Wirtschaftsflug

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Wirtschaftsflug
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (L-382G), Wirtschaftsflug AN1052972.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
-WS-
Founded1972
Ceased operations1982
Hubs Frankfurt Airport
Fleet size3
DestinationsCharters
Employees40

Wirtschaftsflug, was a West German cargo airline based in Offenbach am Main. [1]

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History

Wirtschaftsflug was founded in 1972 by Heinz Dieter Hoppenstaedt. It initially started with business flights and air taxi services. In 1979 an Aero Commander was added for cargo flights along with an F 27 leased from WDL Aviation. In 1980 Wirtschaftsflug began cooperating with newspaper Extra-Tip while operating flights to major european cities from Kassel [2] [3]

Around the same time Wirtschaftsflug began using the Lockheed C 100 to regions like Africa and the Middle East [4] [2] . In 1982 Wirtschaftsflug ceased operations.

Fleet

Historic fleet

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Registerportal". www.handelsregister.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "1980 | 1986 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wirtschaftsflug" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt - Hamburg. "AUS DER LUFTFAHRT" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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