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((Short description|Cargo airline from Ghana))
((EngvarB|date=September 2017))
((Use dmy dates|date=September 2017))
((more citations needed|date=November 2011))
((Infobox airline
| airline        = MK Airlines
| logo           = 
| logo_size      = 
| fleet_size     = 
| destinations   = 
| IATA           = 7G<br />7G
| ICAO           = MKA<br />BGB
| callsign       = KRUGER AIR<br />BRITISH GLOBAL
| parent         = 
| company_slogan = 
| founded        = 1990
| ceased         = 2010
| headquarters   = [[Ghana]] (1990-1995 and 1996-2006)<br />Nigeria (1995-1996)<br />United Kingdom (2006-2010)
| key_people     = Michael Kruger (founder and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])
| hubs           = ((unbulleted list|
   |((nowrap|[[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]]))
   |((nowrap|[[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo]]))
   |((nowrap|[[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]]))
   |((nowrap|[[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]]))
   |((nowrap|[[Manston Airport|Manston]]))
   |((nowrap|[[Ostend–Bruges International Airport|Ostend/Bruges]]))
   ))
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities   = 
| frequent_flyer = 
| lounge         = 
| website        = www.mkairlines.com (defunct)
| alliance       = None
| ))

'''MK Airlines [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd.]]''' was a [[cargo airline]] from Ghana (registered in the United Kingdom from 2006 onwards,<ref name="atdb">((cite web|url=http://aerotransport.org|title=ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank|website=aerotransport.org))</ref> with its headquarters in [[Hartfield, East Sussex]]),<ref>"[https://archive.today/20061104072921/http://www.mkairlines.com/fset_enquiry.htm Preserved airline website at web.archive.org]" MK Airlines. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.</ref> which was operational between 1990 and 2010, concentrating on freight services to and from Africa. The airline routed most of its transported freight via its European bases at [[Gatwick Airport]], [[Kent International Airport]], [[Ostend–Bruges International Airport]] or [[Luxembourg-Findel International Airport]].<ref name="atdb" /> The African [[airline hub|hub]] was located at [[OR Tambo International Airport]], serving [[Johannesburg]].<ref name="FI">((cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=[[Flight International]] | page= 51 | date= 10 April 2007))</ref>

==History==
[[File:mk.airlines.b747-200.9g-mkj.arp.jpg|thumb|An MK Airlines [[Boeing 747-200]] at [[Filton Airfield]] (2004). Four days after this picture was taken, the aircraft was destroyed in the crash of [[MK Airlines Flight 1602|Flight 1602]].]]
[[File:MK Airlines Douglas DC-8-55(F) Lebeda-2.jpg|thumb|An MK Airlines [[Douglas DC-8]] shortly after take-off at [[Prague Václav Havel Airport|Prague Airport]] in 2004]]
The airline was founded by Michael C. Kruger as '''MK Air Cargo d'Or''' in 1990<ref name="atdb" /> (''MK'' stands for its founder's initials). Headquartered and registered in [[Ghana]], a network of cargo flights with hubs at [[Kotoka International Airport]] and [[Gatwick Airport]] was set up, which was served with only one aircraft, a [[Douglas DC-8]].((citation needed|date=November 2011)) In 1993, the '''MK Airlines''' branding was adopted.<ref name="atdb" />

Between 1995 and 1996, the headquarters of the airline were located in [[Nigeria]].<ref name="atdb" /> From 1999 onwards, MK Airlines expanded its fleet with cargo configured [[Boeing 747-200]] airliners.<ref name="airfleets">((cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/MK+Airlines.htm|title=MK Airlines Fleet - Airfleets aviation|website=www.airfleets.net))</ref> The last of its DC-8s was put out of service in 2006.((citation needed|date=November 2011))

In September 2006, MK Airlines was issued a new [[Air Operator's Certificate|airline licence]] by the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]]. In November 2007, plans for a rebranding of the airline as '''British Global''' were announced.<ref name="atdb" /> The company had its [[airline code]] changed to '''BGB''' accordingly,<ref>Civil Aviation Authority Consumer Protection Group Official Record Series 2 Number 1836, 12 February 2008 (ISSN 0306-4654)</ref> but in March 2008, the rebranding was postponed indefinitely.<ref name="atdb" />

