Private company
Lebanese International Airways
Logo: Lebanese International Airways, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
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Former airline (Lebanon)1
Lebanese International Airways was a Lebanese airline based in Beirut. Formed with help from Pan Am, it began scheduled flights in January 1956, and by 1958 had expanded its network through agreements with Sabena of Belgium. By the mid-1960s, LIA's destinations included Tehran, Kuwait City, Baghdad, Bahrain, Paris, and Milan.2 It ceased to exist in 1969.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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- HeadquartersBeirut1
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Lebanese International Airways was a Lebanese airline based in Beirut. Formed with help from Pan Am, it began scheduled flights in January 1956, and by 1958 had expanded its network through agreements with Sabena of Belgium. By the mid-1960s, LIA's destinations included Tehran, Kuwait City, Baghdad, Bahrain, Paris, and Milan. Operations ceased in January 1969, after most of its fleet was destroyed by an Israeli military raid on Beirut International Airport. The airline was taken over by Middle East Airlines Air Liban.2
Products and brands
Aircraft operated by LIA included
Convair 990
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Douglas DC-3/C-47
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Douglas DC-4
Douglas DC-6
Douglas DC-7
From Wikipedia’s article on Lebanese International Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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- WikipediaLebanese International Airways
- WikidataQ6510906
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