title: Global International Airways
text: # Global International Airways
  
  Global International Airways (also known as GIA) was an American charter airline company based in Kansas City, Missouri.
  
  ## History
  
  Global International began seasonal flights to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris using the Boeing 707 in 1981. Global also used Boeing 727s for charters to the Caribbean as well as a leased Boeing 747-100. It was financed by a number of unsecured loans totaling $600,000 from the Indian Springs State Bank, at the instigation of Farhad Azima. Global International filed for bankruptcy in 1983, its bad loans being a major factor in the closing of Indian Springs a year later in 1984.
  
  ## Fleet
  
  Global International operated the following aircraft:
  
  Global International Airways fleet :
  
  | Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Boeing 707-320B | 18 | 1979 | 1984 | |
  | Boeing 727-100 | 1 | 1982 | 1983 | Leased from American Airlines |
  | Boeing 727-100 | 1 | 1983 | 1983 | Leased from American International Airways |
  | Boeing 727-200 | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | Leased from Hapag-Lloyd Flug |
  | Boeing 747-100 | 1 | 1983 | 1983 | Leased from Air Canada |
  
  ## Accidents and incidents
  
  * On December 4, 1982, a Boeing 707-320B (registered N8434) struck an ISL aerial during takeoff at Brasília International Airport on its way to New York City. The aircraft returned and made an emergency landing where its left landing gear collapsed. All 49 passengers and 8 crew members survived without injuries.
  