Aero Lloyd
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Aero Lloyd Flugreisen GmbH & Co was a charter airline based in Oberursel
, Germany
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. The airline start operation with 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
ex Garuda Indonesia
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The airline ceased operations in October 2003 after shareholders refused to continue funding the airline. Its assets were subsequently acquired by Aero Lloyd founder, Bogomir Gradisnik and under the management of Gradisnik's associate, Miso Aksmanovic, the company has been reshaped into a smaller charter operation named Aero Flight
which was established in March 2004 and started operations on 26 March 2004. In 2005, Aero Flight ceased operations in October 2005.
Oberursel
Oberursel is a town in Germany. It is located to the north west of Frankfurt, and is the second largest town in the county of Hochtaunuskreis and the 14th largest town in Hessen.-Extent of municipal area:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
Aero Lloyd was originally founded on December 5, 1980. It was originally headquartered in FrankfurtFrankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. The airline start operation with 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by...
ex Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia
PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
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The airline ceased operations in October 2003 after shareholders refused to continue funding the airline. Its assets were subsequently acquired by Aero Lloyd founder, Bogomir Gradisnik and under the management of Gradisnik's associate, Miso Aksmanovic, the company has been reshaped into a smaller charter operation named Aero Flight
Aero Flight
Aero Flight GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs-KG was an airline based in Oberursel , Germany. It operated and scheduled an international charter passenger service.-Code data:*IATA Code: GV*ICAO Code: ARF*Callsign: Aero Fox-History:...
which was established in March 2004 and started operations on 26 March 2004. In 2005, Aero Flight ceased operations in October 2005.
Fleet
The Aero Lloyd fleet consisted of the following aircraft:- 15 Airbus A320-200Airbus A320The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
- 11 Airbus A321-200
- 1 Boeing 737-400Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- 16 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-87