Grixona was a cargo airline

Cargo airline

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 based in Chişinău

Chisinau

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, Moldova

Moldova

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. It operated international charter services to destinations in the Republic of Congo, India

India

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, Iraq

Iraq

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, Kyrgyzstan

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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, Somalia

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 and the United Arab Emirates

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. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport

Chisinau International Airport

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History

The airline started operations on 29 April 2005 and has 125 employees (at March 2007).

In June 2007, it was announced that the Republic of Moldova has withdrawn the certificate of the airline as it was not subject to an appropriate safety oversight, and the European Commission's Air Safety Commission has in consequence banned the airline from flying within the European Union.

Fleet

The Grixona fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

• 1 Antonov An-12B
  Antonov An-12
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• 1 Ilyushin Il-18D
  Ilyushin Il-18
  The Ilyushin Il-18 is a large turboprop airliner that became one of the best known Soviet aircraft of its era as well as one of the most popular and durable, having first flown in 1957 and still in use over 50 years later. The Il-18 was one of the world's principal airliners for several decades...