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Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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Hubs | Berlin Brandenburg Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Destinations | charter | ||||||
Headquarters | Schönefeld, Germany | ||||||
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Website | privatewings.aero |
Private Wings Flugcharter GmbH is a German charter airline that was founded in 1991 and operates chartered corporate, cargo and air ambulance services out of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Its head office is located in the General Aviation Terminal (Allgemeine Luftfahrt) on the property of Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld, Brandenburg. [1] [2] [3]
Private Wings is the largest remaining civil operator of the Dornier 328. [4] In May 2023, Dornier successor Deutsche Aircraft announced Private Wings as the launch customer of the updated D328eco model, with 5 aircraft on order. [5] As of May 2022, the Private Wings fleet consists of the following aircraft: [6]
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
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Beechcraft 1900 | 1 | 19 [7] |
Dornier 328-100 | 9 | 32 [8] |
Total | 10 |
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