German Wings

German Wings was a scheduled German airline which operated for a few years in the late 1980s. This airline is not to be confused with the current Germanwings operating since 1997, mainly with Airbus A319 aircraft (see airline article).

Code data

• IATA Code: GER
• ICAO Code:
• Callsign:

Company history

The history of German Wings can be traced to 1983 and began as a small air taxi firm called Airflight. In 1986 the name was changed to German Wings and in April 1989 it commenced scheduled flights using MD-83 aircraft. This airline offered less seats per plane (114 instead of the normal 172) and a superb on board service. The main operating hub was in Munich and from there it flew to Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg and Paris. Although the public supported German Wings from the beginning, the new airline was not granted enough slots at airports to operate profitably and by 1990 it was in serious financial problems. The end came in April 1990 and German Wings went bankrupt.^[1]

Fleet details

• McDonnell Douglas MD-83

External links

• Fleet and code information

References