Sabena Boeing 747s with four-engined Airbus A340. After the liberalisation of the airline industry throughout Europe and the economic consequences of the Gulf War, the Belgian government, the main shareholder of the company, realized that Sabena had little chance of surviving on its own in this very competitive market, and began searching for a suitable partner. Sabena remained in a poor financial state, and year after year the Belgian government had to cover losses, however, it was however prevented from providing new funds due to EU State Aid rules. Around 1987, SAS tried to merge with the carrier, but the merger
Kaya Airlines Kaya Airlines is currently on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to its safety issues, preventing it from flying new routes to the European Union. On 3 December 2010 a Beechcraft 1900 registration number C9-AUO crashed on approach to runway 23 in Maputo International Airport. The cause was due to bad weather mainly strong winds. Kaya Airlines Kaya Airlines is a Mozambican airline re-branded from Transairways and Sabin Air. The airline was established on 1991, but ceased operations afterwards. It resumed operations on 29 August 2011, flies within the country of Mozambique. Its head office