Magic Air C5-TAD and C5-TAB are candidates to end up in Iran or Afghanistan

Airbus A330 C5-TAD of Gambian airline Magic Air was ferried from Nimes (France) to Muscat at March 4, 2024. This aircraft is a candidate to later be flown illegaly to Iran or Afghanistan.

Also Magic Air A330 C5-TAB was flown from likely Dubai World Central to Muscat.

The aircraft is ex VP-CBE (hex 4248AA). Magic Air is a Gambian airline which has four aircraft in its fleet. A320 C5-TAA, A330 C5-TAB, C5-TAC and now C5-TAD. None of the aircraft are flying though. C5-TAC has been parked at Cairo since November 2022. All four aircraft were supposed to be flying for Lebanon Sky Aviation but this never materialized. So this could hardly be a coincidence they are all now Gambian registered. Lebanon Sky despite is name has an office in Dubai. The UAE is known for helping other states like Syria and Iran with transfer of aircraft using fake airlines.

Nothing can be found on Magic Air. No news about this airline. The website of the company only shows a photo of an Airbus A320. The DNS record points to a server located in Singapore.

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