HISTORY: KINGDOM OF LIBYA AIRLINES in September 1964 was set up in conformity with law no. 22. The airline was government-owned, having an initial investment of LYD 2 million. It began operations flying regional routes in August 1965 using Sud SE-210 Caravelle equipment. Following the 1969 coup d'etat, the airline was renamed Libyan Arab Airlines, or Jamahiriya Libyan Air Lines, on 1 September.
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