Johnsons Air

Johnsons Air was an airline registered in Ghana[2] and based at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. Founded in 1996 by Farzin Azima,[3] it operated ad hoc cargo services.[4] The airline was one of eight airlines blacklisted in Belgium in 2005 due to operational safety concerns.[5][6] In October 2006, the ban was extended to include all European Union communities.[7] Johnsons Air meanwhile ceased operations.[8]

Johnsons Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
- JON Johnsons Air[1]
Commenced operations1996
Ceased operations2008
Operating basesKotoka International Airport
Fleet size3
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
Key peopleFarzin Azima
A Johnsons Air Douglas DC-8 at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Belgium. (2009)

Fleet

As of March 2007 the Johnsons Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]

References
  1. Airline Codes (November 2006)
  2. Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Ghana > Johnsons Air". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. Danssaert, Peter; Finardi, Sergio (December 2010). "The Arms Flyers Commercial Aviation, Human Rights, and the Business of War and Arms" (PDF). /www.humansecuritygateway.com. Antwerp and Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-01.
  4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 98.
  5. "Ghana-registerd Airline Blacklisted". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  6. "Banned airlines lists published". BBC News. 2005-08-29.
  7. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:283:0027:0039:EN:PDF
  8. ch-aviation.com - Johnsons Air retrieved 17 June 2015
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