Aero-Dienst
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| Founded | 1958 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nuremberg, Germany | ||||||
| Key people | Viktor Peters (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | aero-dienst.de | ||||||
Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG is a German charter airline operating business jet and air ambulance flights out of Nuremberg Airport.
History
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The company was founded in 1958 by the companies "Diehl" and "Faun", initially operating several jet and propeller aircraft and helicopters. Since 1998, Aero-Dienst has operated air ambulance services on behalf of ADAC. It is one of the oldest commercial airlines in Germany that still operates under its original name.
Fleet
[edit]As of November 2018, Aero-Dienst operates the following aircraft for its charter and ambulance services:[2]
- 1 Beechcraft King Air 350
- 1 Bombardier Challenger 300
- 1 Bombardier Challenger 604
- 2 Dornier 328JET (as of August 2019)[3]
- 1 Learjet 45
- 2 Learjet 60
Accidents and incidents
[edit]On 7 June 1993, an Aero-Dienst Learjet 35A (registered D-COCO) crashed shortly after takeoff from Cologne Bonn Airport on a chartered flight to Nuremberg, killing the two passengers and two crew members on board.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ ICAO Doc 8585/176 - Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services, May 2016
- ^ aero-dienst.de - AC/Operations retrieved 4 November 2018
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 14.
- ^ Aero-Dienst 1993 Learjet crash at the Aviation Safety Network
