Amerer Air

Infobox Airline
airline = Amerer Air

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fleet_size = 1
destinations = 2
IATA = -
ICAO = AMK
callsign = AMER AIR
parent =
company_slogan = Ready for Take Off
founded = 1995
headquarters =
key_people = Heinz Peter Amerer (CEO)
hubs = Linz Airport
secondary_hubs =
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frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.amererair.com/

Amerer Air is a cargo airline based in Linz, Austria. It is Austria's largest dedicated cargo airline operating services from Linz and Cologne throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Its main base is Linz Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 74 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1995 with one Fokker F27 Mk500. Between 1997 and 2006 two Lockheed L-188 Electra were operated for United Parcel Service and TNT N.V.. In 1999, international long distance road transport was introduced to supplement air freight activities. The airline is owned by Heinz Peter Amerer (50%) and Susanne Amerer (50%) and has 40 employees. Future expansion plans include the purchase of Boeing 737-300 Freighter aircraft.

Fleet

The Amerer Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

*1 Fokker F27 Mk500

Previously operated:

*2 Lockheed L-188 Electra (sold to Buffalo Airways, Canada)

External links

* [http://www.amererair.com/ Amerer Air]

References