Amerer Air

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Amerer Air
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IATA ICAO Call sign
-AMKAMER AIR
Founded1995
Ceased operations2011
Hubs Linz Airport
Headquarters Linz, Austria
Key people Heinz Peter Amerer (CEO)

Amerer Air was a cargo airline based in Linz, Austria. It was Austria's largest dedicated cargo airline, operating services from Linz and Cologne throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Its main base was Linz Airport. [1] The airline was owned by Heinz Peter Amerer (50%) and Susanne Amerer (50%) and had 40 employees. [1]

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1995 with one freighter Fokker F27 Mk500. Between 1997 and 2006 two Lockheed L-188 Electras were operated for United Parcel Service and TNT N.V. In 1999, international long distance road transport was introduced to supplement air freight activities.

Fleet

A Lockheed L-188 Electra all-cargo version Lockheed Electra.jpg
A Lockheed L-188 Electra all-cargo version

The airline operated:

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-03-27. p. 74.