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Air France Flight 007 crashed on 3 June 1962 while on take-off from Orly Airport. The only survivors of the disaster were two flight attendants; the other eight crew members, and all 122 passengers on board the Boeing 707, were killed. The crash was at the time the worst single-aircraft disaster and the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 707.
Located in the Embakasi suburb 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district, the airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries. [3] Originally named Embakasi Airport, the airport's name was changed in 1978 to honour Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president and Prime Minister.
Airline Image IATA [1]ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) Notes 748 Air Services: H4: IHO: SEFEAS: Nairobi-Kenyatta Airport: Aberdair Aviation: BDV: ABERDAV: Nairobi-Wilson Airport
Flight 7 or Flight 007 may refer to: Western Air Express Flight 7, a 1937 crash of a Western Air Express Boeing 247B; Pan Am Flight 7, a 1957 crash of a Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29; Air France Flight 007, a 1962 crash of an Air France Boeing 707; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007, a 1980 crash of a LOT Polish Airlines Ilyushin Il-62
Air France Flight 007, a chartered Boeing 707-328 (registration F-BHSM), Chateau de Sully, flying from Orly Airport, Paris, France, to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, crashed at Orly during takeoff. 130 out of 132 people on board were killed. Two flight attendants sitting in the rear section of the aircraft were saved.
June 3: Air France Flight 007, a 707-328 (F-BHSM), crashed while attempting to takeoff from Paris's Orly Airport. The crash killed 130 people aboard; two stewardesses survived. It was, at the time, the worst single-plane disaster.
The airport was established in 1995. [6] It is administered by the Kenya Airports Authority. Currently, the airport has two scheduled International cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week. The airport is open from Monday to Sunday from 03.30 hours to 17.30 hours GMT, but the hours can be extended on request. [7]
Air France flight AF 028 landing in 2011 at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, US. Air France was founded on 7 October 1933 as a merger of several French aviation companies. The network started with destinations across Europe, to French colonies in North Africa [clarification needed] and farther afield. [2]