.com.tr">"[http://libyahavayollari.gen.tr/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064449/http://libyahavayollari.gen.tr/|date=2 February 2017}}."About us - History". Libyan Airlines. Retrieved 28 December 2013."</ref>
{{As of|2013|7}}, the [[CEO]] position was held by Khaled Ben Alewa.<ref name="Deux Airbus A330-200 pour Libyan Airlines" />
===Business trends===
Annual reports for the airline do not appear to be published. In the absence of these, the main sources for trends are press and industry reports.
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|<ref>{{cite news|title= Libyan Airlines and Afriquiyah in merger talks to fly again|agency= The Africa Report|date= 29 December 2011|url= http://www.theafricareport.com/News-Analysis/libyan-airlines-and-afriquiyah-in-merger-talks-to-fly-again.html}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|title= Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014|agency= Libya Herald|date= 2 April 2013|url= http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/04/02/libyan-airlines-targets-half-of-all-international-flights-for-2014/#axzz2oiWrx4KK}}</ref>
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===Proposed merger with Afriqiyah Airways===
On 31 July 2007, Libyan Airlines became a subsidiary of the state owned Libyan Afriqiyah Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC), together with [[Afriqiyah Airways]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.libyahavayollari.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html|title = The Libyan Airlines Official Website}}</ref>{{better source|reason= This sentence is a close paraphrasing of the text in the source, making suspicions about the official website having copied it from Wikipedia or the converse.|date=March 2020}} LAAHC is owned by the Libyan National Social Fund (30%), the Libyan National Investment Company (30%), the Libya-Africa Investment Fund (25%), and the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (15%).<ref name="Libya to restructure air transport sector" /> On 21 September 2010, it was announced that the two airlines, which had already begun extensive [[Codeshare agreement|code-sharing]] and set up joint [[Aircraft ground handling|ground handling]], maintenance and catering services, were to merge by November of that year, which was later postponed indefinitely, though.<ref name="merge">(19 September 2010) Shuaib, Ali,[https://web.archive.org/web/20100921211238/http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE68I00920100919 Libya's Airlines Expect to Merge Soon], ''Reuters Africa'', Accessed 19 September 2010.</ref><ref>28 December 2009, [http://www.capitaleritrea.com/region/libyan-airlines-and-afriqiyah-to-merger-libyan-ceo/ "Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah to Merge: Libyan CEO"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007181627/http://www.capitaleritrea.com/region/libyan-airlines-and-afriqiyah-to-merger-libyan-ceo/ |date=7 October 2011 }}, ''capitaleritrea'', Accessed 29 December 2009.</ref>
The proposed [[privatisation]] and merger with [[Afriqiyah Airways]] has also been postponed, despite the fact it was originally planned to be effective in November 2010. The two carriers were later expected to merge in late 2011, however the [[Arab Spring]] and poor organisation forced this deal to be postponed many more times. Both airlines are to merge by the first half of 2013, according to Libya's current Interim Transport Minister Yousef el-Uheshi – 12 to 13 months after negotiations are expected to resume in March 2012. The successful merging of the carriers depends on the government's ability to cut costs in both workforce and salaries, which rival European carriers in size.<ref name="Rebuilding Libya's aviation industry crucial to economic recovery" />
==Fleet==
===Recent developments===
[[File:Libyan Airlines A330-200 5A-LAR IST Dec 2013.png|thumb|A Libyan Airlines [[Airbus A330-200]] taxiing at [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport]] in 2013.]]
