Avanti Air

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Avanti Air
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ATVAVANTI AIR
Founded1994
Hubs Siegerland Airport
Fleet size2
Headquarters Burbach, Germany
Key peopleMarkus Baumann
Stefan Kissinger
Website avantiair.com

Avanti Air GmbH & 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]

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History

A former Avanti Air Fokker 100 D-AGPH - Fokker 100 - Avanti Air.jpg
A former Avanti Air Fokker 100
Avanti Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 Braunschweig Airport Avanti Air Bombardier DHC-8-402Q D-AASH (DSC09455).jpg
Avanti Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400

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]

Operations

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. [4]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Avanti Air operates the following aircraft: [5]


Avanti Air fleet
AircraftIn servicePassengersNotes
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 278
Total2

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 27 March 2007. p. 81.
  2. ch-aviation.com – Germany's Avanti Air to shift to jet operations 23 November 2015
  3. avantiair.com – News October 2021 retrieved 8 May 2022
  4. avantiair.com - Activities retrieved 6 January 2024
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Avanti Air". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 60.
  6. Avanti Air Beechcraft landing incident at the Aviation Safety Network

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