Sun-Air of Scandinavia

Sun Air of Scandinavia
IATA
EZ		 ICAO
SUS		 Callsign
SUNSCAN
Founded 1978
Hubs Billund Airport
Alliance Oneworld (Affiliate)
Fleet size 14
Destinations 12
Headquarters Billund, Denmark
Key people Niels Sundberg (Owner, CEO and Pilot)
Website www.uk.sun-air.dk

Sun Air of Scandinavia (trading as SUN-AIR)[1] is an airline based in Billund, Billund Municipality, Denmark.[2] It is a regional scheduled airline operating a franchise service in British Airways colours. It also offers charter flights, air taxi services, specialist aerial work and aircraft brokerage. Its main base is Billund Airport.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1978. It initially operated solely as an air taxi and charter service, but developed into a regional airline in 1987. It became a British Airways franchisee on 1 August 1996, operating as British Airways. Sun Air is an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance. The airline is wholly owned by Niels Sundberg and has 175 employees.

It has an executive aviation operation called JoinJet with a VIP-configured Dornier 328JET.[3]

Destinations

Sun Air of Scandinavia Fairchild-Dornier 328JET operating for British Airways at Åre Östersund Airport, Sweden
Sun Air Jetstream 32

Sun Air of Scandinavia serves the following cities (as of December 2014):

 Belgium
 Denmark
 Germany
 Norway
 Sweden
 United Kingdom

Fleet

Sun-Air Of Scandinavia Fleet
Aircraft Total[6] Passengers Notes
Dornier 328-110 4 32 leased from MHS Aviation
Fairchild Dornier 328JET 10 32 1 operated for JoinJet
BAe Jetstream 31 2 19
Total 17

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uk.sun-air.dk/cms.cfm?npageno=29235
  2. ↑ "Contact." Sun Air of Scandinavia. Retrieved on 16 March 2010. "SUN-AIR of Scandinavia A/S Cumulusvej 10 DK-7190 Billund Denmark"
  3. ↑ "Biz jet", Airliner World, February 2013: 7
  4. ↑ http://www.londoncityairport.com/News/ReadArticle/Hamburg-services-from-London-City-Airport
  5. ↑ http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-Airport-unveils-new-service-Sweden/story-26037631-detail/story.html
  6. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline/EZ

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