Paramount Airlines
For the Indian airline with a similar name, see Paramount Airways.
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Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 at Freetown Lungi Airport | |||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | Mil Mi-8 | ||||||
| Destinations | Freetown, Sierra Leone, Lungi International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sierra Leone | ||||||
Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 at Freetown Lungi Airport, arriving from Mammy Yoko Heliport in Freetown
Paramount Airlines is an aviation company in Sierra Leone that used to provide a helicopter service between the capital, Freetown, and Lungi International Airport as well as other cities within the country. Paramount Airlines also flew helicopters to other places within West Africa including Abuja, Nigeria. Flights were grounded by the Sierra Leone government for safety reasons in 2007 after a flight from the capital Freetown crashed on landing at the Lungi International Airport, killing all 22 people on board.[1]
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.[2]
Accidents
On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.
References
- ↑ "Sierra Leone axes transport director". IOL News. June 5, 2007.
- ↑ Doyle, Mark (March 22, 2006). "Africa relies on EU-banned planes". BBC News.
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