Avanti Air (named after the Italian word for ahead) started operations on 1 July 1994. It was founded by former pilots Markus Baumann (now Managing Director) and Stefan Kissinger (now Chief Executive) as an aircraft management company. It entered the charter market in 1996 with two Raytheon Beech 1900C aircraft.
As of 2007, the company was owned by Gerhard Mahler (33,33%), Markus Baumann (33,33%) and Stefan Kissinger (33,33%) and had 73 employees.[1]
In autumn 2014, Avanti Air introduced the Fokker 100 to its charter fleet alongside a new corporate design. In November 2015, the airline phased out their last ATR72 aircraft in favour of a second Fokker 100 and therefore becoming an all-jet operator.[2] However, in October 2021 the airline exchanged their Fokker 100s for a sole De Havilland Canada Dash 8.[3]
Destinations
Avanti Air offers charter and wetlease operations on long- and short-term basis to other airlines and tour operators as well as ad hoc charter services, e. g. for VIPs.
Fleet
The Avanti Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[4]
On 19 February 1999 on 21:48 local time, an Avanti Air Beechcraft 1900D on a ferry flight from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt without any passengers on board was substantially damaged when the two pilots attempted to land at Frankfurt Airport even though the landing gear was still retracted by accident.[5]
avanti, gmbh, styled, avantiair, small, german, airline, based, burbach, with, maintenance, base, siegerland, airport, operating, charter, aircraft, lease, services, iata, icao, callsign, avanti, airfounded1994hubssiegerland, airportfleet, size1headquartersbur. Avanti Air GmbH amp Co KG styled as avantiair is a small German airline based in Burbach with a maintenance base at Siegerland Airport operating ad hoc charter and aircraft wet lease services 1 Avanti AirIATA ICAO Callsign ATV AVANTI AIRFounded1994HubsSiegerland AirportFleet size1HeadquartersBurbach GermanyKey peopleMarkus BaumannStefan KissingerWebsiteavantiair com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit A former Avanti Air ATR 72 202 A former Avanti Air Fokker 100 Avanti Air named after the Italian word for ahead started operations on 1 July 1994 It was founded by former pilots Markus Baumann now Managing Director and Stefan Kissinger now Chief Executive as an aircraft management company It entered the charter market in 1996 with two Raytheon Beech 1900C aircraft As of 2007 the company was owned by Gerhard Mahler 33 33 Markus Baumann 33 33 and Stefan Kissinger 33 33 and had 73 employees 1 In autumn 2014 Avanti Air introduced the Fokker 100 to its charter fleet alongside a new corporate design In November 2015 the airline phased out their last ATR72 aircraft in favour of a second Fokker 100 and therefore becoming an all jet operator 2 However in October 2021 the airline exchanged their Fokker 100s for a sole De Havilland Canada Dash 8 3 Destinations EditAvanti Air offers charter and wetlease operations on long and short term basis to other airlines and tour operators as well as ad hoc charter services e g for VIPs Fleet EditThe Avanti Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of May 2022 4 Avanti Air fleet Aircraft In service Passengers NotesDe Havilland Canada Dash 8 400 1 78Total 1Accidents and incidents EditOn 19 February 1999 on 21 48 local time an Avanti Air Beechcraft 1900D on a ferry flight from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt without any passengers on board was substantially damaged when the two pilots attempted to land at Frankfurt Airport even though the landing gear was still retracted by accident 5 References Edit a b Directory World Airlines Flight International 27 March 2007 p 81 ch aviation com Germany s Avanti Air to shift to jet operations 23 November 2015 avantiair com News October 2021 retrieved 8 May 2022 avantiair com Fleet retrieved 8 May 2022 Avanti Air Beechcraft landing incident at the Aviation Safety NetworkExternal links Edit Media related to Avanti Air at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals Germany Aviation Coordinates 50 42 19 N 8 04 26 E 50 70531 N 8 073852 E 50 70531 8 073852 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avanti Air amp oldid 1094381106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