Due to financial problems, MK Airlines had to suspend all flight operations on 10 June 2008, and went into [[Administration (law)|administration]].<ref name="atdb" /> After an investment had been received from Trans Atlantic Aviation, a subsidiary of the Belfairs Group, a limited extent of operations could resume on 20 June of that year.<ref name="atdb" /> Following a reorganization of the airline's funding, bankruptcy administration could be left on 24 June 2009.<ref name="atdb" /> Plans for an acquisition of more fuel-efficient aircraft of the [[Boeing 747-400]] type could not be realized.((citation needed|date=November 2011))

The financial burdens of the company could not be alleviated in the short term. On 9 April 2010, all operations ceased with surrender of the [[Air Operators Certificate]] to the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK CAA]] on the same day.<ref name="atdb" /><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/mk-airlines-forced-from-the-sky.html|title=MK Airlines forced from the sky ǀ Air Cargo News|first=DVV Media Group|last=GmbH|website=www.aircargonews.net|date=8 April 2010 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/index/mk-airlines-to-suspend-operations-due-to-financial-problems/20017766407.htm;jsessionid=09BAFAEF173F949018E558584D471833.5d25bd3d240cca6cbbee6afc8c3b5655190f397fhttp:/www.google.be|title=Lloyd's Loading List - Freight Forwarding and Logistics News with Freight Trade Route Search|website=www.ifw-net.com))</ref> An attempt was made to secure a [[Trading while insolvent|company voluntary arrangement]] in order to be in a position to apply for a relaunch of operations. The CVA was successfully challenged by creditors as having been irregularly conducted and was rejected by the [[High Court of Justice]] on 5 October 2010.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.healys.com/site/library/commercialclient/insolvency_law_legal_advice_and_cvas |title=Insolvency law legal advice and CVAs |access-date=17 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231152556/http://www.healys.com/site/library/commercialclient/insolvency_law_legal_advice_and_cvas |archive-date=31 December 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Fleet==
Over the years of its existence, MK Airlines operated the following aircraft types:<ref>((cite web| url = https://www.planespotters.net/airline/MK-Airlines| title = Login required)) </ref>
{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"  	
|+
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!Aircraft
!Introduced
!Retired
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|[[Douglas DC-8]]
|((center|1994))
|((center|2006))
|-
|[[Boeing 747-200]]
|((center|1999))
|((center|2010))
|-
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 15 February 1992, an MK Air Cargo d'Or (as the company was called at that time) [[Douglas DC-8]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] 9G-MKB) crashed and subsequently caught fire while approaching [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport|Kano Airport]] on a flight from [[London]]. The five persons on board survived the accident.<ref>((cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920215-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-54F 9G-MKB Kano International Airport (KAN)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net))</ref>
*On 17 December 1996, an MK Airlines DC-8 (registered 9G-MKD) struck trees upon approaching [[Port Harcourt International Airport]] following a flight from [[Luxembourg]]. The pilots did not manage to perform a [[go-around]], and the aircraft touched down without being fully controlled, causing it to veer off the runway, thus being destroyed beyond repair. The four crew members remained uninjured.<ref>((cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961217-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F 9G-MKD Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net))</ref>
*On 27 November 2001, another MK Airlines aircraft (this time a [[Boeing 747-200]] registered 9G-MKI) crashed when descending to Port Harcourt completing a cargo flight from Luxemburg in bad weather on short final. Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation produced a Civil Aviation Accident Report (FMA/AIPB/389) which found the pilot was using a nonstandard final approach on autopilot below ((convert|2000|ft|m)). Of the thirteen persons on board, one died in the ensuing fire.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=11272001&reg=9G-MKI&airline=MK+Airlines|title=2001 accident at the Air Disaster Database|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301170238/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=11272001&reg=9G-MKI&airline=MK+Airlines|archive-date=1 March 2014|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/593.pdf|title=Excerpt from Aviation Investigation Report A04H0004, p.58|publisher=))</ref>
*The crash of [[MK Airlines Flight 1602|Flight 1602]] on 14 October 2004 with its seven fatalities marks the worst accident in the history of MK Airlines. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 747-200 registered 9G-MKJ, did not get airborne upon take-off from [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport]] following a fuel stop en route to [[Zaragoza]], Spain. The runway was overshot, and the airliner broke up and burst into flames. There were no survivors. [[Transportation Safety Board of Canada|TSB]] investigation into the accident revealed that the crew had used a wrong aircraft weight for calculating the necessary take-off thrust.<ref>((cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20041014-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-244BSF 9G-MKJ Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2004/a04h0004/a04h0004.asp|title=Aviation Investigation Report A04H0004|first=Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of|last=Canada|website=www.tsb.gc.ca|date=6 April 2006))</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]

==References==
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==External links==
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