In order to modernize and expand its fleet, Libyan Airlines placed several orders with aircraft manufacturers. In {{start date|2007|6}}, at the [[Paris Air Show]],<ref name="PICTURES: Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah seal commitments for 21 Airbus jets" /><ref name="Arab Nations Snub Boeing, Spend $32 Billion on Airbus in Paris" /><ref name="Airbus lands more A350 orders in third day of Paris show" /> the carrier signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MOU) with [[Airbus]] for {{cardinal|15}} new aircraft, including {{cardinal to word|4}} [[Airbus A350-800]]s,<ref name="Libyan Airlines orders 15 Airbus aircraft" /> {{cardinal to word|4}} [[Airbus A330-200]]s and {{cardinal to word|7}} [[Airbus A320|A320]]s;<ref name="Kingfisher swoops to lead $15.6n Airbus orders" /> the MOU was converted into a firm order in December the same year,<ref name="PICTURES: Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah seal commitments for 21 Airbus jets" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines confirms order for 15 Airbus aircraft including A350s, A330s and A320s" /><ref name="Gaddafi visit seals French deals" /> in a deal valued at around {{US$|2}} billion.<ref name="Libya and France sign Airbus deals and nuclear agreement" /> Also in {{start date|2007|6}}, Libyan Airlines placed an order for three [[Bombardier CRJ-900]]s worth {{US$|108}} million, and took option for another two aircraft of the type;<ref name="Libyan Airlines Orders Three Bombardier CRJ900 Airliners" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines Orders Three Bombardier CRJ900 Airliners, BBD at Paris" /> for an approximate value of {{US$|76}} million, this option was exercised in {{start date|2008|1}}.<ref name="Bombardier gets $136 million of plane orders" /> That month, an order for {{cardinal to word|4}} Airbus A350-800s was placed.<ref name="ILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s" />
In {{start date|2010|9}},<ref name="Libyan Airlines takes first A320 delivery" /><ref name="Libyan takes delivery of the first of its new A320 fleet" /> Libyan Airlines took delivery of the first of seven [[Airbus A320]]s ordered in 2007.<ref name="Libyan eyes more A320s and CRJ900s" /> In {{start date|2010|10}}, with five [[CRJ-900]]s already in operation, three more aircraft of the type were ordered for {{US$|131.5}} million, and three more were taken on option.<ref name="Libyan orders three CRJ900s, three options" /><ref name="Bombardier Takes USD$131.5 Mln Libya Order" /><!-- The airline's ageing short-haul fleet of [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]] aircraft was replaced with [[Bombardier CRJ900]]s, which were delivered beginning in 2009. In October 2010, the order was increased by another six aircraft of that type.<ref>Karp, Aaron. (7 October 2010) [http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/libyan-airlines-orders-three-crj900-nextgen-aircraft-plus-three-opt "Libyan Airlines orders three CRJ900 NextGen aircraft plus three options", at]. Atwonline.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref> --> In late {{start date|2013|6}}, the carrier took delivery of the first [[Airbus A330]],<ref name="Libyan Airlines boosts fleet with first Airbus A330" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines receives 1st Airbus A330 long-haul carrier" /> becoming a new customer for the type.<ref name="Libyan Airlines takes delivery of its first A330" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A330-200" /><ref name="Libyan, Sichuan Airlines Add New Airbus Jets" /> A second A330 was phased in a month later.<ref name="Deux Airbus A330-200 pour Libyan Airlines" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of second A330" /><ref name="Libyan Airlines receives its second Airbus A330-200 in two months" /> In {{start date|2014|1}}, the [[A350-800]] order was switched to the [[Airbus A350-900|-900]] model, with the addition of {{cardinal to word|2}} more aircraft of the larger variant.<ref name="ILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s" />
===Damaged aircraft during the Libyan conflict===
In {{start date|2014|7}}, amid the [[2014 Libyan conflict]], [[Battle of Tripoli Airport|clashes between antagonistic forces]] that tried to gain control of [[Tripoli International Airport]] damaged or destroyed a number of aircraft parked at the airport, including ones belonging to [[Afriqiyah Airways]] and Libyan Airlines.<ref name="Rocket ignites blaze near Tripoli airport, Libya in chaos" /><ref name="Libya Airlines Cut Operations 70% After Damage to Planes" /><ref name="47 killed in clashes between rival militias fighting over Libyan airport" /> In particular, seven Libyan Airlines aircraft resulted damaged during shelling.<ref name="Shelling of Libya's main airport damaged 20 aircraft" /><ref name="Fighting rages at Libya's main airport" /> In December 2014, the European union banned all Libyan Airlines (along with 6 other Libyan airlines) flights within European skies, citing the ongoing conflicts as a major security threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-libya-airlines-european-union-20141211-story.html|title=European Union bans all Libyan airlines, citing safety risk|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=11 December 2014|author=Carol J. Williams|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref>
===Current fleet===
[[File:Libyan Airlines CRJ-900 5A-LAC MAN 2008-1-6.png|thumb|A Libyan Airlines [[CRJ-900]] on short final at [[Manchester Airport]] in 2008.]]
{{As of|2025|8}}, Libyan Airlines operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Libyan Airlines |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=65}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|+ '''Libyan Airlines Fleet'''
|-
! rowspan=2 | Aircraft
! rowspan=2 | In Fleet
! rowspan=2 | Orders
! colspan=3 | Passengers
! rowspan=2 | Notes
|-
!<abbr title="Business class"> J</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy class"> Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
|3
|—
|12
|156
|168
|
|-
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]]
|2
|—
|24
|235
|259<ref name="Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A330" />
|
|-
|[[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900]]
|—
|6<ref name="ILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s" />
|colspan=3|<abbr title="To be announced">TBA</abbr>
|
|-
!Total
!5
!6
!colspan=4|
|}
===Fleet development===
[[File:Libyan Arab Airlines A300B4-600R TS-IAZ FCO 2006-9-8.png|thumb|A Libyan Arab Airlines [[Airbus A300-600R]] on short final to [[Fiumicino Airport]] in 2006.]]
[[File:Libyan Arab Fokker F28 JPTA.jpg|thumb|A Libyan Arab Airlines [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]] at [[Malta International Airport]] (2002).]]
