Augsburg Airways

Infobox Airline
airline = Augsburg Air

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fleet_size = 12
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IATA = IQ
ICAO = AUB
callsign = AUGSBURG-AIR
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founded = 1980
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hubs = Munich International Airport
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website = http://www.augsburgair.de/

Augsburg Airways is a regional airline based in Augsburg, Germany. It is part of the Lufthansa Regional group and operates domestic and international services for Lufthansa. Its main hub is Munich International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 80 | date= 2007-03-27]

History

The airline was established in 1980 and started operations in 1986. It started commercial operations as Interot Airways, initially with flights from Augsburg to Düsseldorf. In 1993 it started flying to European holiday destinations for tour operators and added international scheduled services in 1994, to Florence. The co-operation with Lufthansa initiated in 1996 was accompanied by a change of name to Augsburg Airways. From 1 June 2002, its operations were restructured and in 2003 it became part of Lufthansa Regional. Augsburg Airways was purchased by Cirrus Airlines and forms part of the Cirrus Group.

Fleet

The Augsburg Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2008) [ [http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Augsburg%20Airways.htm Airfleets.net] ] :

*3 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300
*9 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

As of August 2008, the average age of the Augsburg Airways fleet is 8.1 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Augsburg%20Airways.htm] ).

References

External links

* [http://www.augsburgair.de/ Augsburg Airways]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IQ&al_op=1 Augsburg Airways Fleet]