XL Airways Germany
XL Airways Germany GmbH is a charter airline headquartered in Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hesse, Germany, operating charter and ad-hoc lease services, mostly out of Frankfurt Airport.[1] The airline belonged to now bankrupt Straumur Investment Bank from Iceland (together with XL Airways France).
History
The airline was founded as Star XL German Airlines by Avion Group from Iceland and received its AOC on 3 May 2006. On 30 October of the same year, the Avion leisure business was bought out and re-organized as XL Leisure Group, resulting in the airline changing its name to XL Airways Germany. On 11 September 2008, BBC News Channel reported that XL Leisure Group had filed for administration due to rising fuel prices, although initially Simon Calder confirmed the group's website was still taking bookings, the group folded the next morning. Operations of the German and French airline subsidiaries were not affected, however. On 12 September 2008, Straumur Investment Bank acquired XL Airways Germany and its French sister company, XL Airways France.
Fleet
As of March 2011, the XL Airways Germany fleet consists of five leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft with an average age of 8.6 years, each being equipped with 189 passenger seats in a high-density all-economy class cabin layout. Previously, the fleet had consisted of Airbus A320 airliners.[2]
Incidents and accidents
On 27 November 2008, a leased Airbus A320, which was to be returned to its owner Air New Zealand by XL Airways Germany, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea East of Perpignan during a pre-delivery test flight, resulting in the death of all seven people on board.[3][4]
References
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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