Over the years, the company operated the following aircraft types:<ref>[http://airfleets.net/flottecie/Libyan%20Arab%20Airlines.htm Libyan Airlines fleet list at]. Airfleets.net. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php Information about Libyan (Arab) Airlines provided by the Aero Transport Data Bank]. Aerotransport.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.</ref>
{{expand list|date=September 2011}}
{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+
|-
!Aircraft
!Introduced
!Retired
|-
|[[Airbus A300]]
|1991
|2011
|-
|[[Airbus A310]]
|1986
|2007
|-
|[[Airbus A320]]
|1999
|
|-
|[[ATR 42-500]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Libyan Airlines fleet |publisher=ch-aviation GmbH |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/aircraft/search?search=1&cha=LNA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107102715/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/search?search=1&cha=LNA |archive-date= 7 November 2014 }} </ref>
|2009
|
|-
|[[Boeing 707]]
|
|
|-
|[[Boeing 720]]
|
|
|-
|[[Boeing 727]]
|
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|1979
|1981
|-
|[[Boeing 747-200]]
|1980
|2004
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ900]]
|2007
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-8]]
|1978
|1980
|-
|[[Fokker F27 Friendship]]
|
|
|-
|[[Fokker F28 Fellowship]]
|
|
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|1990
|1994
|-
|[[Handley Page Dart Herald]]
|
|
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-76]]
|
|
|-
|[[Lockheed L-100 Hercules]]
|
|
|-
|[[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sud Aviation Caravelle]]
|
|
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-154]]
|
|
|}
==Incidents and accidents==
===Fatal accidents===
*On 21 February 1973 at around 14:10 local time, '''[[Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114]]''' from Tripoli to Cairo, which was operated by a [[Boeing 727-200]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] 5A-DAH), was shot down by Israeli fighter aircraft because it was thought to be a foreign military attack aircraft. Among the 113 people on board, only one crew member and four passengers survived the subsequent crash-landing in the desert near [[Ismaïlia]].<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730221-1 Flight 114 at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.</ref>
*On 2 December 1977, a [[Tupolev 154]] (registered LZ-BTN), which was chartered by Libyan Arab Airlines from [[Balkan Bulgarian Airlines]] to operate a [[Hajj]] flight from [[Jeddah]] to Benghazi [[1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash|crashed near Benina International Airport]] because of fuel exhaustion. The aircraft had been circling the airport because it could not land due to dense fog, and an alternate landing strip could not be reached in time. 59 of the 159 passengers died in the accident, whilst all six crew members survived.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771202-0 1977 Libyan Arab Airlines crash at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (2 December 1977). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 22 December 1992, '''[[Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103]]''', a Boeing 727-200 registered 5A-DIA, disintegrated on approach to [[Tripoli International Airport]]. The official government story was that it had collided with a [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]] of the [[Libyan Air Force (1951–2011)|Libyan Air Force]] over Tripoli. Both aircraft crashed, killing all 157 persons on board the Boeing but the 2 crew of the air force jet ejected safely,<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 19921222-0|title= 5A-DIA}}</ref> making it the worst accident in the history of the airline.
===Non-fatal incidents===
*On 28 November 1981, a Libyan Arab Airlines [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] (registered 5A-DBE) was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing in the desert near [[Kufra]], which had become necessary because the aircraft had run out of fuel.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19811128-0 1981 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (28 November 1981). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 6 June 1989, an LAA Fokker F27 (registered 5A-DDV) experienced an engine failure shortly after take-off from [[Zella Airfield]] for a flight to Tripoli. The crew tried to return to the airfield, but had to execute a forced landing in the desert instead, during which the aircraft was destroyed. The 36 passengers and three crew members survived the crash.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890606-1 1989 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (6 June 1989). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 7 December 1991, a Libyan Arab Airlines [[Boeing 707]] (registered 5A-DJT) crashed on take-off at [[Tripoli International Airport]]. There were no fatalities among the 189 passengers and ten crew on board.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19911207-0 1991 incident at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (7 December 1991). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
===Military occurrences===
Several aircraft of the company were destroyed on the ground in different war events:
*On 5 June 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], a Kingdom of Libya Airlines [[Learjet 23]] (registered 5A-DAD), which was parked at [[Damascus International Airport]], was destroyed in an [[Israel]]i air raid.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670605-2 1967 Damascus Airport raid at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (5 June 1967). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 15 April 1986, a Libyan Arab Airlines [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] (registered 5A-DLP) was destroyed at [[Benina International Airport]] during the United States bombing of the airfield as part of Operation ''[[Bombing of Libya (1986)|El Dorado Canyon]]''.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860415-5 El Dorado Canyon bombing at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (15 April 1986). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 25 August 2011, during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]], a Libyan Airlines [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300-600]] (registered 5A-DLZ) was destroyed during fighting actions at [[Tripoli International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/08/26/361307/pictures-two-a300s-destroyed-in-tripoli-conflict.html PICTURES: Two A300s destroyed in Tripoli conflict]. Flightglobal.com (26 August 2011). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref><ref name=ASN250811>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110825-1 |title=5A-DLZ Criminal occurrence description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=27 August 2011}}</ref>
*On 15 July 2014, a Libyan Airlines [[Airbus A330]] (registered 5A-LAS) suffered substantial damage in the right hand fuselage during the fighting actions at [[Tripoli International Airport]]. The aircraft is now stored for maintenance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Database|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140715-0|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On 20 July 2014, a Libyan Airlines [[Bombardier CRJ-900]] (registered 5A-LAL) was destroyed during fighting actions at [[Tripoli International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maltaspotting.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/libyan-airlines-crj9-and-afiriqyah.html |title=Bombardier CRJ-900 destroyed at Tripoli |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729194757/http://maltaspotting.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/libyan-airlines-crj9-and-afiriqyah.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Hijackings===
*On 6 July 1976, an LAA [[Boeing 727]] was hijacked during a flight from Tripoli to Benghazi and forced to land at [[Palma de Mallorca Airport]], where the perpetrator surrendered.
