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DAS Air Cargo
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DAS Air Cargo is Ugandan cargo airline based at Entebbe. It operates regular all-cargo services between London,England and Amsterdam and 20 cities throughout Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. Entebbe is a major hub for business in east and southern Africa and also for flights from Bangkok which stage through Dubai. Its main base is London Gatwick, with hubs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Dubai International Airport, Entebbe International Airport and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
In 2006 DAS Air Cargo was banned from conducting flights within the European Union. On the 6th March 2007, the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, removed DAS Air Cargo from its list of banned aircraft after they made safety improvements.
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The airline was established in 1983 in Ghana and started operations in June 1983. It initially provided ad hoc charters and wet-lease flying for established operators. In 1987 it began regular cargo services between London and Lagos and Entebbe. In 1990, the DAS Air Cargo USA division was opened to operate cargo operations in that country for the airline. The division is based in Miami, Florida, and shares its offices with DAS Air Cargo's main business partner, passenger charter airline First Choice Airways.
As of August 2006 the Das Air Cargo fleet includes:
Previously operated:
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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