Lebanese International Airways
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lebanese International Airways was a Lebanese airline based in Beirut.[1] Formed with help from Pan Am,[2] it began scheduled flights in January 1956, and by 1958 had expanded its network through agreements with Sabena of Belgium.[1] By the mid-1960s, LIA's destinations included Tehran, Kuwait City, Baghdad, Bahrain, Paris, and Milan. Operations ceased in January 1969, after most of its fleet was destroyed by Israeli military action at Beirut airport.[3] The airline was taken over by Middle East Airlines Air Liban.[2]
Fleet
Aircraft operated by LIA included[4]
- Convair 990
- Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Douglas DC-3/C-47
- Douglas DC-4
- Douglas DC-6
- Douglas DC-7
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lebanese International Airways Al Mashriq. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Profile for: Lebanese International Airways Aero Transport. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ rzjets.net, Retrieved 18 December 2013.