*On 24 August 1979, another Boeing 727 was forced to divert from its Benghazi-Tripoli route and land at [[Larnaca]].<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790824-0 August 1979 hijacking at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (24 August 1979). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 16 October of the same year, a domestic flight from [[Hun, Libya|Hun]] to Tripoli was hijacked by three passengers, who forced the [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] (registered 5A-DDU) to divert to [[Malta]]. After two days on the ground at [[Malta International Airport|Luqa Airport]], the perpetrators surrendered.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791016-0 October 1979 hijacking at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (16 October 1979). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 7 December 1981, an LAA flight from [[Zürich]] to Tripoli was hijacked by three persons who thus wanted to press prisoners free. The Boeing 727 was flown to [[Beirut]], were the perpetrators surrendered.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19811207-3 1981 hijacking at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (7 December 1981). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*On 20 February 1983, '''Flight 484''' was hijacked en route a flight from [[Sabha, Libya|Sabha]] to Benghazi. The two hijackers forced the 727 (registered 5A-DII) to land in Malta, and surrendered three days later.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830220-0 February 1983 hijacking at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (20 February 1983). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
*Also in 1983, on 22 June, an LAA [[Boeing 707]] was hijacked during a flight from [[Athens]] to Tripoli, by two persons who demanded to be taken to [[Iran]]. During the negotiations, the aircraft was flown to Rome and Larnaca, where the hijackers surrendered.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830622-1 June 1983 hijacking at the Aviation Safety Network]. Aviation-safety.net (22 June 1983). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.</ref>
==See also==
*[[Transportation in Libya]]
== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}
==Citations==
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=World airlines 1970 – Libyan Arab Airlines (page 487) |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=26 March 1970 |pages=487–488 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200537.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IQZzDKmo?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200537.html |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=World airlines 1970 – Libyan Arab Airlines (page 488) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200538.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IQZzdU4D?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200538.html |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
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<ref name=FI1971-633>{{cite journal|title=World airlines – Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=6 May 1971 |page=633 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200718.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170530/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200718.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1974-451>{{cite journal|title=Air transport – F.27 order |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=11 April 1974 |page=451 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%200581.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020081220/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%200581.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1974-514>{{cite journal|title=Air transport |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=106 |number=3422 |date=17 October 1974 |page=514 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201654.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113221247/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201654.html |archive-date=13 November 2012 |quote=Libyan Arab Airlines has ordered three Advanced 727-200s for delivery in February and March next year. LAA has also ordered six F.27s for delivery between March and September next year. Four will be Series 600s, and two Series 400s. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1974-589>{{cite journal|title=Air transport|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 9 May 1974|page= 589|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%200705.html|quote= Libyan Arab Airlines has ordered three Advanced 727-200s for delivery early next year. The aircraft, which bring total 727 sales to 1,146, are in addition to the two 727s recently purchased by Libyan Arab.}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1976-1395>{{cite journal|title=Airliner Market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=29 May 1976 |volume=109 |number=3507 |page=1395 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200885.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306164336/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200885.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 |quote=Libyan Arab Airlines announces the purchase of two 727s, for delivery next April |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1976-421>{{cite journal|title=Airliner Market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=21 August 1976 |volume=110 |number=3519 |page=421 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%201573.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220114/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%201573.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 |quote=Libyan Arab Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 707-320C, an order not previously announced by Boeing. The aircraft will be operated on Government duties |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1976-939>{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=10 April 1976 |volume=109 |number=3500 |page=939 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200623.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306100131/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200623.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1977-255">{{cite journal|title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=112 |number=3567 |date=23 July 1977 |page=255 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202261.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012602/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202261.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |quote=Two Boeing Advanced 727-200s will be delivered to Libyan Arab Airlines in June and July 1978, bringing to 1,455 the number of 727 sales announced |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1977-964">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=111 |number=3552 |date=9 April 1977 |page=964 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201020.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012600/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201020.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1978-550>{{cite journal|title=US halts 727 deliveries to Libya |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=4 March 1978 |number=3598 |volume=113 |page=550 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200312.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222620/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200312.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1979-816>{{cite journal|title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=17 March 1979 |volume=115 |number=3652 |page=816 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%200850.