A mechanic checks a main gear bogie of a 747 inside the hangar. The facility has the ability to complete wheel and break checks/repairs along with full landing gear replacements.
A British charter flight on Wednesday afternoon left for the Libyan capital of Tripoli to evacuate hundreds of British nationals, the UK Foreign Office said.
Libya's Justice Minister on Wednesday told a Swedish newspaper that Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi ordered the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which killed 270 people.