Wirtschaftsflug
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| Founded | 1972 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1973 (airline-type operations in 1979) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1982 | ||||||
| Hubs | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Employees | 40 | ||||||
Wirtschaftsflug was a West German cargo airline based in Offenbach am Main.[1] It operated from late 1979 to early 1980s.
History
Wirtschaftsflug was founded in 1972 by Heinz Dieter Hoppenstaedt. It initially started with business flights and air taxi services. In 1979 inclusive tour and contract flights were started.[2] In that same year an Aero Commander was added for cargo flights along with a Fairchild F 27J leased from WDL Aviation. In 1980 Wirtschaftsflug began cooperating with newspaper Extra-Tip and operating flights to major european cities from Kassel[3][4] Around the same time Wirtschaftsflug began using a Lockheed C 100 to regions like Africa and the Middle East[5][3]. In 1982 Wirtschaftsflug ceased operations.[6]
Fleet
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Registerportal". www.handelsregister.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Stroud, Michael (26 July 1980). "world Airline Directory". Flight International. London: 367.
- 1 2 "1980 | 1986 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wirtschaftsflug" (PDF).
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt - Hamburg. "AUS DER LUFTFAHRT" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ mowinski, John (2 April 1983). "World Airline Directory". Flight International. london: 949.