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018042132/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%200850.html |archive-date=18 October 2012 |quote=Libya is to receive three 747s for use by Libyan Arab Airlines on routes to Africa and Europe. The sale has been approved by the US State Department, which considers that the aircraft will not be "misused" for military purposes. No details of the version ordered by Libya are yet available. But even if they have no maindeck cargo facility, the sale has already provoked hostile reaction from the Senate foreign relations committee, which fears that the aircraft will be used to supply terrorist groups and radical regimes. The State Department has also approved the sale of three Boeing 727s to Libya |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1979-1978>{{cite journal|title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=9 June 1979 |number=3564 |volume=115 |page=1978 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%202064.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012604/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%202064.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |quote=Boeing will not, after all, be allowed to sell three 747s to Libya. The US State Department has reversed an earlier decision to allow the sale because of concern that Libya will use the aircraft to ferry military material and troops. Libyan Arab Airlines operates Boeing 727s and it is believed that these were used to support the Libyan expeditionary force in Uganda before the overthrow of the Amin regime |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Libyan Arab Airlines (page 325) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=118 |number=3716 |date=26 July 1980 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201944.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KTUOBRln?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201944.html |archive-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
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<ref name=FI1981-1294>{{cite journal|title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=9 May 1981 |volume=119 |number=3757 |page=1294 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201288.html |quote=Libyan Arab Airlines has placed a guilders 96m (£17.3million) order for eight Fokker F.27-600s, for delivery in 1982 and 1983. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410211528/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201288.html |archive-date=10 April 2016 }} </ref>
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<ref name=FI1981-1670>{{cite journal|title=The Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus: is this another chance? |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=5 December 1981 |volume=120 |number=3787 |page=1670 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203786.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012044930/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203786.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1981-1672>{{cite journal|title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=5 December 1981 |volume=120 |number=3787 |page=1672 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203788.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011053/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203788.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=The Arab airlines' challenge |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=20 November 1982 |number=3837 |volume=122 |pages=1513–1516 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202611.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DeWOUbTb?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202611.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=The Arab airlines' challenge (page 1514) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202612.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DeWUzbP0?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202612.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=The Arab airlines' challenge (page 1515) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202613.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DeWeqQ6E?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202613.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=The Arab airlines' challenge (page 1516) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202614.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DeWjN45t?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202614.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
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<ref name=FI1985-2>{{cite journal|title=Embargo bites at Libyan Arab |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=2 February 1985 |volume=127 |number=3945 |page=2 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200294.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215305/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200294.html |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1985-90">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=127 |number=3953 |date=30 March 1985 |page=90 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200950.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105210956/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200950.html |archive-date= 5 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1986-4>{{cite journal|title=BCal Airbus reaches Libya |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=23 August 1986 |volume=130 |number=4025 |issn=0015-3710 |page=4 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%201998.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215408/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%201998.html |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1986-2>{{cite journal|title=BCal blocks Airbus sale to Libya |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=19 July 1986 |volume=130 |number=4020 |issn=0015-3710 |page=2 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%201640.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083139/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%201640.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1987-7>{{cite journal|title=Sanctions force Libyan Airbus sale |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=14 November 1987 |volume=132 |number=4088 |issn=0015-3710 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202321.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305163651/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202321.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1988-11>{{cite journal|last=George |first=Alan |title=Algeria backs out of Libyan Airbus agreement |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=15 October 1988 |volume=134 |issue=4135 |page=11 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%202989.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012609/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%202989.html |archive-date= 20 October 2013 |issn=0015-3710 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1988-14">{{cite journal|title=BCal fined for Libyan Airbus deal |first=Alan |last=George |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=21 May 1988 |number=4114 |volume=133 |page=14 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201348.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220010/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201348.html |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1989-8>{{cite journal|title=Libyan airline turns to Moscow |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=20 May 1989 |volume=135 |number=4165 |page=8 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201406.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154210/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201406.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |issn=0015-3710 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|last=George |first=Alan |title=Swissair trains Libyan pilots for Airbus A310 operations (page 4) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=9 January 1990 |volume=137 |number=4197 |pages=4–5 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200006.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IfhYvyb0?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200006.html |archive-date= 6 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title=Swissair trains Libyan pilots for Airbus A310 operations (page 5) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200007.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IfhZDMVP?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200007.html |archive-date= 6 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}}}
