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606:(Sierra Leone). There were no fatalities among the 127 passengers and crew members. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off; the wreckage can still be seen resting next to the runway.
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was contracted to provide technical personnel and a DC-4 for the airlines' use; however, the agreement did not last for long, and the
Soviets returned to the airline, supplying an
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The company was privatised in 1992, and was eventually dissolved in 2002. Its operations were taken over by Groupe
Futurelec and the airline rebranded as Air Guinée Express.
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also raised; however, these services were not implemented because Guinea failed to obtain traffic rights to
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4 million and had no prospects for turning a profit for its shareholder, the
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700,000 debt owed by the Guinean airline to Alaska Airlines.
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By the late 1980s, the airline had cost the country some
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414:Casablanca
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214:Air Guinee
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481:Nzérékoré
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337:paying a
138:based in
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449:Brussels
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