Longtail Aviation is a charter airline based in St. George's, Bermuda and was formed in August 1999.
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Hubs | L.F. Wade International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | St. George's, Bermuda | ||||||
| Website | https://www.longtailaviation.com | ||||||
Fleet
editThe fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 22 April 2011):[1]
- 2 Dassault Falcon 900B
- 1 Cessna Citation S/II
- 1 Beech King Air 350
- 1 Beech King Air 200
- 1 Boeing 737-700BBJ (as of August 2019)[2]
- 2 Boeing 747-400F (as of December 2020)[3]
- 2 Boeing 747-400M (as of February 2022, aircraft stored)[4][5]
Incidents
edit- On 20 February 2021, a Longtail Aviation Flight 5504, a Boeing 747-412BCF registered as VQ-BWT, encountered an engine failure above the village of Meerssen, shortly after taking off from Maastricht Aachen Airport on the way to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Debris fell from the failed Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engine, injuring two people on the ground. The aircraft was able to land safely at Liège Airport.[6][7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Fleet". Longtail Aviation. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 5.
- ^ "Einzige Airline der Bermudas holt sich 747" (in German). Zürich, Switzerland: aeroTELEGRAPH. 19 June 2020.
- ^ "VQ-BWL Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400M". www.planespotters.net. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "VQ-BWM Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400M". www.planespotters.net. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker: Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flight history for aircraft : VQ-BWT. Flightradar24. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Boeing verliest stukken metaal bij Maastricht, twee lichtgewonden". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Vliegtuig verliest metaaldelen boven Meersen". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021. [debris fell on an elderly woman. She was slightly injured and was taken to hospital for an examination as a precaution. A child who picked up a piece of the debris was also slightly injured]
- ^ "LONGTAIL 747 Rains Engine Parts in Dutch Town!". Mentour Pilot. 20 February 2021.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248036". Aviation Safety Network (published 21 February 2021). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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