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<ref name="FI1990-98">{{cite journal|title=World Airline Directory – Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=137 |number=4207 |date=20 March 1990 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200750.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226174400/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200750.html |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1991/2-9">{{cite journal|last=George |first=Alan |title=Sogerma overhauls Libyan Airlines A310 |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=7 January 1992 |volume=140 |number=4299 |page=9 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%203345.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006230745/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%203345.html |archive-date= 6 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1993-10>{{cite journal|title=Libyan airline planning to expand |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=16 March 1993 |volume=143 |issue=4360 |page=10 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200425.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215611/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200425.html |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |issn=0015-3710 |quote=The embargo was imposed in April, 1992, in the hope of persuading Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi|Col Gadaffi]] to hand over for trial two Libyans accused of the bombing of a [[Pan American World Airways]] Boeing 747 over [[Lockerbie]], [[Scotland]], in 1988. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1993-30>{{cite journal|last=George |first=Alan |title=Sanctions force office closures |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=29 June 1993 |volume=144 |number=4375 |page=30 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%201587.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162647/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%201587.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI2004-99>{{cite journal|title=Directory: world airlines – Libyan Arab Airlines |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=29 March 2004 |volume=165 |number=4926 |page=99 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200221.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207144652/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200221.html |archive-date= 7 February 2015 }} </ref>
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<ref name="Kingfisher swoops to lead $15.6n Airbus orders">{{cite news|title=Kingfisher swoops to lead $15.6n Airbus orders |first=Mike |last=Martin |___location=[[Paris]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=21 June 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kingfisher-swoops-to-lead-15.6n-airbus-orders-215028/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717150447/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kingfisher-swoops-to-lead-15.6n-airbus-orders-215028/ |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libya Airlines Cut Operations 70% After Damage to Planes">{{cite news|title=Libya Airlines Cut Operations 70% After Damage to Planes |first=Deena Kamel |last=Yousef |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=21 July 2014 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-21/libya-airlines-cut-operations-70-after-damage-to-planes.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802141508/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-21/libya-airlines-cut-operations-70-after-damage-to-planes.html |archive-date= 2 August 2014 }} </ref>
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<ref name="Libya added to EU aviation safety blacklist">{{cite news|title=Libya added to EU aviation safety blacklist |first=Anne |last=Paylor |work=[[Air Transport World]] |date=11 December 2014 |url=http://atwonline.com/safety/libya-added-eu-aviation-safety-blacklist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212023325/http://atwonline.com/safety/libya-added-eu-aviation-safety-blacklist |archive-date=12 December 2014 }} </ref>
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<ref name="Libya and France sign Airbus deals and nuclear agreement">{{cite news|title=Libya and France sign Airbus deals and nuclear agreement |first=Francois |last=Murphy |___location=[[Paris]] |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=10 December 2007 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-france-libya-deals-idUKL1064415720071210 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717150509/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/12/10/uk-france-libya-deals-idUKL1064415720071210 |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libya to restructure air transport sector">{{cite news|title=Libya to restructure air transport sector |first=Gunter |last=Endress |___location=[[London]] |agency=[[Airline Business]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=20 May 2008 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libya-to-restructure-air-transport-sector-223823/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927214049/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libya-to-restructure-air-transport-sector-223823/ |archive-date=27 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libya, Fearing Attack, Braces for Clash With West">{{cite news|last=Hedges |first=Chris |title=Libya, Fearing Attack, Braces for Clash With West |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/19/world/libya-fearing-attack-braces-for-clash-with-west.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 February 1992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007060549/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/19/world/libya-fearing-attack-braces-for-clash-with-west.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm |archive-date= 7 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines boosts fleet with first Airbus A330">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines boosts fleet with first Airbus A330 |first=Ashraf Abdul |last=Wahab |publisher=[[Libya Herald]] |date=28 June 2013 |url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/06/28/libyan-airlines-boosts-fleet-with-first-airbus-a330/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815184833/http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/06/28/libyan-airlines-boosts-fleet-with-first-airbus-a330/ |archive-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines confirms order for 15 Airbus aircraft including A350s, A330s and A320s">{{cite press release|title=Libyan Airlines confirms order for 15 Airbus aircraft including A350s, A330s and A320s |publisher=[[Airbus]] |date=10 December 2007 |url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/libyan-airlines-confirms-order-for-15-airbus-aircraft-including-a350s-a330s-and-a320s/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140208143126/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/libyan-airlines-confirms-order-for-15-airbus-aircraft-including-a350s-a330s-and-a320s/ |archive-date= 8 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines receives 1st Airbus A330 long-haul carrier">{{cite news |title=Libyan Airlines receives 1st Airbus A330 long-haul carrier |publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency|KUNA]] |date=28 June 2013 |url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2319475 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6HkOqrP0u?url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2319475&language=en |archive-date=29 June 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 June 2013 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines redécolle de Tripoli">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines redécolle de Tripoli |language=fr |trans-title=Libyan Airlines restarts operations from Tripoli |first=François |last=Duclos |date=18 October 2011 |url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-10-18-libyan-airlines-redecolle-de-tripoli-537712.