Jetalliance

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Jetalliance Flugbetriebs GesmbH
Jetalliance logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
JAGJETALLIANCE
Founded1996
Ceased operations2013
Hubs Vienna International Airport
Fleet size14
DestinationsEurope, North America
Headquarters Oberwaltersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Website jetalliance.at

Jetalliance Flugbetriebs GesmbH was a chartered airplane provider based in Oberwaltersdorf (near Vienna), Austria. It was established and started operations in 1996 and used to operate an extensive business jet network. Its main base was Vienna International Airport. [1]

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History

The airline operated under JAR OPS 1 in Europe, but was also FAA part 129 certified, allowing it to fly commercially in the US and Canada. [2]

In December 2005, a Dassault Falcon 2000 joined the growing fleet of Jetalliance when it was delivered new from the manufacturer [3] In 2006 Jetalliance has a fleet of 37 aircraft.[ citation needed ]. In 2006 it announced orders for an Airbus A319 Corporate Jet and an Airbus A318 Elite aircraft. [2] In January 2006 the airline announced an order for 28 jets from the Cessna Citation family. [4] Jetalliance has ordered two further Airbus A318 Elite aircraft (following the initial order for a single aircraft in June 2006) and will configure them with a 14-seat interior. [5]

In November 2012, the company filed for bankruptcy, the claims amounted to approximately €28.9 mio. [6] In October 2013, it was decided to close down and liquidate the company. [7]

Fleet

The Jetalliance fleet included the following aircraft (as of 10 September 2008): [8]

On order

Previously operated

The airline operated the following aircraft in 2005: [ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Airbus 17 May 2006
  3. Aerpix Archived 9 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 November 2006
  4. Flug Review Archived 18 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine January 2006
  5. Airliner World January 2007
  6. orf.at: Geschäftsflugfirma Jetalliance insolvent
  7. kurier.at: Aus für Jetalliance Flugbetriebs GmbH, vom 1. Oktober 2013
  8. "Amateur Fleet List". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2008.