Lions Air
Not to be confused with Lion Air.
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| Founded | 1986 | |||
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| Fleet size | 2 | |||
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Website | http://www.lionsair.ch | |||
Lions Air is a charter airline based in Zürich, Switzerland. It operates air charter and business services, using fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.[1]
History
The airline was established in 1986 by pilot, Jürg Fleischmann. It has about 30 employees (at July 2007).[1] In June 2005 Lions Air planned to lease a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 to start charter flights from Zurich and Geneva to Pristina, Sarajevo and Skopje, but abandoned the plan later in the year.[2]
Fleet
Lions Air IAI Astra at Perth Airport (2000).
The Lions Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2010):[1]
- 2 Pilatus PC-12 3 on order
- 50 Airbus A320ceo on order
- 20 Airbus A321ceo on order
The PC-12 aircraft are operated under Lions Air's "TimeJet Program", a fractional ownership program on behalf of private companies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Introducing Lions Air". Lions Air website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ↑ "Lions Air". CH-Aviation. 2005-07-17. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
External links
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