Zimex Aviation
Zimex Aviation Ltd. is an airline based in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.[2] It provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil and mining industries and to humanitarian organizations. Its main base is at Oued Irara - Krim Belkacem Airport which is an airport serving Hassi Messaoud, a city in the Ouargla Province of eastern Algeria.
| Founded | 1969 (as an air operator) |
|---|---|
| AOC # | CH.AOC.1025[1] |
| Focus cities | Luanda, Hassi Messaoud, Juba |
| Fleet size | 28 |
| Headquarters | Zurich Airport Glattbrugg, Switzerland |
| Key people | Hannes Ziegler, founder |
| Website | www |
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1969.
On October 14, 1987, a Lockheed L-100-30 - a civilian variant of the military transport plane C-130 Hercules - was shot down in Angola. It was operated on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross.[3]
In October 1999, Zimex Aviation Group was sold to a Swiss investor group.
Fleet
The Zimex Aviation fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 | 4[5] | — | ||
| ATR 72-200F | 6 | — | ||
| Beechcraft 1900D | 1[6] | — | ||
| De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 11[7] | — | ||
| Pilatus PC6-B2/H4 Porter | 6[8] | — | ||
| Total | 28 | |||
At the July 2010 Farnborough Air Show, Zimex took delivery of the first DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 produced by Viking Air.
References
- ^ "List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes" (PDF). Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "How to find us October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." direct image link July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Zimex Aviation. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "Zimex Aviation Ltd. Cherstrasse 4 P.O. Box 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland"
- ^ Criminal Occurrence description
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
- ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet". Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet". Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet". Retrieved 1 December 2019.
External links
- Zimex Aviation