Afriqiyah Airways was established on April 2001. It began its operations on first December 2001 with rented Aircrafts. Amid the Paris Air Show in 2006 Afriqiyah Airways Signed a Contract with Air Bus Industries for the buy of an aggregate of 21 Aircrafts the accompanying were conveyed hence:
6 A320-214
3 A319-111
3 A330-202
On May 2012 Afriqiyah Airways Signed an Agreement with Airbus Industries to change the Original Contract and supply the Airline with 3 A330-300 Aircrafts rather than the 3 A320-214 officially requested.
The remaining Purchase Agreement to be yet affirmed by the Airline Management of Afriqiyah Airways.
Afriqiyah Airways is completely claimed by Libyan Government Entities on 29th of July 2007 the Libyan African Aviation Holding Company was made which turned into the sole holder of Afriqiyah Airways.