News / All-cargo Midex Airlines folds its wings, while court backs Martinair restructure

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Midex Airlines, beset by problems since it launched in 2008, has finally closed its doors for good.

The carrier – at one point the largest all-cargo airline in the Gulf with a 10-strong fleet – had a chequered history. It began life as subsidiary of Midex International, a Lebanese courier with a hub at Paris-Orly. Seeing a chance to take on the integrators, founder Dr Issam Khairallah decided to launch airline services between France and the Middle East with a UAE ...