Zimex Aviation

Infobox Airline
airline = Zimex Aviation

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fleet_size = 27
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IATA = C4
ICAO = IMX
callsign = ZIMEX
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founded = 1969
headquarters = Zurich, Switzerland
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hubs = Zurich Airport
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website = http://www.zimex.ch/

Zimex Aviation is an airline based in Zurich, Switzerland. It provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil and mining industries and to humanitarian organisations. Its main base is Zurich Airport (ZRH), with a hub at Hassi Messaoud Oued Irara Airport (HME).

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1969. In October 1999 Zimex Aviation Group was sold to a Swiss investor group.

Fleet

The Zimex Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):

*14 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
*4 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006]
*7 Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter
*1 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
*1 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

On order:1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 [http://www.vikingair.com/content.aspx?id=392 News releases: Viking Air] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.zimex.ch/ Zimex Aviation]