Rocket attack in Tripoli, Libya destroys brand new A330 at gate.
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ChasenSFO
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Doing some research from some articles, I found out Libyan Airlines has reported a CRJ-900 officially destroyed as of yesterday, and the BBC reports the following:
Yikes! Tripoli is served by 13 scheduled commercial airlines(Alitalia being the only Western carrier), I wonder if any international carriers like Turkish or Egypt Air lost any planes.
True as with many countries across the globe, but Afriqiyah Ariways alone carried 1.2 million people in 2013 despite the various groundings due to instability, and with the various airlines and routes flown from the 3 or so international airports, I would argue that air travel is still popular in Libya all things considered.
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ChasenSFO
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Crazy! Are those pictures all from this time around? I think the burned out Afriqiyah A300 pic looks familiar from the 2011 attack where several planes were destroyed. Unless they destroyed more.
A Life Aloft
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Libya's government said it was considering calling for international forces to help re-establish security after deadly clashes closed Tripoli airport, severing air links with the outside world.
Fighting between liberal and Islamist militias locked in a brutal power struggle forced the closure of the country's main international airport, leaving the North African state feeling increasingly isolated.
The locked-down airport came under renewed attack late on Monday when dozens of rockets were fired, killing a security guard and injuring six others, officials said.
Al-Jilani al-Dahech, a security official at Tripoli airport, said the control tower was hit, along with a plane belonging to private Libyan carrier Buraq Airlines.
Government spokesman Ahmed Lamine said 90 per cent of the planes parked at the airport were destroyed.
Shortly after the attack the government released a statement saying it was "looking into the possibility of making an appeal for international forces on the ground to re-establish security and help the government impose its authority".
The statement added that the forces would help protect civilians, prevent anarchy and allow the government to build up the army and police.
International air power helped overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Since his ouster, Libya has slipped deeper into chaos with its government and new army unable to control brigades of former rebel fighters and militias who often battle for political and economic power.
At least 15 people have been killed in clashes in Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi since Sunday.
On Monday the United Nations announced it was evacuating its remaining staff from Libya. The UN mission there said the closure of Tripoli airport and the deteriorating security situation made it impossible for it to operate.
Misrata city airport was also closed on Monday, and Benghazi airport has been closed since May. Two small airports in the south and a land route to Tunisia are the country's only gateways to the outside world, a flashback to the 1990s when Libya was under UN sanctions.
"Libya is now practically cut off from the outside world," a source at the airport said.
Western powers fear chaos in Libya will allow arms and militants to flow across its borders. The south of the vast desert country has become a haven for Islamist militants kicked out of Mali by French forces earlier this year.
Libya's neighbours - Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia - issued a call for dialogue on Monday. They agreed at talks near Tunis to set up twin commissions to broker talks and attempt to prevent any spillover of violence.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/libya-m...ose-airport-20140715-zt7tv.html#ixzz38A8Ldr30
Fighting between liberal and Islamist militias locked in a brutal power struggle forced the closure of the country's main international airport, leaving the North African state feeling increasingly isolated.
The locked-down airport came under renewed attack late on Monday when dozens of rockets were fired, killing a security guard and injuring six others, officials said.
Al-Jilani al-Dahech, a security official at Tripoli airport, said the control tower was hit, along with a plane belonging to private Libyan carrier Buraq Airlines.
Government spokesman Ahmed Lamine said 90 per cent of the planes parked at the airport were destroyed.
Shortly after the attack the government released a statement saying it was "looking into the possibility of making an appeal for international forces on the ground to re-establish security and help the government impose its authority".
The statement added that the forces would help protect civilians, prevent anarchy and allow the government to build up the army and police.
International air power helped overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Since his ouster, Libya has slipped deeper into chaos with its government and new army unable to control brigades of former rebel fighters and militias who often battle for political and economic power.
At least 15 people have been killed in clashes in Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi since Sunday.
On Monday the United Nations announced it was evacuating its remaining staff from Libya. The UN mission there said the closure of Tripoli airport and the deteriorating security situation made it impossible for it to operate.
Misrata city airport was also closed on Monday, and Benghazi airport has been closed since May. Two small airports in the south and a land route to Tunisia are the country's only gateways to the outside world, a flashback to the 1990s when Libya was under UN sanctions.
"Libya is now practically cut off from the outside world," a source at the airport said.
Western powers fear chaos in Libya will allow arms and militants to flow across its borders. The south of the vast desert country has become a haven for Islamist militants kicked out of Mali by French forces earlier this year.
Libya's neighbours - Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia - issued a call for dialogue on Monday. They agreed at talks near Tunis to set up twin commissions to broker talks and attempt to prevent any spillover of violence.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/libya-m...ose-airport-20140715-zt7tv.html#ixzz38A8Ldr30
A Life Aloft
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Skåning
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This reminds me of when the Tamil Tigers (Sri Lanka) attacked their main int'l airport in 2001, destroying 2 A330s and an A340
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaranaike_International_Airport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaranaike_International_Airport
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
Interesting, I hadn't heard about that one. On a side note, didn't know Colombo had that many Western and Asian airlines serving it.This reminds me of when the Tamil Tigers (Sri Lanka) attacked their main int'l airport in 2001, destroying 2 A330s and an A340
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaranaike_International_Airport
It must be like all hell has broken loose when these things happen at large airports. Donetsk airport was attacked with at least one airliner destroyed and civilians killed in the cross-fire, one an old lady waiting for a bus outside the terminal. I watched a lot of footage from that attack and seeing signage with the "Lufthansa" and "Turkish" logos in the crossfire made it clear this was no rinky dink little airport that this fire-fight(complete with Su-25s and Hind air support) was breaking out at. Must have been so chaotic and traumatizing for everyone there. I did so much research about this incident, I ended up getting sucked in and keeping up with all the events in the region. After I saw a report at the wreckage of the Ukrainian IL-76 and learned how high it was when it was shot down, I remember thinking "Good thing Donetsk airport is closed if they're shooting down transports early in the descent". We all know what happened next.
My airline loves them.
mastermags
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Libtards.
Glad I don't have the CFR/ARFF contract for that airport. I mean hell.....all the real-world work you could ask for, but in this case, I'd happily settle for the realistic training simulations instead.
desertdog71
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Boris Badenov
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Yeah, too bad about the airplanes, I guess. Shame all those people had the bad taste to kill each other in close enough proximity to an airplane to scratch the paint. Poor airplanes.
mrivc211
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Then you will have Afghanistan II
mrivc211
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I went to Sri Lanka in the 90's. Cool placeInteresting, I hadn't heard about that one. On a side note, didn't know Colombo had that many Western and Asian airlines serving it.
It must be like all hell has broken loose when these things happen at large airports. Donetsk airport was attacked with at least one airliner destroyed and civilians killed in the cross-fire, one an old lady waiting for a bus outside the terminal. I watched a lot of footage from that attack and seeing signage with the "Lufthansa" and "Turkish" logos in the crossfire made it clear this was no rinky dink little airport that this fire-fight(complete with Su-25s and Hind air support) was breaking out at. Must have been so chaotic and traumatizing for everyone there. I did so much research about this incident, I ended up getting sucked in and keeping up with all the events in the region. After I saw a report at the wreckage of the Ukrainian IL-76 and learned how high it was when it was shot down, I remember thinking "Good thing Donetsk airport is closed if they're shooting down transports early in the descent". We all know what happened next.
