Game seems over for Flash Airlines

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 08 Mar 2004, 15:22

Ill-fated Egyptian carrier Flash Airlines has reportedly ceased trading.
The corporate web-site of parent-company Flash no longer mentions that activity whereas the company's single remaining Boeing 737-300 was returned to the lessor on Friday (05/03/2004).

As a reminder a Flash Airlines Boeing 737-300 (SU-ZCF) crashed just after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) on 03/01/2004. From the very begining the safety and maintenance of the carrier's small fleet had been questioned. The airline had for example been banned from Switzerland.

The second plane of the airline (SU-ZCD) was re-registered as N271LF by lessor ILFC. The Boeing 737-3Q8 is currently stocked at Shannon.

https://www.aviation24.be/article3741.html

And here is the picture...

In Malta, en route to Shannon wearing a N-reg.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/524061/M/

Regards

BeN

Tristar500 · Post by **Tristar500** » 08 Mar 2004, 16:14

With all respect to the people who worked for flash airlines...I do believe its quite good that they ceased their operations, because if I would hear I would have to fly with them,because of a package holiday, I would immediately cancel my flight!!!
This not only because of the crash, but I recently heared a report about the overal safety of charter airlines from Egypt, and the results were'nt very positive....

Joost