British Gulf International Airlines

British Gulf International Co. LTD^[1] was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and operating from Sharjah and Dubai. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport, with a hub at Dubai International Airport.^[2]

British Gulf International Company LTD.

IATA ICAO Call sign - BGI BRITISH GULF
Founded	1996
Hubs	Sharjah International Airport
Fleet size	5
Headquarters	São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Key people	Andrei Khamkov (General Manager)
Website	http://www.britishgulf.com

History

The company was established and started operations in July 1996 in Sharjah, UAE.

British Gulf lost one of its Russian built AN-12 cargo planes on 13 November 2008 in Iraq.

As from November 2009, the company is included in the list of airlines banned within the European Union.^[3]

With the temporary 2009 ban on AN-12 operations within the UAE economic area made permanent one year later,^[4] the fate of British Gulf was in doubt. As of late 2012 the company's web presence is gone and some of the aircraft fleet are stored at Rivne in Ukraine.^[5]

Fleet

The British Gulf International Co. LTD fleet includes the following aircraft:

• 5 Antonov An-12s