Avion Group
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| Type | Public (ICEX: AVION) |
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| Founded | January 1, 2005, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Key people | Magnús Þorsteinsson, Chairman |
| Industry | Investment |
| Products | Aviation Services, Charter & Leisure and Shipping & Logistics |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Employees | ~4,500 |
| Slogan | Íslensk sókn um allan heim |
| Website | www.aviongroup.is |
Avion Group is a large Icelandic investment company, focused on investments in the transportation industry. The company was formed on January 1, 2005, from several long standing companies. In 2005, Avion Group was ranked the second fastest growing business in Europe by the Association for Dynamic Entrepreneurs. Avion Group's transportation fleet currently consists of 61 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, 30 ships and 170 trucks. The company is the largest ACMI operator in the world.
Avion Group is fomed of three business divisions, each consisting of one or more companies:
- Shipping & Logistics
- Eimskip maritime transportation company
- Aviation Services
- Air Atlanta Icelandic
- Avia Technical Services
- Charter & Leisure
- Excel Airways Group
- Air Atlanta Europe
- Travel City Direct
- Xtra Airways (Avion is a partial owner)
Avion Group was listed in the Iceland Stock Exchange in January 2006.
[edit] Management
- Magnús Þorsteinsson, Chairman
- Hannes Hilmarsson, CEO, Air Atlanta Icelandic
- Baldur Guðnason, CEO, Eimskip
- Phil Wyatt, CEO, Excel Airways Group
- John O'Loughlin, Managing Director, Avia Technical Services
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