Aero Flight
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| Founded | March 2004 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 26 March 2004 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 30 October 2005 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Oberursel, Germany | ||||||
| Website | flyaeroflight | ||||||
Aero Flight GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs-KG[1] was a short-lived airline based in Oberursel, Hesse, Germany.[2] It operated international charter passenger service.
History
The airline was established in March 2004 and started operations on 26 of this month. Aero Flight was formed using part of the assets of the charter airline Aero Lloyd, which had ceased operations in October 2003.
Aero Flight ceased operations October 30, 2005. The airline's assets were subsequently bought by the Iceland-based Avion group in a deal that took effect in early 2006.[3][4]
Destinations
Aero Flight operated services to the following international scheduled destinations as of January 2005: Adana, Alicante, Ankara, Cairo, Catania, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Hurghada, Istanbul, Luxor, Munich, Pristina, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Sarajevo, Saint Petersburg, Stuttgart, and Tivat.
Fleet
The Aero Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft before it ceased operations late 2005:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 2004 | 2005 | Transferred to Airblue One later crashed as Airblue Flight 202 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Wir über uns." Aero Flight. February 7, 2006. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Flugbegleiter/in." Aero Flight. February 3, 2006. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
- ↑ Business and finance: Avion snaps up German carrier. Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland. February 10, 2006. Accessed July 2, 2008
- ↑ Aero Flight to hand over core business to Icelandic Avion Group.[link removed] Forbes.com. January 26, 2006. Accessed July 2, 2008
External links
Media related to Aero Flight at Wikimedia Commons
- Aero Flight (in German)