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625050627/http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-10-18-libyan-airlines-redecolle-de-tripoli-537712.html |archive-date= 25 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines seeks to expand route network">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines seeks to expand route network |first=Alan |last=Dron |date=14 March 2014 |work=[[Air Transport World]] |url=https://aviationweek.com/varig-bid-decision-delayed-again-other-offers-surface |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314163514/http://atwonline.com/airports-amp-routes/libyan-airlines-seeks-expand-route-network |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A330-200">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A330-200 |first=Linda |last=Blachly |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=28 June 2013 |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/libyan-airlines-takes-delivery-first-airbus-a330-200 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102744/http://atwonline.com/airframes/libyan-airlines-takes-delivery-first-airbus-a330-200 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of second A330">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of second A330 |publisher=The Tripoli Post |date=23 July 2013 |url=http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=10461 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920014400/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=10461 |archive-date= 20 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A330">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A330 |publisher=The Tripoli Herald |date=29 June 2013 |url=http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=10387 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720004712/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=10387 |archive-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines takes delivery of its first A330">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines takes delivery of its first A330 |publisher=Aviation Tribune |date=29 June 2013 |url=http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/item/603-libyan-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a330 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716140241/http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/item/603-libyan-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a330 |archive-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airlines takes first A320 delivery">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airlines takes first A320 delivery |first=Dan |last=Thisdell |___location=[[London]] |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=17 September 2010 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-airlines-takes-first-a320-delivery-347499/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717164404/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-airlines-takes-first-a320-delivery-347499/ |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan Airways puts dormant ageing aircraft up for sale">{{cite news|title=Libyan Airways puts dormant ageing aircraft up for sale |first=David |last=Kamisnki-Morrow |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=16 January 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-airways-puts-dormant-ageing-aircraft-up-for-sale-211526/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717170715/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-airways-puts-dormant-ageing-aircraft-up-for-sale-211526/ |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies">{{cite news|last=Westcott |first=Tom |title=Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies |url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/12/19/libyan-carriers-still-banned-from-eu-skies/ |newspaper=[[Libya Herald]] |date=19 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815194735/http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/12/19/libyan-carriers-still-banned-from-eu-skies/ |archive-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan eyes more A320s and CRJ900s">{{cite news|title=Libyan eyes more A320s and CRJ900s |first=Brendan |last=Sobie |___location=[[Washington DC]] |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=18 November 2009 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-eyes-more-a320s-and-crj900s-335154/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204208/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-eyes-more-a320s-and-crj900s-335154/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan hajjis started flying to Saudi Arabia">{{cite news|title= Libyan hajjis started flying to Saudi Arabia|newspaper= [[Libyan Express]]|date= 29 August 2016|url= http://www.libyanexpress.com/libyan-hajjis-started-flying-to-saudi-arabia/|archive-url= https://archive.today/20170923172843/http://www.libyanexpress.com/libyan-hajjis-started-flying-to-saudi-arabia/|archive-date= 23 September 2017|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan hajjis to return home">{{cite news|title= Libyan hajjis to return home|newspaper= [[The Libya Observer]]|date= September 2017|url= https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/libyan-hajjis-return-home|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170923174227/https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/libyan-hajjis-return-home|archive-date= 23 September 2017|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan looks to the CIS as sanctions block Airbus buy">{{cite news|title=Libyan looks to the CIS as sanctions block Airbus buy |last=George |first=Alan |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=5 June 2001 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-looks-to-the-cis-as-sanctions-block-airbus-buy-130848/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207151811/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-looks-to-the-cis-as-sanctions-block-airbus-buy-130848/ |archive-date= 7 February 2015 }} </ref>
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<ref name="Libyan orders three CRJ900s, three options">{{cite news|title=Libyan orders three CRJ900s, three options |first=Mark |last=Kirby |___location=[[Philadelphia]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=7 October 2010 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-orders-three-crj900s-three-options-348239/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093718/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/libyan-orders-three-crj900s-three-options-348239/ |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca">{{cite news|title= Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca|newspaper= [[The Libya Observer]]|date= 6 September 2015|url= https://www.libyaobserver.ly/variety/libyan-pilgrims-leave-mecca|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170923172240/https://www.libyaobserver.ly/variety/libyan-pilgrims-leave-mecca|archive-date= 23 September 2017|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan takes delivery of the first of its new A320 fleet">{{cite news|title=Libyan takes delivery of the first of its new A320 fleet |publisher=Arabian Aerospace |date=17 September 2010 |url=http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/libyan-takes-delivery-of-the-first-of-its-new-a320-fleet.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724040135/http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/libyan-takes-delivery-of-the-first-of-its-new-a320-fleet.html |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Libyan, Sichuan Airlines Add New Airbus Jets">{{cite news|title=Libyan, Sichuan Airlines Add New Airbus Jets |publisher=Aviation Herald |date=28 June 2013 |url=http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/Libyan-Sichuan-Airlines-Add-New-Airbus-Jets_79626.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504051631/http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/Libyan-Sichuan-Airlines-Add-New-Airbus-Jets_79626.html |archive-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Out of the ashes">{{cite news|last= Chuter|first= Andrew|title= Out of the ashes|publisher= [[Flightglobal]]|agency= [[Flight International]]|___location= [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]|date= 22 February 2000|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/out-of-the-ashes-62126/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170716212355/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/out-of-the-ashes-62126/|archive-date= 16 July 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="PICTURES: Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah seal commitments for 21 Airbus jets">{{cite news|title=PICTURES: Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah seal commitments for 21 Airbus jets |first=Stephen |last=Trimble |___location=[[Washington DC]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=11 December 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-libyan-airlines-afriqiyah-seal-commitments-for-21-airbus-jets-220201/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202083436/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-libyan-airlines-afriqiyah-seal-commitments-for-21-airbus-jets-220201/ |archive-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Rebuilding Libya's aviation industry crucial to economic recovery">{{cite news|title=Rebuilding Libya's aviation industry crucial to economic recovery |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=13 January 2012 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/rebuilding-libyas-aviation-industry-crucial-to-economic-recovery-64407 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117054754/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/rebuilding-libyas-aviation-industry-crucial-to-economic-recovery-64407 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Rocket ignites blaze near Tripoli airport, Libya in chaos">{{cite news|title=Rocket ignites blaze near Tripoli airport, Libya in chaos |work=[[World Bulletin]] |date=28 July 2014 |url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/141508/rocket-ignites-blaze-near-tripoli-airport-libya-in-chaos |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802150347/http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/141508/rocket-ignites-blaze-near-tripoli-airport-libya-in-chaos |archive-date= 2 August 2014 }} </ref>
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<ref name="Shelling of Libya's main airport damaged 20 aircraft">{{cite news|title=Shelling of Libya's main airport damaged 20 aircraft |work=[[World Bulletin]] |date=15 July 2014 |url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/140826/shelling-of-libyas-main-airport-damaged-20-aircraft |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802145119/http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/140826/shelling-of-libyas-main-airport-damaged-20-aircraft |archive-date= 2 August 2014 }} </ref>
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<ref name="United Nations Security Council Resolution 748">{{cite web|title=United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Treasury]] |url=http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/748.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007030111/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/748.pdf |archive-date= 7 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="UPDATE 2-Libya's Hariga port to resume exports within days-oil official">{{cite news|title=UPDATE 2-Libya's Hariga port to resume exports within days-oil official |first=Ayman |last=al-Warfalli |work=[[Reuters]] |date=27 December 2013 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/libya-oil-idUSL6N0K62JS20131227 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131228143436/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/27/libya-oil-idUSL6N0K62JS20131227 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |quote=State-owned Libyan Airlines, the Libyan Insurance Company and the National Investment Company are also set to move to the eastern port city, which was starved of cash under Gaddafi. |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="U.S. Will Try Diplomatic Action Before a Military Strike on Libya">{{cite news|last=Wines |first=Michael |title=U.S. Will Try Diplomatic Action Before a Military Strike on Libya |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/16/world/us-will-try-diplomatic-action-before-a-military-strike-on-libya.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=16 November 1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306193216/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/16/world/us-will-try-diplomatic-action-before-a-military-strike-on-libya.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="World: Middle East International take-off for Libyan Airlines">{{cite news|title=World: Middle East International take-off for Libyan Airlines |work=[[BBC News]] |date=9 April 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/315759.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306130247/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/315759.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="World: Middle East Libyan plans to rebuild transport infrastructure">{{cite news|title=World: Middle East Libyan plans to rebuild transport infrastructure |work=[[BBC News]] |date=15 June 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/369242.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207173003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/369242.stm |archive-date=7 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="47 killed in clashes between rival militias fighting over Libyan airport">{{cite news|title=47 killed in clashes between rival militias fighting over Libyan airport |first=Maamoun |last=Youssef |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |___location=[[Cairo]] |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=21 July 2014 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/47-killed-in-clashes-between-rival-militias-fighting-over-libyan-airport/article19688136/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802151524/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/47-killed-in-clashes-between-rival-militias-fighting-over-libyan-airport/article19688136/ |archive-date= 2 August 2014 }} </ref>
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Guttery|first=Ben R.|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company |___location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=0-7864-0495-7}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite journal|title=Long road to Libya for Airbus spares |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=18 October 1986 |number=4033 |volume=130 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202821.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093145/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202821.html |archive-date= 6 March 2016 }}
*{{cite journal|title=BCal drops Libyan Airbus writs |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |date=30 May 1987 |number=4064 |volume=131 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200573.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162105/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200573.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016 }}
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